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Lazar Kuzmanov (born 1968 in Titel) graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade under the mentorship of Prof. Svetislav Ličina (1995) and obtained a master's degree at the same faculty (2008).

He began his career at the Urban Planning Institute Novi Sad (1995-2001). In collaboration with architect Ilja Mikitišin, from 1997 to 2002, he won awards in architectural and urban planning competitions. Since 2004, he has led his own design firm, Kuzmanov and Partners. In independent work, he has designed residential and commercial buildings in Novi Sad, showcasing a bold design approach and careful attention to details. He is a member of the Engineering Chamber, the Association of Architects of Novi Sad (DaNS), and the Association of Applied Artists and Designers of Vojvodina (UPIDIV). From 2000 to 2004, he served as the Provincial Secretary for Architecture, Urban Planning, and Construction of AP Vojvodina. He also participated in teaching at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad (1996-2012). He was the president of the Association of Architects of Novi Sad and the editor-in-chief of the DaNS magazine (2005-2008).

He participated in over fifty exhibitions and architecture salons nationally and internationally, receiving numerous awards and professional recognitions.

Goran Vojvodić (b. 1959) graduated from the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture.

His professional engagement includes the design of residential and housing buildings, hotels, business and commercial centers, sports facilities for various purposes, adaptations and reconstructions of buildings, as well as interiors of private and public spaces, resulting in a significant number of completed projects.

For his realized works in the country and abroad, he has received numerous awards and recognitions (27 in total), including the Borba Award for Architecture, the Belgrade City Award for Architecture and Urbanism, the annual UAS “Aleksej Brkić” Award, and the Grand Architecture Award of the Union of Architects for Lifetime Achievement.

He has participated in numerous architectural events, including the International Architecture Biennale in Venice (2002), the XXI World Congress of Architecture in Berlin, and solo and collective exhibitions in Moscow, Prague, Paris, Barcelona, Vienna, Melbourne, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, and others.

He is the author of the monographs “My Architecture” (2012) and “Architecture of Details” (2019).

Since 2014, he has held a professorial position at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade. He is the director and co-founder of the architectural company BiroVIA (est. 2007).

Danilo Dangubić is a Serbian architect who pursued his education in the United States at Drury University, where he completed his undergraduate studies in architecture. In 1999, he graduated from the prestigious Architectural Association in London, where he also began teaching following the completion of his studies. He has delivered lectures at numerous universities and participated in the Baumer Symposium for Distinguished Young Architects at the Ohio State University's Knowlton School of Architecture. Additionally, he is a member of the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) validation panel, which granted RIBA accreditation to the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Belgrade.

In 2015, he founded the architectural studio Danilo Dangubic Architects in Belgrade. The studio, composed of over 20 young and talented architects, quickly established itself as a dynamic practice offering design, planning, production, and project execution services across various scales and complexities. The studio is committed to exploration and innovation in contemporary architecture. In 2024, Architizer recognized Danilo Dangubic Architects as one of the 220 most progressive studios globally.

Dangubić is the author of numerous projects in the fields of cultural, commercial, and residential architecture. His work was exhibited at the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism in 2021, as well as at the Piran Days of Architecture in Piran, Slovenia. He received the “Aleksej Brkić” Award for the best-realized architectural work in 2022 for the Central project. His Skew House project won an A+ Award in 2024 in the residential buildings category. Danilo Dangubić is the chief architect for Expo2027 Belgrade and the author of the Expo2027 master plan.

Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Belgrade in 2002. After a corporate career, he briefly worked as an independent artist before founding his own architectural practice in 2016, operating through Studio MAPA Architects. His work continues to focus on architectural design, project management, and design development.

He is the author of architectural and interior designs for numerous public buildings, individual residential and collective housing projects, industrial buildings, and structures with specialized purposes. He has participated in both public and invited competitions, achieving notable results. In addition to architectural design, he is engaged in investment development, project management, and coordination of design and construction processes.

