Mihajlo Mitrović, Western City Gate (Genex Tower), 1977-1980 De stijl This integration of structure and

This integration of structure and façade allowed for unprecedented height

elegant design with an open floor plan

completed between 1956 and 1959

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

shortly after Hejduk’s death

Mihajlo Mitrović, Western City Gate (Genex Tower), 1977-1980 De stijl This integration of structure andCompleted 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