A contribution to the study of the Press Centre building in Belgrade

The Press Centre building in Belgrade was constructed in 1957-1961 to a design by architect Ratomir Bogojević (1912-1962) in the vein of Le Corbusier's architecture. It is a work of remarkable architectural and urban design value which had no precedent in the architecture of the capital city. It was designed to accommodate the Belgrade Cultural Centre and Belgrade City Reading Room and as a venue for journalists. For the lack of funds, however, the design was modified during construction in response to the demands of new investors and the building received many new users, but it lost little of the value of the original design. Apart from bringing biographical data about the architect and the historical background and chronology of the building, the paper offers a description of the heritage value of the building. The paper is based on the research conducted in preparation of the cultural heritage designation proposal for the Press Centre building.