Mali restoran u centru Beograda: "BG Burger Bar"

Interior design of a small restaurant "BG Burger Bar" located in Belgrade centre, Kolarčeva Street No. 5 is presented in this paper. Following a brief discourse on fast food restaurant, "BG Burger Bar" (BBB) design is considered. BBB, fast food restaurant having usable area of 78 m2 and constructed in 2014, consists of a basement, ground floor and gallery. Adopted industrial style interior of BBB is realized using rough walls and metal elements. Construction of BBB is performed with quality, within budget, and on time. The presented interior architecture case of BBB shows that simple design can attract many visitors in a prestigious location of city centre

Rural Revival Financing in Serbia: Kikinda Municipality Case Study

In Serbia, similar to other European countries, towns grow, while villages lose population and fertile land disappears. Identification of potential resources for rural revival financing represents a research challenge. The aim of this paper is to evaluate Kikinda municipal budget increase as potential financial resource for revival of villages around Kikinda. New communal company in Kikinda, formed recently by five old communal companies merging, not only provides good services, but also enlarges municipal budget. In this paper, following Serbia rural features review, Kikinda Town and surrounding villages are briefly described. Prosperous village of Mokrin, once train station for the Orient Express, is presented in more detail. Then Kikinda Municipality budget is analyzed. Conclusion is that if the municipal budget surplus exists, small farming holdings can be financially supported to start modern food production. In Kikinda Municipality case, however, existing budget surplus is not sufficient for generous financial support yet

Communal Companies Merging as Smart Approach: Kikinda Town in Serbia Case Study

The objective of this paper is to show that one of the possible approaches to get smart town is communal companies merging, because such venture improves municipal budget. This paper presents a case study of a new public communal company of Kikinda Town in Serbia. Following Kikinda Municipality description, previous five communal companies and the new one are briefly presented. Five public communal companies duties are merged into the duty of one compound public company named Public Company "Kikinda" (PC Kikinda). PC Kikinda services are more efficient, less costly and provide better quality. Also, the entire business and public funds spending are more transparent. Kikinda Municipality public expenses in recent years are displayed by tables and diagrams. The expenses analysis approves that communal restructuring has improved the Municipality budget. The restructuring of public utilities services carried out has improved Kikinda Municipality economic capacity and has allowed different allocation of budgetary resources. This is an essential prerequisite for the Municipality of Kikinda future economic and social development towards a smart town

Website applications in urbanism and architecture

In the context of rapid technology development, followed by Internet spreading worldwide, the amount of information related to urbanism and architecture has remarkably increased. This paper lists a website selection with the aim to present the state of Internet based information sources on urbanism and architecture. The idea is to help colleagues cope with numerous available on-line contents. The websites are, according to their contents, classified into following categories: associations and institutions, international documents, urban planning and design, information and communication technologies in urbanism, on-line available magazines and books, civic networks, architectural design, famous architects and best examples

Investment locations maping: Kikinda city case study

Investing is a prerequisite for construction and development in transitional country, such as Serbia. Foreign direct investment (FDI), which besides capital brings modern management and technology, is particularly important. Various regions and many cities are competing to attract investment, predominantly FDI, in Serbia these days. The City of Kikinda, located in the North Banat district, in Vojvodina - autonomous province of Serbia, participates in this match. Landlocked Serbia, satisfactory linked with neighbouring countries, has free trade agreements and low operation costs. In addition, the Kikinda City, close to the borders with Romania and Hungary, has attractive greenfield and brownfield locations for investment. The City of Kikinda has assigned the Public Company “Kikinda” (PCK) to make a map of locations suitable for investment. This paper presents: the Map of Locations for Investment in the City of Kikinda, named shortly: Kikinda Investment Map (KIM). The PCK has gathered information from a large number of stakeholders, both public and private, and has analysed these data to make estimates and valuations regarding investment locations. The mapping is concentrated on both greenfield and brownfield locations. The KIM displays 7 categories of locations, which are: infrastructure, industry, agriculture, administration, housing, culture, and tourism. Geographic data, urban parameters and planning documents are given for mapped investment locations in Kikinda. The Republic Geodetic Authority of Serbia has, as a pilot project, incorporated the KIM into its system the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (NGDI) and published it on the website (www.geosrbija.rs). Locations suitable for investment in the City of Kikinda are, with the help of the NIGP, pioneering published in the map of Serbi