The Urban Planners’ Exhibition is a traditional annual manifestation of the Serbian Town Planners Association, showcasing the most significant and current achievements in the fields of spatial and urban planning, urban design, and realizations.
The 34th International Urban Planner Exhibition is held from November 7 to 12, 2025, in Zrenjanin, at the Cultural Center of Zrenjanin, where the official opening ceremony also takes place. The organizer of the event is the Serbian Town Planners Association (UUS), and the executors are the Serbian Town Planners Association and the Public Enterprise for Urban Planning, Zrenjanin. The general sponsors of the Exhibition are the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure and the City of Zrenjanin, while the event is supported by the Serbian Chamber of Engineers.
The Exhibition Council consists of: Tatjana Simonović, Serbian Town Planners Association, President; Aleksandra Milošević, Society of Town Planners of Niš, Vice-President; Simo Salapura, Mayor of the City of Zrenjanin; Goran Fijat, Director, Public Enterprise for Urban Planning, Zrenjanin, Member; Dr Branislav Antonić, Serbian Town Planners Association, Member; Vladislava Živanović Ristović, Agency for Spatial and Urban Planning of the Republic of Serbia, Member; Dr Danijela Milovanović Rodić, Serbian Town Planners Association, Member; Dr Dušica Trpčevska Anđelković, Spatial Planning Agency of the Republic of North Macedonia, Member; Žana Davidović, Serbian Chamber of Engineers, Member; Milka Pavlović, Serbian Town Planners Association, Member; Slavica Ferenc, Serbian Town Planners Association, Member. The Selection Committee: Natalija Popov, Zrenjanin, President; Mirela Manasijević Radojević, Novi Sad, Member; Jelka Đorđević, Zrenjanin, Member. The Jury of the Exhibition: Dragana Metikoš, Zrenjanin, President; Dr Darko Polić, Novi Sad, Vice-President; Dr Milena Dinić Branković, Niš, Member; Dr Ana Niković, Belgrade, Member; Gordana Nedeljković, Kruševac, Member; Dr Dušica Trpčevska Anđelković, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, Member. Technical Secretary: Svetlana Jakovljević, Serbian Town Planners Association.
The Exhibition includes works within the following categories: 1. Regional Spatial Plans and Spatial Plans of Special-Purpose Areas; 2. Spatial Plans of Cities and Municipalities; 3. General Urban Plans and Plans of General Arrangements; 4. Plans of Detailed Arrangements; 5. Urban Projects and Realizations; 6. Competitions; 7. Research, Studies, and Projects in the Field of Spatial and Urban Planning; 8. Research, Studies, and Projects in the Field of Nature Protection, Landscape Protection, Environmental Protection, and Landscape Architecture; 9. Digital Techniques, Design and Production in Urbanism and Architecture; Media Presentation of Urbanism and Architecture; 10. Publications; 11. Unfulfilled Urban Ideas; 12. Student Works
The Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia (IAUS) traditionally participates in this manifestation. This year, the Institute received seven awards, as follows:
Grand Prix of the 34th International Urban Planner Exhibition and First Prize in the category Researches studies and projects from the fields of urban and spatial planning: Study: Urban Development for the Spatial Plan of the Republic of North Macedonia (2021–2040). Authors from IAUS: N. Krunić, N. Danilović Hristić, B. Manić; Authors from the Spatial Planning Agency: D. Trpčevska Anđelković, K. Nikolovska, J. Stavrevski.
First Prize in the category Regional Spatial Plans and Spatial Plans of Special-Purpose Areas: Spatial Plan of the Special-Purpose Area of the “Bistrica” Reversible Hydropower Plant System and the “Potpeć” Hydropower Plant. Responsible planners: N. Krunić, S. Milijić, O. Bakić. Responsible urban planners (Detailed Regulation): N. Danilović Hristić, I. Stanković.
