Sports Halls in New Belgrade and Nis represent outstanding twentieth-century Serbian structural engineering examples. The structural systems of both halls were designed by architect and civil engineer George Zlokovic. The roofs of these halls are inverted domes spanning 60 and 70 meters made of prestressed cables suspended between the outer reinforced concrete ring and inner steel ring and stabilized with thin prefabricated concrete plates. This interpretative research discusses the design and construction process and presents a critical analysis of buildings from the standpoint of Structural Art. The study's conclusions were based on literature research, a review of archive documents, site visits, and a recording of the conversation with the author. The paper contributes to the development of structural critique by highlighting lessons learned from specific cases that should not be overlooked in current times, such as (1) the importance of research for design; (2) the significance of comprehensive and integrated treatment of diverse building aspects such as form, function, and structure by the reconciliation of architectural and engineering demands to provide design quality; (3) the benefit of linking rational with creative thinking to achieve design excellence; and (4) the benefits of the nonconventional approach to design and construction aiming to improve building economy and efficiency and produce aesthetically pleasing solutions.
Miloševic et al. (Mon,) studied this question.