The Association of Novi Sad Architects / DaNS

1960
The Association of the Architects of the District of Novi Sad was established at the Assembly meeting held on July 1, 1960. The Association emerged from the Vojvodinian Architects Council. The first president was Petar Tanasijin, vice president Nada Novaković, and assistant Miroslav Krstonošić. The management included Imre Farkaš, Sava Popović, and Bogdan Glavaški. The Association had 83 members. It was soon approved membership in the Vojvodinian Architects Council.

The Association established a partnership with the City with regard to the organization of the architecture and urban design grant competitions, where it had an executive role. Hence, the grant competition for the Train Station solution was facilitated. Imre Farkaš and Milan Matović were the authors of the winning project. Zora Mitrović-Pajkić’s project was awarded the grant for the high rises on 23. Oktobra Boulevard.

1961
The Polish architects Zbigniew Bać and Victor Jackijevic won the international grant competition for the Serbian National Theater building.

The Association hosted the public debate on the topic of the Local Housing Issues facilitated by the Vojvodinian Architects Council.

1962
Zora Mitrović-Pajkić was the winner of the funds allocated for the apartment buildings on Žrtava Racije Quay in Novi Sad.

The first exhibition of the architects of Vojvodina held, featuring the projects realized during the previous 15 years.

1965
At the thirds meeting of the Assembly of The Association of the Architects of the District of Novi Sad, the Association was renamed The Association of Novi Sad Architects. It has been using that name ever since. Its abbreviated form DaNS gained recognition.

Milan Marić’s project won the grant for the city beach Štrand.

1968
Predrag Marjanović’s, Ivica Mlađenović’s, and Petar Stogov’s joint project won the grant for the three residential high rises at the station square.

The project of the office of architecture and urban design Arkon from Belgrade was the grant recipient for the residential high rises and lamella on Beogradski Quay near the railway bridge.

Milan Matović’s project was awarded the grant for the Nork department store.

The Slovenian architect Milan Mihelič was the grant recipient for the Novi Sad department store. Subsequently, it was renamed Stoteks, and then Bazar.

1970
Milan Lojanica’s, Lazar Cagić’s, and Borivoje Jovanović’s mutual project won the grant for the residential block bordering Rotkvarija along 23. Oktobra Boulevard.
The project of the office of architecture and urban design Arkon (Đorđević, Frušić, Tomić, Ristivojević) from Belgrade won the grant for the residential block Ada in Novi Sad. 

1971
Aleksandar Stjepanović’s, Božidar Janković’s, and Ljiljana Jovanović-Anđelković’s mutual project was the winner of the grant for the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad.

The project collectively authored by Matić, Daković, and Debeljački was the grant recipient for the University Clinic building.

Mihajlo Čanak’s project was awarded the grant for the residential block on 23. Oktobra Boulevard.
The project collectively authored by Milan Lojanica, Lazar Cagić, and Bora Jovanović was the winner of the grant for the residential block II/2 in Liman.

1974
The project authored by Margita Radovanović and Milorad Milidragović was the grant recipient for the residential block III/2 in Liman III.

The group project authored by Drinjaković, Janković, Anđelković, and Stjepanović was the grant winner for the Novosadska Bank building.

1975
The group project authored by Sava Subotin, Predrag Vranešević, and Olga Marinčić was awarded the grant for the urban planning solution for Novo Naselje.

1977
The joint project of Čedomir Radović and Sava Halugin won the grant for the People's Liberation War Memorial.

1979
Six group projects were awarded grants for the urban planning solution for Mišeluk. Three of these projects were selected for further development and synthesis.

1982
The first issue of DaNS, the magazine for architecture and urban planning was published. It was a major publishing endeavor of the Association of Novi Sad Architects. The cover page logo design by Vasa Krčmar. The DaNS magazine has been published ever since.

The exhibition featuring Dimitrije Mladenović’s project Milieu-Markers-Modeling held at the ULUV gallery in Novi Sad.

The exhibition featuring the projects by Albert Josipović and Miroslav Grujić held at the ULUV gallery in Novi Sad.

The group project authored by Arsić, J. Janjić, and S. Mičić awarded the grant for the center of Liman III.

Ivan Antić’s project was the grant recipient for The Institute of Electrical Engineering in Novi Sad.

1983
The project authored by Milenko Pejčić and Ljubinko Pušić, as well as that by Slavko Županski and Miroslav Grujić shared First and Second Prizes for the solution for the vital urban and traffic-related aspects of Novi Sad’s city core.

The work of the sculptor Dragan Nikolić was the grant winner for the monument to Jovan Jovanović Zmaj.

1984
The Association of Novi Sad Architects hosted The Days of Yugoslav Architecture.

1985
The project collectively authored by Aleksandar Keković, Zoran Županjac, and Ivan Pantović won the grant for the commercial building Naftagas in Liman III.

1988
There was no First Prize winner at the grant competition for the monument to Josip Broz Tito in Modena St. in Novi Sad. 