Third Prize in the category Regional Spatial Plans and Spatial Plans of Special-Purpose Areas: Spatial Plan of the Special-Purpose Area with Elements of Detailed Regulation for the Distribution Gas Pipeline RG 08-20 Zlatibor–Prijepolje, with branches for Priboj RG 08-21 and Nova Varoš RG 08-22, and the Distribution Gas Pipeline RG 09-04/3 GRČ Glogovik–Sjenica. Authors: N. Krunić, O. Bakić, B. Manić. Spatial Plan of the Special-Purpose Area with Elements of Detailed Regulation for the Main Gas Pipeline MG14 GRČ Orljane–Leskovac–Vranje–border with the Republic of North Macedonia. Authors: N. Krunić, O. Bakić, M. Milosavljević, B. Manić.
Recognition in the category Competitions: International Competition for the Conceptual Urban and Architectural Design of the Zoo and Recreation Center at Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade, 2025. Authors: Đ. Alfirević, B. Manić, B. Brankov, T. Njegić, S. Simonović Alfirević, A. Ristić.
Recognition in the category Researches studies and projects from the fields of urban and spatial planning: Research on Stimulating Green Investments in Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development, based on Participatory Planning Practice within the NONA Project – New Governance for New Spaces. IAUS authors: N. Čolić Marković, N. Danilović Hristić, B. Brankov, S. Simonović Alfirević, M. Nenić, B. Manić, A. Niković, J. Živanović Miljković, N. Krunić, J. Krunić, I. Lokas, M. Nenković-Riznić, M. Milinković, J. Petrić, O. Radoičić, B. Simić, D. Srnić, L. Tomović, M. Hristov; Authors from the City Administration of Šabac: D. Vujić and the working team.
Recognition in the category Digital techniques, design and production in urbanism and architecture; Media presentation of urbanism and architecture: Media Presentation of the Process of Developing the Study on the Unique Identity of Urban Areas within the Strategy for the Development of the Urban Area of the City of Užice and the Municipalities of Bajina Bašta, Čajetina, Priboj, and Požega. Authors: B. Brankov, N. Čolić Marković, A. Niković, B. Manić, S. Simonović Alfirević (synthesis team) and the IAUS working team; V. Veljović, R. Čolić; V. Petković, S. Milosavljević, R. Dabić.
Other works presented by the Institute at the 34th Exhibition include:
Regional Spatial Plans and Spatial Plans of Special-Purpose Areas: Spatial Plan of the Special-Purpose Area of the Infrastructure Corridor of the I-B Category Expressway Ostružnica–Obrenovac. Authors: N. Stefanović, S. Milijić, N. Danilović Hristić, D. Srnić; and Spatial Plan of the Special-Purpose Area of the Infrastructure Corridor Belgrade–Southern Adriatic, Section Požega–Boljare (border with Montenegro) – Motorway E-763. Authors: N. Stefanović, S. Milijić, O. Bakić, O. Radoičić, D. Srnić, D. Pavlović, D. Stojanović.
Urban Projects and Realizations: Urban Project for the Urban-Architectural Elaboration of the Site – Part of Construction Area 5.2 in the Urban Unit 5 – Cadastral Plot 2850, KO Vlasina Stojkovićeva, Municipality of Surdulica. Authors: B. Manić, M. Hristov, T. Crnčević, I. Pavlović; and Urban Project for Determining Public Interest and Construction of a Section of the Connecting Gas Pipeline for GPRS “Mionica” on the Distribution Gas Pipeline RG-13 Belgrade–Valjevo–Loznica, Municipality of Mionica. Authors: B. Brankov, B. Manić, T. Crnčević; and Urban Project for the Construction of a Compressed Natural Gas Filling Station on Plot No. 1571/5 KO Preljina and a Connecting Gas Pipeline, City of Čačak. Authors: B. Manić, K. Majhenšek.
Researches studies and projects from the fields of urban and spatial planning: MINIPART Project – Public Opinion as a Guide for Improving Public Participation in Spatial Planning of Mining Areas. MINIPART team: T. Maričić, M. Pantić, M. Toković, M. Vuković, D. Milosavljević, A. Perić, J. Kotilainen.
Publications: Architecture of Guinea-Bissau, Author: Nikola Arsenić, Editor: Dr Tanja Njegić; Regionalism in Serbian Modern Architecture, Author: Igor Marić.
More information about the Exhibition is available on the website of the Serbian Town Planners Association: https://www.uus.org.rs