Architect Stanko Mandić (Prizren, 1915 - Belgrade, 1987) was active from 1938 to 1986 and was a significant and original creator of his era. His life path was marked by fascinating events, such as his postgraduate studies in Rome (1939-1940) and his time in captivity in Offenburg (1941-1942). His encounter with Rome undoubtedly left a lasting impact on his later professional career. His stay in Offenburg and the lectures he delivered at the camp university were of particular importance. By reading the preserved notes from these lectures, we gain insight into the breadth of his education and his views on the history of architecture and modern architecture. He spent his career in Belgrade, initially working as an urban planner and architect (1945-1955)-two disciplines he never separated in practice-before becoming a university professor, progressing through all academic ranks. Mandić was engaged in architecturally and urbanistically complex, large-scale projects, some of which were fully realized, some partially, while the majority remained at the level of urban planning studies. This paper aims to highlight his visionary and bold projects for Belgrade, the city where he spent most of his life but where, paradoxically, he realized the fewest of his works. In conclusion, architect Stanko Mandić firmly believed in the potential of social consciousness and in the decisive role of architecture and urban planning in the reconstruction and development of cities in Yugoslavia and Serbia.
Dejan Milivojević (Thu,) studied this question.