Research Associate
Danica Stojiljković
PhD in Architecture and Urbanism
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
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)
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)
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)
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), чланица управног одбора (Management Committee), 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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