His works have been published in Atlas of Visual Artists of Applied Arts and Designers of Serbia - 21st Century (2014) and Critical Gambit: A Review of Contemporary Architecture in Serbia by Milorad H. Jeftić (2014). His projects and realizations have been featured in both national and international print and digital media. His works have been exhibited in selections of the Architecture Salon at the Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade, the DaNS Salon in Novi Sad, the Piranesi Exhibition, and the Balkan Architecture Biennale.

He has served as a jury member in numerous architecture and art competitions, including the Architecture Salon at the Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade, as well as the Expert Council for Serbia's participation at the 16th and 17th Venice Architecture Biennale (2018, 2020/2021). He has also been a jury member in competitions organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

One of his most significant contributions is the establishment of new standards for designing facilities specialized for people with disabilities (PwD).

Memberships: ULUPUDS, DAB, UAS, IKS, ACES, ASAP

Key Awards and Recognitions:

• Zlatna Mistrija - Portal Gradnja; Jury Award for House of the Year 2024 - TLS Villa, Belgrade (2024)
• Commendation - UAS for contributions to the development of family house typologies, particularly for a residential family home (2024)
• Public Award at the 44th Architecture Salon - Villa Tolstojeva, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade (2024)
• German Design Awards Winner - Architecture 2024 - Villa Tolstojeva, Belgrade, Residential Category, German Design Council
• Grand Award of ULUPUDS 2022 - Association of Fine Artists of Applied Arts and Designers of Serbia
• Slobodan Mića Rajović Award for dedication to architectural drawing - Balkan Architectural Biennale (2024)
• Iconic Awards 2022 - Innovative Architecture Today - Best of the Best, German Design Council
• Aleksandar Šaletić Fund Award for Interior Design - Mind Office Building R&D, Cerovac; 54th May Exhibition, ULUPUDS
• Grand Prix of the 39th Architecture Salon - Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade (2017)
• Annual UAS "Aleksej Brkić" Award - Association of Architects of Serbia (2017)
• City of Belgrade Award for Best Realized Work in Architecture and Urbanism (2012)
• Novosti Company Award for Best Realized Architectural Work (2012), Borba Architecture Award Tradition
• Architecture Salon Recognition in the Architecture category - 41st Architecture Salon, MPU, Belgrade (2019)
• Iconic Awards - Interior Selection - Office Building, German Design Council
• German Design Awards Special 2021 - Excellent Architecture, Zumtobel Factory, German Design Council
• Architecture Salon Commendation in the Architecture category - 43rd Architecture Salon, MPU, Belgrade (2021)
• BIG SEE Architecture Award 2020 - Winner - Public and Commercial Architecture, Zumtobel Office and Factory, Niš
• Special Mention STRAND - Sustainable Society Association - Code Šumadija project in the Innovation in Architecture, Science & Technology in the Digital Era category (Belgrade, 2018)
• BIG SEE Architecture Award 2021 - Winner - Residential Architecture, Villa IB, Istria, Croatia
• BIG SEE Interior Design Award 2021 - Winner - Interior Design, Interfast Office, Belgrade
• Special Recognition by DaNS for Architectural Realization (2010)
• Grand Prix "Saint-Gobain Rigips Trophy" for Best Interior Design in Serbia and Montenegro (2009)
• Honorable Mention - Third Balkan Architectural Biennale (2017) - Vila IB, Krasica
• Nomination for Piranesi Award - Serbian Nomination (Piran, 2023)
• Top 10 Architectural Achievements of 2012 - Expert Jury, NIN
• First Prize - Saint Gobain Rigips for Best Interior Design in Serbia and Montenegro (2009)

Full Professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade, where he leads one of the master's design studios and diploma courses at the Department of Architecture. He is engaged in practice and theoretical work. He perceives construction in a narrower sense primarily as a consequence of social phenomena, processes, and value systems of a given era.

In co-authorship with Prof. Borislav Petrović, he published the monographic study "Tradition - Transition" (2011), which addresses the communicological aspect of architecture, as well as the monograph "The Future of Housing" (2017), which primarily deals with the social sustainability of housing.

