Architectural Terri(s)tories: Jajinci Memorial Park in Belgrade

Abstract

Architecture represents one of the possible ways of how territory can be marked, but it is also a permanent trace of the process of its development. As a built form it is a sign in the ground, while as an idea it represents a trace of various approaches to its development within a theoretical field. This paper examines the significance and meaning of a single architectural gesture within the context of an architectural narrative of the city territory by starting from the structural approach to observation of the territory (Gregotti) and the method of post-structuralist analysis.This study links and analyses: 1) the importance of the architectural gesture in the process of defining and developing the territory of the city, through 2) changing position from the phenomenological (formal, formative) to topographic discourse of observing architecture, which examines 3) the potential of the interpretative narrative both of the architecture and the territory. Memorial park Jajinci was selected as a case study whose primary purpose is to relate messages about the significance and meaning of the place where it is located. The aim of this kind of analysis of the interpretive potential of this example is to show the importance of the elements of the territory as a witness of the processes of development based on spatial narratives 'written down' in the city territory.Keywords: architectural narratives, territory, memorial park, Jajinci, Belgrade Structurality of the TerritoryThe city is considered as a whole, its past and present are revealed by its own physical structure. 1The territory is a historical category. It is made, changeable and inconsistent. The territory also represents a geographic category, not only because it is a way of 1

Theoretical and methodological principles of memorial parks three-dimensional composition and ideological lines expressing means complex

“…The justification for the assessment based on this criterion is based on the classification of memorial objects by Sokolskaia [22]. The importance of this assessment is also highlighted by Janković [9].…”

“…The problem of memorial park design was investigated by many scientists: Luntc [15], Likhachev [14], Bogovaia [2], Sokolskaia [22], Folkert [3], Janković [9], et al However, we can hardly find complex scientifically based methodological thesis about the memorial parks research with considering on their peculiarities (in particular, the memorial function and cultural-historical significance) which would provide objective assessment of the current state and preservation level of parks and would be grounds for determination of optimal directions of their reconstruction for the purpose of rational management today.…”

The role of woody plants in the formation of figurative and symbolic structure of memorial parks

“…In addition, it should be noted that there is a medium (0.449) correlation between the frequency of sublimed characteristics and the hedge of mentioning respondents as a positive feature of the landscape. Interesting in this context is the fact of same correlation (0.487) between the frequency of mention of the above sublimated characteristics and monuments that, according to Jankovic [13], are a demonstration of collective memory and are used as the main means of expression ideological load of the park and the formation of park information structure.…”

“…In the context of the using of allegories and the system of symbols, it is worth noting that the basis for their perception and understanding is "collective memory", which is formed mainly in the result of sociogenesis. In particular, Jankovic [13] notes that the architectural form of a man-made memorial object is a materialization of collective memory. At the same time, plants in the memorial parks usually act as indirect means of expressing the ideological load due to symbolism and associative perception of forms and colours.…”

Architectural Components of the Park Environment as Indicators of the Socio-Cultural Factors’ Impact on Aesthetic Preferences

“…Парки є матеріальним вираженням соціокультурних процесів, уособленням естетичних поглядів, які панують в суспільстві, але здебільшого, розглядаються в контексті осередків рекреації. Однак, важливість дослідження соціокультурних аспектів формування паркового середовища підкреслені в роботах ряду авторів [9,2,3], а Jankovic N. (2017) наголошує на доцільності аналізу паркового ландшафту як матеріального вираження соціального, історичного та ідеологічного аспектів [9].…”