Mihajlo Mitrović, Western City Gate (Genex Tower), 1977-1980 De stijl elegant design with an open

elegant design with an open floor plan

completed between 1956 and 1959

shortly after Hejduk’s death

with communal areas

This integration of structure and façade allowed for unprecedented height

Mihajlo Mitrović, Western City Gate (Genex Tower), 1977-1980 De stijl elegant design with an openCompleted 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