Rašković's creative opus includes more than twenty completed buildings of various purposes, encompassing residential, commercial, industrial, sports, and religious structures. The team to which Rašković belongs has won over thirty awards in public competitions, including eleven first prizes. Significant works in this field include: three first prizes for family houses in the national style (1998), spatial planning of the Divčibare Nature Park (2005), a hotel complex in Palić (2014), and an athletics complex in Ljubljana (2017).

He is the recipient of nine professional awards. He was the national commissioner of the 14th and 15th Venice Biennale of Architecture (2014/2016). He served as the City Architect of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, from 2017 to 2021.

Vladislav T. Lalicki (1971, Belgrade) graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade in 1999, in the studio of prof. Branislav Mitrović. In the period 1996-1999, he intensively deals with theater scenography. After graduation, he was employed at the "Madlenianum" Chamber Opera, as a coordinator of activities for the reconstruction of the theater building (2000-2005). Then he moved to the project bureau "Studio" doo to the position of leading designer (2005-2008). In 2008, he founded his own project bureau (Atelje Vladislav Lalicki doo), in which he strives to foster a "manufacturing" approach to work, both in terms of approach to design, and from the aspect of team building and individual development of each individual who makes it up.

He is the author and responsible designer of a large number (over a hundred) of projects, very different in purpose, size, form or context. With the experience of working on various architectural typologies (residential, business, tourist, cultural facilities...), the specific "niche" of his work is represented by sacred buildings, designed for the Serbian Orthodox Church. Exhibited at numerous exhibitions in the field of architecture, theater scenography and design, participated in a dozen architectural competitions, won awards. He occasionally publishes author's texts on various architectural topics. Member of the Chamber of Engineers of Serbia and the Association of Architects of Belgrade.

Dr. Dragana Konstantinović is a full professor at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad. She is an active architect and researcher in the field of architecture and urban planning.

Her work is dedicated to the identification, research, and promotion of the architectural heritage of socialist modernism, as well as exploring design approaches for its programmatic reutilization. She has published numerous scientific and professional papers and has presented her research at conferences and professional gatherings both nationally and internationally. Additionally, she is the author and curator of exhibitions and events related to architecture and the modernist architectural heritage.

She teaches courses in architectural design, history, and the theory of 20th-century architecture.

Dr. Konstantinović is a member of the Engineering Chamber of Serbia, the Society of Architects of Novi Sad, the Board of the Association of Architects of Serbia, the DoCoMoMo organization, and is a co-founder of BAZA- a platform for spatial practices.

Dr Slobodan Jović is an architect from Novi Sad. Since 2016, he has been employed as an assistant at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad, and since 2023, he has also been a curator of the architecture, urbanism, and architectural design collection at the Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade. In 2024, he became a partner in the architectural studio 50 50 DOO.

Previously, from 2011 to 2015, he worked at the Enforma architectural studio in Kotor. As part of that firm and later as an independent architect, he participated in numerous architectural and urban planning projects.

Beyond his professional work, he has been actively engaged in the Society of Architects of Novi Sad (DaNS), serving as president from 2016 to 2020 and as a board member from 2020 to 2022. Since 2017, he has also been a board member of the Association of Architects of Serbia (UAS). Alongside a group of colleagues, he co-founded Baza - Platform for Spatial Practices, through which he has been dedicated for years to researching urban environments and the modernist heritage of Novi Sad.

He has co-authored several exhibitions and multimedia events, as well as two books:
📖 SPENS: The Measure of the City
📖 Novi Sad - A Modern City

As a co-author of the Novi Sad - A Modern City project, he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Novi Sad Architecture Salon in 2022, and in 2023, he received a recognition from the Association of Engineers and Technicians of Serbia.

He has been actively involved in organizing Serbia's participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale, first as a member of the Expert Council in 2018, and later as commissioner for Serbia's exhibition at the 17th and 18th Venice Architecture Biennales in 2021 and 2023. For the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2025, he will serve as president of the Expert Council.

