University of Belgrade - Institute for Multidisciplinary Research

Danica Stojiljković

PhD in Architecture and Urbanism

Research Associate

Address: Kneza Višeslava 1

Telephone: (+381) 11 3555 258

Research area

History and theory of contemporary architecture and urbanism with a focus on sustainable architecture, the humanization of the environment, the relationship between architecture and semiotics and cultural anthropology, and the role of architecture as a cultural, political, and social practice.

Skills

  • Platforms for technical drawing, 3D modeling and graphical design AutoCad (2D i 3D), Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, Corel Draw
  • Biography
  • Projects
  • Selected publications
  1. Work experience:
  • Research Associate ǀ IMSI (2018 – )
  • Research Assistant ǀ IMSI (2014-2018)
  • Junior Research Assistant ǀ IMSI (2011-2014)
  • Design Architect ǀ ‘Monterra doo’ Construction Company, Belgrade (2008-2010)
  • Design Architect ǀ Architectural office ‘NIKA’ Belgrade (2007-2008)
  • Teaching Assistant at courses ‘Studio project 1’ and ‘Studio project 3’ ǀ Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade (2006-2007)
  • Professional practice ǀ Architectural office ‘Graffic studio’, Bucharest, Romania (2004)

 

  1. Education:
  • PhD in Architecture and Urbanism ǀ Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade (2017)
  • BSc in Architecture ǀ Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade (2006)
  1. Awards and certificates:
  • Best Innovation Award for the urban photobioreactor “LIQUID3” | Award granted within the “Climate Smart Urban Development Challenge” program by UNDP Serbia (2022)
  • Best Climate-Smart Idea Award ǀ UNDP Serbia, GEF, Ministry of Environmental Protection of Republic of Serbia (2018)
  • Special recognition ǀ Awarded by IMSI for the development of the Project ‘New Building of Institute for Multidisciplinary Research’ (2016)
  • Linear park Kalemegdan fortress – Pancevo bridge competition winning design ǀ City of Belgrade (2020)
  • First prize in Architectural competition for the Project ‘Palilula Market’ ǀ City of Belgrade (2016)
  • First prize in Architectural competition for the Project ‘Senjak Market’ ǀ Association of Architects – Belgrade (2010)
  1. Other professional activities

Courses taught:

  • Member of the research team “Architecture and Politics” within the Research Center of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade

Reviewer’s activity

  • Peer review for the journal Nations and Nationalism

Current: 

  • COST CA21166 Action „Social Sciences and Humanities for Transformation and Climate Resilience“ (2022-2026), Management Committee member, https://shift-cost.eu/

Past:

  • UNDP Serbia, Climate Smart Urban Development Project ‘LIQUID3’, No. 00094603/07/2020 (PI; 2020–2021)
  • ‘The theory and practice of science in society: Multidisciplinary, educational and intergenerational perspectives’, Grant No. OI179048 ǀ Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011–2019)
  1. Ignjatović,, Stojiljković ,D. (2023) „Practising Dialectical Materialism: The Balkan House and Architecture in Socialist Yugoslavia”. Journal of Contemporary History 59 (1), pp. 161-184, DOI: 10.1177/00220094231209223. М21а
  2. Djokić,, Ristić Trajković J., Furundžić, D., Krstić, V., Stojiljković, D. (2018) „Urban garden as lived space: Informal gardening practices and dwelling culture in socialist and post-socialist Belgrade“, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 30, p247–259. M21a
  3. Stojiljković, D., Ignjatović, A. (2019) „Towards an authentic path: Structuralism and architecture in socialist Yugoslavia”. The Journal of Architecture, Volume 24, Issue 6, pp. 853-876. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2019.1684973. M22
  4. Stojiljković, D., Ristić Trajković, J. (2018) „Semiotics and urban culture: Architectural projections of structuralism in a socialist context“, Journal of Social Semiotics, 28(3), p330–348. M22
  5. Stojiljković, D., (2021) „Yugoslav utopia of sustainable city – The synthesis of living environment and social order”, in: Gambardella C., Cennamo C., Germanà M. L., Shahidan M. F. and Bougdah H. (eds.) Utopian Studies and Sacred Architecture. Cham, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. M14
  6. Ristić Trajković, J., Stojiljković, D. (2016) „Sustainability and Socialism: Socio-ecological ideas in urbanization of New Belgrade“, Facta Universitatis Series: Architecture and Civil Engineering, 14(3), p343–353. M24
  7. Ristić Trajković, J., Stojiljković, D., Međo, V. (2015) „Influence of the socialist ideology on the conception of multi-family housing: New urban landscape and the typological models of housing units“, Facta Universitatis Series: Architecture and Civil Engineering, 13(2), p167–179. M24
  8. Stojiljković, D., Spasojević, I. (2023) “An alternative concept of urban greening: Urban photobioreactor Liquid3”. in: Proceedings of the Conference ECOBUILT Eco-friendly Built Environment, p. 21, ISBN 978-86-7924-326-3. M32
  9. Stojiljković, D., (2020) „Modernist landscapes and cultural identity: Memorial sites by Bogdan Bogdanović”, in: ARCHTHEO ’20. XIV.  International Theory and History of Architecture Conference Proceedings, p. 64–70. M33
  10. Ristić Trajković, J., Stojiljković, D., Ćirić, D. (2013) “Transformation of modern urban space of New Belgrade in the conditions of the post-socialist transition and sustainable development “. in: Proceedings of the 12th Internacional Docomomo Conference: The Survival of Modern From Coffee Cup to Plan, p. 381-388. M33