Mihajlo Mitrović, Western City Gate (Genex Tower), 1977-1980 De stijl shortly after Hejduk’s death

shortly after Hejduk’s death

completed between 1956 and 1959

more renowned projects

the John Hancock Center stands as a defining achievement of late-modernist high-rise design

with communal areas

Mihajlo Mitrović, Western City Gate (Genex Tower), 1977-1980 De stijl shortly after Hejduk’s deathCompleted on the western edge of Belgrade, the Western City Gate is one of Serbias most iconic examples of late modernist and Brutalist architecture. Conceived as both an urban marker and a mixed use megastructure, the complex consists of two asymmetrical concrete towers connected by a dramatic skybridge. Mitrovi approached the building as an architectural landmark rather than a neutral high rise. Through its monumental scale, exposed concrete, and