1993
The Days of Architecture of Novi Sad and the Salon of Architecture initiated. The first theme based Days of Architecture of Novi Sad held on the topic of Interpolations within Formed Urban Contexts.
The Belgrade based studio IBI’s group of authors including Petar Arsić, Jugoslav Janjić, and Steva Mićić won First Prize at the grant competition for the conceptual solution for the business center in Liman III in Novi Sad. The project has not been realized.

1995
The architect Pavle Žilnik was the first winner of the Tabaković Architecture Prize. The Prize was established in 1994 as the most prestigious recognition in the field of architecture. Currently named the Architecture Prize Đorđe Tabaković.

1996
Milan Lojanic’s project won the grant for the Liman Green Market Complex in Novi Sad. The project has not been realized.

There was no winner at the grant competition for the architecture-urban planning solution for Modena St.
Miroslav Krstonošić was the recipient of the 1996 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

1997
The Association of Novi Sad Architects won the City of Novi Sad October Prize for publishing the DaNS magazine.

The project authored by Dušan Radovanović and Đorđe Grbić won the grant for the architectural solution for Liberty Square. The project has not been realized.

The mutual project of the sculptor Mladen Marinkov and the architect Nikola Stojanović was the grant recipient for Matrimony Square. The project has been realized.

Tatjana Vanjifatov-Savić was the winner of the 1997 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

1998
The project authored by Darko and Milenija Marušić won the grant for the construction of the Metals Bank Complex. The part of the project regarding the construction of the bank was realized ten years later. The residential segment of the project was not included.

The project authored by Darko and Milenija Marušić was the recipient of the grant for the commercial-residential building at 67 Liberty Boulevard.

Zora Mitrović-Pajkić won the 1998 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

1999
Aleksandar-Šandor Kelemen was the recipient of the 1999 Architecture Prize Đorđe Tabaković.

2000
The project of the engineer Aleksandar Bojović won the grant for the two tied arch road-railroad bridge across the Danube.
Sibin Đorđević awarded the 2000 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2001
The work of Đorđe and Aleksandar Nedeljković from the office of architecture and urban design Artprojekt was the grant recipient for the Novosadska Bank building in Novi Sad. The project has been realized.
Ranko Radović was the winner of the 2001 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2002
Dušan Krstić was the 2002 Tabaković Architecture Prize recipient.

2003
The group project authored by Darko Polić, Aleksandar Kovjanić, and Milica Vlaov was the winner of the grant for the Futoška Green Market. The project has been realized.
Milorad Berbakov won the 2003 Tabaković Architecture Prize.
There was no First Prize winner at the grant competition for the urban center located southward from Jovan Dučić Boulevard in Novo Naselje.

2004
Slavko Odavić was the recipient of the 2004 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2005
Nataša Vojnović et al. won the grant for the landscaping of Trifkovićev Square. The project has not been realized.
Milan Marić was awarded the 2005 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2006
The exhibition Ten Years of the Tabaković Architecture Prize (1995‒2005) held in the hallway of the Novi Sad Banovina Palace.

The exhibition curated by Vladimir Mitrović.
Dragutin Karlo de Negri was the winner of the 2006 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2007
The Association of Novi Sad Architects published the monograph about the architect Milorad Milidragović entitled The Life Dedicated to Architecture by Vladimir Mitrović.
The Canadian group’s project authored by Robert Claiborne, Ivan Marko, and Lia Rukolo won the grant for the construction of the Museum of Contemporary Art in the place of the Petar Drapšin factory. The project has not been realized.

The group project authored by Bojana Vučinić, Vladislav T. Lalicki, and Rade Isailović was the grant recipient for Brod Theater.

Đorđe Grbić won the 2007 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2008
The group of authors of The Association of Novi Sad Architects published The Proposal for the Unique Technical Conditions of the Design and Construction of Residential Buildings and Apartments intended to be incorporated in the City policy.

Miodrag R. Jovanović was the recipient of the 2008 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

The group project authored by Branislav Mitrović, Igor Pantić, Jelena Kuzmanović, Nemanja Zimonjić, Ognjen Krašna, et al. won the grant for the commercial object IM Matijević and the parking garage in Novi Sad.

No First Prize was awarded at the grant competition for the commercial object on Subotički Boulevard with the same contractor.

2009
The group project authored by Petar Bojović, Žarko Uzelac, and Nikola Marinčić won the grant for the design of the Fish Green Market. The project has not been realized.

Slobodan Jovanović was the 2009 Tabaković Architecture Prize winner.

The project co-authored by the Austrian architect Boris Podrecca, Gotthard Eibach, and Nenad Popović won the grant for the City Administration Center in Radnička St. The project has not been realized.

The group project of the authors from the companies Ponting (Maribor), DDC, and the Vojvodina Road Maintenance Center won the grant for the construction of a new bridge across the Danube at Petrovaradin Fortress. The project has not been realized.

The proposal by Damjan Tomić and Ivan Stegić was the grant competition winner for the prefabricated souvenir shop on Beogradski Quay in Novi Sad The proposal by Srđana and Jelena Tomić from Aranđelovac was the grant competition winner for a square in Beočin.

2010
The Association of Novi Sad Architects initiated The Month of Architecture.

Bora Radusinović was the recipient of the 2010 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

Vladimir Mitrović’s book The Architecture of Bora Radusinović about the lifetime achievements of this author published. 

