Политички императив и институционално прилагођавање: изградња „Сава центра” у контексту КЕБС-a (1976–1981)
POLITICAL IMPERATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL ADJUSTMENT: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SAVA CENTER IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CSCE (1976–1981)

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses the institutional process of decision-making and implementation of the construction of the “Sava Centre” (Phases I and II), as a project initiated at the highest federal level in the context of preparations for the Belgrade meeting of the CSCE. Based on a critical analysis of archival materials, planning and technical documentation, and relevant literature, and drawing on neo-institutional theory and the concept of path dependency, the study examines how a political imperative establishes a specific mode of institutional operation through (1) the repeated shifting and reversal of procedural steps and (2) formal verifications through which previously made decisions are retroactively institutionalized and legitimized. The analysis also addresses the representation of the building and the ways in which the role of architecture and the position of the profession are articulated. The relevance of the research lies in providing a deeper understanding of the relationship between political power, regulation, and institutional practices in decision-making on spatial development.

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