Aleksandar Deroko: Between tradition and modernity
Abstract
Although numerous writings by professor Aleksandar Deroko raise essential questions about the nature, the history, and the methodology of architecture, he never provided a systematic theory, and his assertions did not belong to any mainstream architectural discourse. However, his romantic visions of remote, medieval monasteries and their origin on one hand, and on the other, the rational and methodical approach to heritage surveying evident in both his early texts and later architectural textbooks, resulted in some very novel theoretical ideas in architecture of the twentieth century. This paper examines the understanding of the tradition and modernity in the work of professor Deroko, investigates reasons behind his duality, explores the way he synthesised his research work with his pedagogical work, and tries to systematise his theoretical ideas.
Keywords:
Aleksandar Deroko (1894-1988) / Rastko Petrović (1898-1949) / Romantic visions / Rational language / Theoretical ideas / Tradition and modernity / Constancy and changeSource:
SAJ : Serbian architectural journal, 2019, 11, 1, 157-190Publisher:
- Belgrade : University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture
Institution/Community
Arhitektonski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Jadrešin Milić, Renata PY - 2019 UR - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1125 AB - Although numerous writings by professor Aleksandar Deroko raise essential questions about the nature, the history, and the methodology of architecture, he never provided a systematic theory, and his assertions did not belong to any mainstream architectural discourse. However, his romantic visions of remote, medieval monasteries and their origin on one hand, and on the other, the rational and methodical approach to heritage surveying evident in both his early texts and later architectural textbooks, resulted in some very novel theoretical ideas in architecture of the twentieth century. This paper examines the understanding of the tradition and modernity in the work of professor Deroko, investigates reasons behind his duality, explores the way he synthesised his research work with his pedagogical work, and tries to systematise his theoretical ideas. PB - Belgrade : University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture T2 - SAJ : Serbian architectural journal T1 - Aleksandar Deroko: Between tradition and modernity VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 157 EP - 190 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1125 ER -
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Jadrešin Milić, R.. (2019). Aleksandar Deroko: Between tradition and modernity. in SAJ : Serbian architectural journal Belgrade : University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture., 11(1), 157-190. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1125
Jadrešin Milić R. Aleksandar Deroko: Between tradition and modernity. in SAJ : Serbian architectural journal. 2019;11(1):157-190. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1125 .
Jadrešin Milić, Renata, "Aleksandar Deroko: Between tradition and modernity" in SAJ : Serbian architectural journal, 11, no. 1 (2019):157-190, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1125 .