Architect Minja Mitrović (maiden: Marjanović) Curriculum Vitae 1

CONTACT 07444297564 minjamitrovic85@gmail.com 16 Brascote road, Hinckley, LE10 0YE, UK

DATE OF BIRTH NATIONALITY

January 23rd, 1985 Serbian, UK resident with work permit

SUMMARYPhD Architect with 4 years experience in architecture practice and 3,5 years experience in academic teaching. International work experience in Italy, Brazil and Serbia. Seeks a challenging and varied position that will enable her to capitalise on sound technical, commercial, design and project management expertise, with opportunities and professional growth.

CORE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES: Conceptual design (residential buildings, commercial buildings, offices, museum) Interior design (private apartments, offices, commercial building, restaurant) Construction site supervision Design and reconstruction of listed buildings (museum adaptation)

WORK EXPERIENCEArchitect:2013/201

6National Museum in Belgrade, Serbia

Tasks and responsibilities: Participated in designing of Conceptual Project of National Museum Building Restoration and

Adaptation. Interacted with museum’s staff in order to meet their needs. Carried out studies and design proposals for review.

Analysed and prepared documentation and information pack for the Final Design Project. Cooperated with other engineers (architects, MEP, construction).

Responsible for liaison with subcontractors nominated for the Final Design Project. Arranging, attending and recording meetings and design reviews.

Preparation of Tender documentation for the project’s implementation nomination. Construction site supervisor. Supervising contractors and project team, controlling completions

within schedule and budget. Reported directly to Museum’s headoffice. Administered operations related to construction site such as communal permissions, correspondence and document management.

Prepared specifications for construction work and ensured design proposal conform to the latest building regulations and technical standards.

Conceptual Interior design. Developed design proposals using CAD and Sketch Up. Designed Museum’s awarded exhibition. Developed proposals using CAD, Sketch Up and

Photoshop. Prepared specifications for construction work.

Projects: National Museum Building Restoration and Adaptation Project, 11.180m². Value: 7.400.000£ National Museum’s street facades-listed building reconstruction supervision. Value: 754.000£ Museum's bookshop interior – conceptual design proposal Exhibition design “Piet Mondrian. Case Composition II”. Value: 1.500£. “Vuk and Dositej” Museum - listed building reconstruction supervision. 30m². Value: 49.000£ Museum “Hajduk Veljko”, Negotin, Serbia, rising damp reparation project, 270m². Value: 11.500£

2012/2013

Nesh Project, Belgrade, Serbia Worked on three interior designs for apartments. Worked closely with clients. Carried out

studies and design proposals for review. Designed proposals using CAD and Sketch Up.2012 Free-lance Architect, Belgrade, Serbia

Two interior designs - for a private house and a Cafe-Restaurant. Designed proposals using CAD, Sketch Up and Photoshop. Prepared specifications for construction work. Inspection of building work on site.

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Architect Minja Mitrović (maiden: Marjanović) Curriculum Vitae 2

Junior Architect:

2012 Luca Strada Associati, Milano, ItalyWorked on vacation houses and private apartments’ reconstruction projects. Carried out studies

and design proposals for review. Cooperated with other members of the design team.

2008 ZENIT inženjering, Belgrade, SerbiaWorked on office building project and Interior design for a family house. Carried out studies and

design proposals for review. Cooperated with other members of the design team. Designed proposals using CAD, Sketch Up and Photoshop.

2007 Schaan Arquitetura de Soluções, Porto Alegre, Brazil Worked on interior design for apartment and offices. Carried out studies and design proposals for

review. Designed proposals using CAD and Sketch Up.

Teaching:2009/2011 Politecnico di Milano, Italy - Teaching Assistant, 1st year of Master studies, Prof. G. Cislaghi and

M. S. Prusicki.

2008 Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade, Serbia - Teaching Assistant, 1st year of Master studies, Prof. Z. Lazović and V.Panić.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND2009/ 2012 Politecnico di Milano, Faculty of Architecture, PhD in Architectural Composition. Summa cum

laude degree. (Recognised by UK NARIC). Thesis title: Milan Zloković and the Problem of Proportions in Modern Architecture in the 20th Century

2003/2008 University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture, Master of Architecture M.Arch. (A-Architecture), average mark 9.60/10 (Recognised by UK NARIC) and Bachelor of Architecture, average mark 9.89/10

1999/2003 Fourth Belgrade Gymnasium Particular interests: Mathematics, Art

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED PhD

2009/ 2012 Fund for Young Talents of the Republic of Serbia The Government of Italy Scholarship for Post-graduate Studies

Master studies 2006/ 2008

The Government of Serbia Scholarship for Excellent Academic Achievements City of Belgrade Scholarship for Excellent Academic Achievements

LANGUAGES Serbian, English, Italian, French (Basic), Portuguese (Basic)

COMPUTER SKILLS

PERSONAL INTERESTSSculpture, jewellery making, tango, skiing, scuba diving and sailing

REFERENCES:Gordana Grabež, Executive Director, National Museum in Belgrade, opdir@narodnimuzej.rsZoran Jovanović, Senior Architect, National Museum in Belgrade, rekon@narodnimuzej.rsNebojša Tanacković, Senior Architect, office@nesh-project.comLuca Strada, Senior Architect, Luca Strada Associati, Milano, Italy, info@stradaassociati.itMarco Stanislao Prusicki, Architect, Coordinator of PhD course, Politecnico di Milano, marcoprusicki@hotmail.comZoran Lazović, Professor at University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture, zoranlazovic@yahoo.co.uk

Portfolio and other references available upon request.

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AutoCAD, Revit (Beginner- completed Autodesk’s training course), Sketch Up, Photoshop, MS Office