# Podgorica Zabjelo centre design contest > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/podgorica-zabjelo-centre-design-contest > Updated: 2026-07-28T11:31:43.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2. On 25 July 2026, Podgorica announced the winners of an open, international competition to create a concept for a new community centre in the rapidly expanding Zabjelo neighbourhood. The first‑place prize of €35,000 went to the Bosnian team of Arnel Smajlović and Enna Hadžić Smajlović; the second prize of €20,000 was awarded to an Argentine team, and the third prize of €12,000 to a Uruguayan team. Additional honorable‑mention awards were given to Serbian, Indonesian and other participants. Three days later, on 28 July 2026, city officials highlighted the same competition results while also drawing attention to a deepening political and administrative crisis in Podgorica. Officials cited long‑standing complaints about unresolved street work, the absence of a city manager for two years, and repeated short‑term appointments to key posts, warning that budget figures for 2025 were inaccurate and urging reforms before upcoming elections. The announcement of the design‑contest winners thus unfolded amid broader concerns about municipal governance. Together, the snapshots trace the release of the Zabjelo centre design competition outcomes and their overlap with mounting political dysfunction within the Podgorica municipal administration. ## Timeline ### 2026-07-28: Podgorica faces political dysfunction as city officials announce design‑contest winners Podgorica is described as being in political and functional crisis, with complaints over city services and budget issues, while officials also announced winners of an international design contest for the ZabjEl 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/podgorica-faces-political-dysfunction-as-city-officials-announce-designcontest-winners ### 2026-07-25: Podgorica selects design for Zabjelo community centre Podgorica announced winners of an international design contest for the Zabjelo community centre, awarding first prize to a Bosnian‑Herzegovinian team, second to an Argentine team, third to a Uruguayan team, and 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/podgorica-selects-design-for-zabjelo-community-centre --- Cite as: Podgorica Zabjelo centre design contest. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/podgorica-zabjelo-centre-design-contest