The change in political and cultural climate that occurred with the end of World War II had a direct impact on understanding the importance of the role that architecture played in promoting the generally accepted social values of the new society and state. One of the basic urban themes in the design of new spaces and cities is respect for the spirit of the place, which in the case of designing New Belgrade was an interesting issue. The new city was created as a result of numerous competitions,

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... here each block was treated separately. It can be said that the architecture of the residential buildings of New Belgrade is the architecture of modernism, while the city is planned according to the principles of a functionalist city. As a consequence, there is a difficulty in navigating the space, because the blocks resemble each other. Exceptions are certain objects that stand out for their height, size or purpose. The instrumental system of orientation by blocks works much better than the numbering of entrances on the streets. Through the analysis of the two blocks, which are different according to the set of established criteria, the importance of the morphology of the block from the aspect of the existence of city benchmarks that give recognizability to the space will be pointed out. The criteria usually overlap and permeate each other, influencing each other. This topic opens space for the analysis of the flexibility of the model and the possibility of different interpretations of the organization of space, design, layout of functions. The question is in which direction will New Belgrade build its new identity? Should we leave the monument of one time with small, not so structural finishing touches and allow the image of the city to remain as it is, or should we influence the space by changing the masses, colors, the concept of modernist design?