Masters Theses
Date of Award
8-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Architecture
Major
Architecture
Major Professor
Katherine Ambroziak
Committee Members
James Rose, Daniel Magilow
Abstract
This research analyzes and tests the application of a process driven memorial intervention on the contested territory of Staro Sajmište, Novi Belgrade’s former 1937 International Exposition Fairgrounds that was adapted into a concentration camp in 1941. Today, Staro Sajmište exists as makeshift living for an impoverished community. Traditional memorial and conservation efforts have been attempted on the site over the last 60 years; however, none have achieved an appropriate depth of impact. I propose to revisit Staro Sajmište through an intervention not recognized as a literal memorial, but rather as the transformation and re-appropriation of the urban fabric into an interactive and didactic neighborhood focused around a conversation of multilayered identities.
Recommended Citation
Wilkins, Jared Samuel, "Layers of Staro Sajmište [Re]Opening Dialog. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2015.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/3526
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