Name
Date & Place of birth Address Telephone number SBA, NL Registr. No. |
Jonian Silaj
07.04.1985/Tirane, Albania 1e Ijzerstraat ,Rotterdam, NL 0031684557196 joni_silaj3@hotmail.com 2.141215.001 |
09/2012 - 07/2014
09/2004 - 07/2011
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Delft University of Technology,
Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences Delft, The Netherlands Democritus University of Thrace,
Department of Architecture Engineering, Master of Science in Architecture Engineering, Xanthi, Greece |
Research
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Looking through the “Other” City,
How to activate the socio-spatial connection within an heterotopic framework looking through the case of Durban’s Warwick Junction, Academic, TU Delft, 2014 Heterotopias, The “other spaces” where place becomes an experience and acquires values, Theory Paper, Academic, TU Delft, 2014 Drift in the city, Urban intervention in Exarcheia, Academic, DUTH, 2011 Organic constitution issues of space and housing in the Shadow Cities, Research paper on the slums of South America, Academic, DUTH, 2009 |
Languages
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Albanian (native),
Greek (native), English (professional), Dutch (basic), Spanish (basic). |
Computer Skills
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Document Editors: MS Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), InDesign, Illustrator
2D/3D: AutoCad 2D/3D, Sketchup, 3DStudio MAX, Rhino 3D, Image: Photoshop |
07/2014 - Present
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Co-founder - ‘Blue Tree Architects’
Rotterdam, The Netherlands 'the floating grid', Delft, The Netherlands (in progress), ‘what is a bar ’, bar design, Delft, The Netherlands (in progress), 'mr. Massas', print design, Noordvijk, The Netherlands ‘vintage Berlin 0.0’, house renovation, Berlin, Germany, ‘symbiotic transformations, Villa Portuense’ , competition proposal, Rome, Italy, 'O ', logo & print design, Delft, The Netherlands |
07/2012 - Present
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Freelance architect - Kelepouri-Orfanos Architects,
Mani, Greece Participated in several housing projects working with 2D/3D CAD programs and also visualizations/image editing for competitions. |
09/2011 - 04/2012
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Freelance architect - Ektypa,
Athens, Greece ‘the everyday urban game’ , competition proposal , Thessaloniki, Greece Participated in architectural and urban projects and research. |
06/2009 - 02/2010
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Intern - Kelepouri-Orfanos Architects,
Mani, Greece Collaborated with the office in several housing projects. My main role was 2D & 3D CAD drawing and physical model making. |
09/2008 - 11/2008
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Intern - National University of San Juan-Department of Architecture, Urbanism & Design,
San Juan, Argentina Participated in seismic risk research, particularly in the project “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Urban Areas – Case study: City of San Juan, Argentina” under the directions of Mirta Romero, director of regional institute of planning and living. |
06/2006 - 09/2006
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Intern - Department of Construction of Pireaus Bank,
Athens, Greece My duties ranged from administration responsibilities to project management working with 2D CAD drawing. |
Theory & Research
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Urban sociology, urban identiy & diversity, informality, city environment, redevelopment, economic growth, resilient cities, complexity, urban landscapes.
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Practice
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Urban & regional planning, urban strategies & design, architectural visualizations, CAD drawings, playscapes, planning regulations, hand-made models, materiality, urban design,
sustainable environmental solutions. |