Igor I. Mikitišin, born in 1991 in Belgrade, grew up in Novi Sad, Serbia. He studied architecture at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade, and completed his postgraduate studies at KU Leuven, Architecture Faculty, Sint Lucas School of Architecture, Ghent, Belgium. There, he gained deeper theoretical and practical knowledge in sustainability in architecture and energy-efficient design.

He developed professionally as an architect in the Belgrade offices of Arhi.pro and ZAP Beograd from 2017 to 2022, mastering work in architectural design of large commercial, business, and residential buildings. He enjoys working and coordinating projects in BIM and producing visualizations and animated films for real estate and residential presentations in architecture.

He has received several awards in domestic and international architectural competitions in the field of culture and public buildings within the 4MIND bureau, with the most notable projects including:

• The expansion of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (ETF) and the Technical Faculties Campus in Belgrade (2022)
• The new building of the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Natural History Museum in Podgorica
• The Museum of the First World War and Documentation Center within the Memorial Complex on Mount Cer
• The Music Academy building in Dorćol (FMU)

Together with his father and mentor, colleague Ilja Mikitišin, he won the Golden Trowel award for the House of the Year 2024, as chosen by the public.

In his private practice, he mainly focuses on designing single-family homes and interior design for various typologies - from polyclinics and restaurants to business and residential spaces.

He is one of the founders of the Sfera Podcast on architecture and public space culture, as well as the recently launched Sfera Forum, a meeting place for local creatives in public spaces. For his contributions, he recently received the Ranko Radović Award from the ULUPUDS Association, as well as a major recognition from the Society of Conservators of Serbia for his outstanding contribution to the protection of architectural heritage in Serbia. He is currently a Board Member of the Society of Architects of Novi Sad.

He is passionate about basketball, history, and classical music.

Marko Muhadinović graduated from the Faculty of Technology in Novi Sad, specializing in oil and petrochemistry, earning the title of graduate engineer of technology. He is currently in the final year of his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad, specializing in Environmental Engineering.

His expertise in technological processes is combined with a passion for sustainable development and innovative approaches to environmental protection. Through research and professional experience, he focuses on implementing efficient solutions that enhance industrial processes and reduce negative environmental impact.

He began his professional career at the Sunoko sugar factory, where he worked for five years as a Process Engineer and Shift Leader. In March 2017, he joined the process team at Lafarge Serbia, where he served as a Process Manager. Since 2019, he has also taken on responsibilities in environmental protection and sustainable development, working as a Manager for Process, Environmental Protection, and Sustainable Development.

In October 2022, he became a Geocycle Manager, joining the management team of Lafarge Serbia and becoming a member of the company's Executive Board. Since March 2024, he has held the position of Technical Director of the cement plant, retaining responsibility for alternative fuels (Geocycle), continuing his career as a member of the Executive Board of Lafarge Serbia.

Miljan P. Salata, born in 1992 in Belgrade. He studied and graduated in architecture at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade, in the class of Professor V. Lojanica. During his master's studies, he was engaged in 3 departments of the Faculty of Architecture, where he worked as a student demonstrator in several subjects. After completing his studies, he went to Beijing, where he interned at the Office of Architect Ole Schereen for over a year, gaining extensive experience working on "mega" projects of world architecture.

In the ZDL architectural bureau from Rijeka, he worked for a full 6 years, actively engaged in architectural design and interior design. In the same bureau, he was part of a team that won awards in significant urban-architectural competitions in Croati - the reconstruction of the Paromlin Library in Zagreb and Hotel Grabovac. At the end of 2024, he founded a private practice, NUR Studio, primarily oriented towards professional renders and architectural visualizations. He is a regular participant in regional and international competitions, where he has won several awards in cooperation with the 4MIND bureau, among which the most notable are the projects of the new building of the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Natural History Museum in Podgorica, as well as the Museum of the First World War and the Documentation Center within the Memorial Complex on Mount Cer, and the building of the Music Academy in Dorćol (FMU).