2011
The group project of the authors from the of the office of architecture and urban design DBA including Đorđe Bajilo, Jadranka Bugarski-Vujović, Slobodanka Milošević, Jelena Kordić, and Srđan Aćin won the grant for the extension of the Novi Sad Public Library. The project has not been realized.

Slavko Županski was the winner of the 2011 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2012
Slobodan Kuzmanović won the 2012 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2013
Vaso Kresović was the recipient of the 2013 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2014
The group project of Belgrade architects including Dragoljub Kujović, Riste Dobrijević, and Danijela Milojević won First Prize for the urban design-technical solution for the new Radio Television of Vojvodina building in Novi Sad.
Milan Stojkov was awarded the 2014 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2015
Radoje Cvetkov was the recipient of the 2015 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2016
The Novi Sad Salon of Architecture launched at the Railway Station in Novi Sad.

The Association of Novi Sad Architects participated in the Istra Days of Architecture held in Pula. The association established official cooperation with the Timisoara BETA Biennale of Architecture and the Romanian OAR Timiş architects.

The exhibition and book launch held presenting the book of aphorisms The Core –Freshly Squeezed Aphorisms by Vasa Krčmar.

Dušan V. Radovanović was awarded the 2016 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2017
The grant competition New Spaces for the public areas landscaping launched. This grant series was initiated by The Foundation "Novi Sad - European Capital of Culture." It included the locations in the municipalities of Sremska Kamenica, Južni Telep, Kovilj, and Detelinara.

The Association of Novi Sad Architects launched the Culture of Space Festival at Svilara in Novi Sad.

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina hosted the exhibition Focus on Modernism – The Architecture of Novi Sad 1950‒1970. It emerged from the project of the same title run by the Association of Novi Sad Architects and the photographer Relja Ivanić. His photo research of the objects in Novi Sad was presented at the exhibition.

Leonid Nešić was the winner of the 2017 Tabaković Architecture Prize.

2018
The second grant competition for the public areas landscaping series New Spaces included the locations in the municipalities of Stari Ledinci, Salajka, Omladinski pokret, and Begeč.

The second Culture of Space Festival took place at Eđšegu in Novi Sad.

The Historical Archives of Novi Sad City hosted the exhibition Focus on Modernism – The Architecture of Novi Sad 1950‒1970. This is the second photography exhibition of Relja Ivanić featuring his years-long research conducted within the Association of Novi Sad Architects.

The initiative for the Center for Contemporary Creative Works Agraria in the place of the former Elektroluks at 32 Lasla Gala in Novi Sad taken by the Association of Novi Sad Architects (DaNS), Union of Associations of Fine Artists of Vojvodina (SULUV), Association of Applied Arts Artists and Designers of Vojvodina (UPIDIV), and the New Media Center_kuda.org.

The Tabaković Architecture Prize renamed Architecture Prize Đorđe Tabaković.
Milenija and Darko Marušić were the 2018 recipients of the Architecture Prize Đorđe Tabaković.

2019
The third grant competition for the small public areas landscaping series New Spaces included the locations in the municipalities of Klisa, Kisač, “Gavrilo Princip,” and Bukovac.

The Association of Novi Sad Architects launched the Urban Planning Watch Team project aiming at systematic monitoring of the publically available plans, providing citizens with urban planning and design related advice, and enhancing the active participation in the current urban planning and design related problematic in the city.

The Focus on Modernism – SPENS exhibition held on the premises of the Association of Novi Sad Architects. It featured the reproductions of the original design related documents for the Sports and Business Center Vojvodina.
Lazar Kuzmanov was the 2019 winner of the Architecture Prize Đorđe Tabaković.

2020
The Novi Sad Salon of Architecture for the first time held in a digital format at www.salonarhitekturenovisad.rs.

The exhibition The Architecture Prize Đorđe Tabaković: Twenty Five Years of Continuity 1995-2020 held at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, and accompanied by a comprehensive monograph about the history of the Prize. Vladimir Mitrović curated the exhibition and authored the monograph.

2021
The Association of Novi Sad Architects initiated the preservation of Studo M and the Novi Sad Radio due to the announcements of the possible demolition of the objects.

The fourth grant competition for the small public areas landscaping series New Spaces included the following locations: Gallery Square, the park near the Provincial Assembly building, the lookout above the Liberty Bridge, and part of the green area on Patrijarh Pavle Boulevard in Novi Sad.

Stefan Radošević, Mirko Pavlović, and Enterijer Janković, LLC won the grant for three types of the Fruška Gora holiday homes.

Miodrag Lozić was the recipient of the 2021 Architecture Prize Đorđe Tabaković.

2022
The Association of Novi Sad Architects published the monograph Spens – the City within the City authored by Dragana Konstantinović, Slobodan Jović, Aleksandar Bede, and Maja Momirov.

As a response to the Novi Sad 2030 General Urban Planning and Design Plan (GUP), the Association of Novi Sad Architects announced an alternative GUP proposal entitled “Novi Sad 2040” comprising ten points aimed at constituting the basis for the new plan.