I heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this:
The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah...

Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah (1984)

Personal Details

Name
Date & Place of birth
Address
Telephone number
Email
SBA, NL Registr. No.

Jonian Silaj
07.04.1985/Tirane, Albania
1e Ijzerstraat ,Rotterdam, NL
0031684557196
joni_silaj3@hotmail.com
2.141215.001

Education

09/2012 - 07/2014

09/2004 - 07/2011

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

Qualifications

Research

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

Albanian (native),
Greek (native),  
English (professional), 
Dutch (basic), 
Spanish (basic).

Computer Skills

Document Editors:       MS Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), InDesign, Illustrator
2D/3D:                            AutoCad 2D/3D, Sketchup, 3DStudio MAX, Rhino 3D,  
Image:                             Photoshop

Professional Experience

07/2014 - Present

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

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

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

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

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

Intern -  Department of Construction of Pireaus Bank, 
Athens, Greece

My duties ranged from administration responsibilities to project management working with 2D CAD drawing.

Professional Interests

Theory & Research

Urban sociology, urban identiy & diversity, informality, city environment, redevelopment, economic growth, resilient cities, complexity, urban landscapes.

Practice

Urban & regional planning, urban strategies & design, architectural visualizations, CAD drawings, playscapes, planning regulations, hand-made models, materiality,  urban design, 
sustainable environmental solutions.