He is one of the founders of the Sfera Podcast on Architecture and the culture of public spaces, as well as the recently launched Sfera Forum, a meeting place for local creatives in public space, for which he recently received the Ranko Radović Award from the ULUPUDS association, as well as a great appreciation from the Society of Conservators of Serbia for outstanding contribution to the protection of architectural heritage in the territory of the Republic of Serbia.

He loves skiing, philosophy, and electronic music.

Boško Ristić (born in 2000 in Zvornik) graduated from the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Dragana Konstantinović. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Architectural Design in Novi Sad.

During his studies, he worked as a student demonstrator in multiple courses related to design and architectural technologies.

He is one of the founders of the student society SKICA, where he actively promotes architecture, design, and art both within and beyond academic settings. His involvement includes numerous initiatives, exhibitions, and organizing events such as lectures, workshops, and discussions.

Beyond workshops, he has notable experience in exhibitions. His practice includes working as a guide at the Serbian Pavilion during the 2023 Venice Biennale, as well as participating in various student exhibitions.

As part of the European Architecture Students Assembly (EASA - Shanzhai Benidorm 2024 - and its regional event SESAM (Identity 2.0, Nicosia 2025), he serves as both a workshop tutor and an exhibition curator, exploring the theme of archive performativity.

Director of the company ift Rosenheim Hrvatska d.o.o., partner of the German institute for construction products ift Rosenheim Germany GmbH. With 20 years of experience in the field of certification and laboratory testing of construction carpentry. In 2002, he graduated in wood technology at the Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb.

After graduation, employed at the certification company Euroinspekt d.d. responsible for laboratory testing and certification of building products - parquet, floors, wooden structures, windows, doors, facades. In 2012, he joined the largest German institute for window technology, ift Rosenheim GmbH, as an expert responsible for the implementation of European standards and the certification of construction carpentry in Slovenia and Croatia.

In 2017, he became the sales director of ift Rosenheim for the Balkan region (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina) with a focus on testing and certifying windows and doors.

From 2018 to today, he is the director of the company ift Rosenheim Hrvatska d.o.o. responsible for the development and business results of the ift Rosenheim institute with a focus on laboratory testing and certification of construction carpentry, education of manufacturers/clients regarding CE marking of construction carpentry, and mandatory testing and certification of windows and doors according to European Union norms/standards.

Ivana Petronijević was born in Zagreb, and graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Belgrade. She has been active as an architect since 2002 in the sphere of designing, investing, developing and realizing projects from the field of residential buildings, through business complexes to hotels, largely realized in Serbia, Greece and Italy.

She started his first architectural steps in the construction team of the Church of St. Sava in Belgrade, then became part of the team in the Atelier Eva Vaništa Lazarević project office. She continues her professional development through cooperation with architectural bureaus in Athens and Thessaloniki, and from 2013 to 2016 she was part of the RS Ministry of Defense team responsible for the development and construction of military facilities. Since 2017, he has been part of the Alumil YU Industry company as an architect consultant on projects. He is actively engaged in market research in Serbia and the region in order to expand opportunities for the development of the company and clients.

She believes that every professional, in addition to mandatory continuous professional development, must have and nurture social responsibility. She speaks English, German and Greek.

Vladimir Tasevski was born in Belgrade, where he had finished The First Belgrade Gymnasium, and then graduated in foreign trade from the Higher School of Economics. For a long time, he lived and worked in Iraq and Switzerland. Since 1998, he has been working for the German company VEKA, the world's leading manufacturer of PVC profile systems for windows and doors. As a regional representative, he has been representing, promoting and expanding the company since its appearance in this region.

As a highly professional, responsible and experienced person, he has led VEKA to occupy a very high position in the construction carpentry market in the southern Balkans, and has contributed to the constant increase in the number of partners and annual turnover. In 2023, he was awarded a recognition for 25 years of work, success and merit by the VEKA parent company.

Vladimir is married and has two children. In addition to tennis, which he plays recreationally, he also enjoys skiing, scuba diving, sailing and hiking. He is a big fan of traveling and discovering new countries and cultures.

