Tito Barracks and their importance for people from Sarajevo?

Tango Zulu said:

save the buildings that have aestatic or Architectural value. Destroy the ones that don't.

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Do you know of any buildings there that are worth saving? I can't recall any.

In my mind, this is prime real-estate and I wouldn't compromise any ambitious plan to re-imagine this area for any of the buildings currently there.

That said, I would leave the Tito statue within the complex as one of the focal points, as a nod to history:

I'd say that the vast majority of people share the opinion of @atlantis. It always has been and is indeed a black hole today.

As for the Tito monument, I'm all for it but please note that the public has very much polarized views on his heritage.

Also, you have to realize that not so long ago, less than a hundred years ago, this was where the city ended, and that's why the AH monarchy built the barracks there along with the customs unit and train station further down the road. When the city started to quickly expand after WW2, unlike other quadrants, this area was just skipped, mainly because of its military purpose, and the city boomed further down the Miljacka river. Only during this war the area stopped being a military object. The reason I am saying this is that you could understand why for a couple generations of Sarajevans this area did not practically exist as they were not allowed to visit it nor raise any questions about it.

The part of the area serves now as an US embassy which was a very stupid decision in my opinion as it again disabled the significant and most attractive part of the former barracks for public access in the years to come.

There are zero buildings of significant value.

I believe that the green belt along the Zmaja od Bosne should be preserved, and the green areas should dominate the rest of the quadrant as much as possible as this is what the city lacks.

The connection with other faculties across the main road shiuld be established in some practical way and it should be incorporated, as well as the tram on the main street.

Also a good pedestrian connection to the bus and train terminals across the Put života street should be planned as many students commute daily from other neighbouring towns.

Lots of "green" solutions are welcome because a) the city has ahuge pollution problem in winter time due to geographical position and excessive use of fossil fuels for heating, , b) we have zero awareness of the environment preservation even in the younger generation so what a better way to educate and instill some ecological way of thinking and habits into our young ones than through eco, green and energy efficient architecture

this was interesting solution



but unfortunately, the area that is now available for the campus is much smaller
i'm not so sure that the area is big enough for campus

As a younger person, I share the view that the current state of the "barracks" is really unfavorable for the city and has to be completly redevelop. I have zero connection with that place and always felt as it discontinued the city in that part which is intensified with not so great situation as well across the street with the building of MUP and similar. I always have that divide of the city from Vijecnica to the baracks, then the second part from Pofalici to Otoka (which is starting to change with the current construction in Alipasin Most) and last from Alipašino Polje to Nedzarici; Ilidza and Dobrinja being seperate from all other and their own thing. Keeping the green zone beside the main street is a must as well as a possibility to expand the current pavement on that part as well as along Put Života (I can't recall if it is a decent width along that street). Improvement for pedestrian communication to the Bus and Railway station is also very important as well as better stations for tram and bus along the main street. Does it have to stay as campus for the university? Not really if a better replacement has been given to the university with very good public transportation to it.

When it comes to the USA embasy, I'm a bit optimistic that in some 20-30 years it will be replaced with commercial buildings. I'm young so I'm not in that much hurry