The building of the Army Headquarters, also known as the Ministry of National Defense in Belgrade, was a seminal architectural project that symbolized a new national identity, built between 1954-1963. Architect Nikola Dobrovic's scheme won the competition held by the Yugoslav Army, as he distinguished his design from the Soviet counterpart in Moscow by stripping it of any classical representations of power. Instead, he created "Bergson's diagrams" (referring to French philosopher Henri Bergson) based on the void where the nation's identity was to be found, in non-matter and in the action of the individual moving through the void.

The complex's only (physically) recognizable symbol is an evocation of the Sutjeska canyon, the site of one of the greatest battles against Fascist occupation in WWII.

In 1999 NATO presented it as “the heart of the war machine” and consequently severely damaged it in bombing campaign. Though the building was emptied prior and had little military value, it was seen as a symbolic target.
Today, this monumental structure with equally monumental holes in it, stands as a simultaneous reminder of both the highest and lowest points in the city’s 20^th century history. At some point, the giant holes were covered by a banner portraying an attractive young female lieutenant as an advertisement for the new Serbian army.

This is a construction site of new urbanistic project Belgrade Waterfront that was initiated in 2014 between the Government of Serbia and Eagle Hills, Abu Dhabi-based private investment and development company. Project is supposedly worth €3.5bn including condominiums, hotels, offices, retail, parks and paths. However, the project has been involved in corruption scandals, including illegal destruction of private property using unlawful force, appropriation of city-owned land, and obtaining illicit building permits.

Situated on the banks of the river Sava, at the foot of Belgrade’s historic center, this monster project produces quasi-contemporary architecture including new monuments that intend to correct perceived ideological and historical errors. Besides displacing many institutions, the project has also led to the planned demolition of the Belgrade Fair buildings, representing a loss of important modernist architectural heritage.

The Belgrade Waterfront zone, where today's ubiquitous neoliberal system is fully unleashed without boundaries, creates a dystopian atmosphere akin to a post-apocalyptic horror films.

This site was initially a replica of famous downtown Terazije square from 1930’. Built as a set for the film Montevideo: Taste of a Dream, 2010 (nostalgic tale of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national team and their journey to the 1930 First World Football Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay).
The replica square was comprised of many buildings from which some are famous hotels and restaurants, tram, fountain and cobblestone street. Later on, the “thematic park” was supposed to serve as a city tourist attraction but quickly failed and it was closed for public. After some years of useless existence, it was torn down (except the central fountain) and since then it has changed many temporary purposes like illegal Roma settlement, flea-market, dumpsite.

Today, an international IT company has built its headquarters on one part of the site, while the rest is still under construction. The forgotten fountain prop remains in the midst of all this new development, with the old modernist infrastructure visible in the background.

This site is located in New Belgrade, a modernistic city planned and developed after World War II, with initial urban plans designed by the architect Nikola Dobrovic.