Marija Šipetić-Bjegović, M.Arch., born on January 21, 1971, in Čačak, stands out as an ambitious, innovative, and confident leader in the field of architecture and engineering. After completing elementary school in Lučani and attending Filip Filipović Gymnasium in Čačak, where she specialized in programming, she enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade in 1990, laying the foundation for her passionate career in architecture.

Her professional journey began in 2003 at Progres, a company based in Belgrade, where she worked as a construction-technical advisor in the Engineering sector. As the chief engineer, Marija played a key role in the execution of large-scale and challenging projects in Russia and Serbia, gaining extensive experience in the management and implementation of complex construction solutions.

Her career took a significant turn in 2008 when she joined Alu Koenig Stahl d.o.o. in Belgrade as a technical service advisor. Alu Koenig Stahl, the official representative of the renowned German manufacturer Schüco, provided Marija with an opportunity to innovate and recognize the potential of new technologies in the industry. Her visionary approach quickly led to business advancements.

After just two years, Marija was promoted to Head of the Technical Bureau, where she and her team made a substantial contribution to the design of glazed façade structures for numerous prestigious projects in Belgrade and across Serbia, solidifying her status as one of the leading experts in the industry.

In March 2022, Marija Šipetić-Bjegović assumed the position of General Manager in Serbia, becoming a key figure in the management of the parent company, Alu Koenig Stahl GmbH. As the first woman in the company's 170-year history to hold this position, her journey serves as a symbol of professional excellence, leadership, and continuous advancement in the construction industry.

Graduated in Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical Power Systems. Employed at ABB Serbia since 2006, where he currently holds the position of sales manager for the Infrastructure and Transport business segment.

During the last 18 years of its existence, ABB, together with its team and partners, actively participated in the implementation of significant infrastructure projects on Milutin Milanković Boulevard, including the Navigator 2, Sirius, Holiday Inn, GTC X and NCR buildings. His involvement covered all phases - from the preparation of project documentation and contracting, through delivery and installation, to after-sales activities of power equipment. In parallel with the work on these projects, he was engaged in the delivery and implementation of equipment for most shopping centers with an area of up to 300,000 m² in Belgrade (TC Rajićeva, IKEA, Beo Shopping Mall, Galerija Shopping Mall) and the region (East Gate Skopje).

In the field of health infrastructure, he coordinated the delivery of ABB electrical distribution cabinets for facilities such as the Clinical Center of Serbia, the Clinical Center of Vojvodina and the Prokuplje Hospital, which have been completed or are in the preparation phase. As one of the pioneers in the field of smart homes in Serbia with KNX certification, he implemented projects for the implementation of "smart home" solutions in residential buildings such as B2 in Terazije, Novi Dorćol - phase 1 and Zepterra.

In the last six years, he has focused on the popularization and expansion of the network of slow and fast electric chargers throughout Serbia, with more than 50 installed devices from 50 kW to 350 kW. The aim of this initiative is to contribute to the reduction of pollution and support sustainable development in accordance with the green agenda.

In addition to technical and commercial activities, he is dedicated to educating clients and the market so that the most modern ABB solutions become widely applied in Serbia.

Born in Novi Sad in 1993. After completing secondary education in electrical engineering, he continued his studies at the College of Vocational Studies in Novi Sad (VTŠNS), majoring in Electrical Engineering.

From 2015 to 2023, he worked in the private sector in positions such as brand manager, project manager, and sales representative, before deciding to start his own business.

Although a relatively young company, M-TECH Technical Consulting has achieved notable results in the field of design, sales, and integration of state-of-the-art audiovisual systems.

As an authorized dealer and integrator of renowned global manufacturers, M-TECH offers its clients complete technical solutions for sound systems, intelligent lighting, interactive systems, LED screens, and video conferencing collaboration systems.

These systems are no longer just technical equipment - they have become an integral part of a space's architectural identity. The role of M-TECH, as both designer and integrator, is to consider a space not only through aesthetics and functionality, but also through the user's experience - what they see, hear, and feel.