The Archive of Landscapes
Cultural heritage project
Bogdan Kusevic
Architect, landscaper,
land management planner, environmental & architectural preservator
Updated on:December 02. 2022.
From the author...
"Dealing with architecture for me is dealing with culture because architecture is supposed to reflect the cultural code of a particular society. My work is based on understanding of people’s needs by taking into consideration the needs of an individual first and then the collective needs. For me, architecture is so similar to poetry, a manifestation of the mind in its high awareness, often subconscious one but always existential one which clears its path towards others in spaces of collective memory. When I design, I always put permanence of architectural heritage to serve as a concept upon which contemporary design finds its own way. Thinking, writing, drawing and planning is my methodology of design whereby architecture should correspond with the existing built environment and as well as with nature and society so that it could take on an identity worthy of a man of the 21st century."
Bogdan Kušević, MSc Arch
Work Experience
October 2018 - Now
September 2018 -
September 2016 -
July 2014 - August 2014
Architect, conservator architect and interior designer by contract 2018 - Now
Enforma d.o.o. - www.enforma.me
Jadranska magistrala bb. Kotor, Montenegro
In architectural studio Enforma d.o.o., I have been dealing with concept design and executive projects of conservation and restoration of fortification and residential architecture in Montenegro, along with culturo-historical and architectural research. From October 2018 till now, I have been a team member on the following projects:
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Executive architectural - conservation project of reconstruction, restoration and conservation of historical palace Florio - Luković in Prčanj, Montenegro. GFA building area cca 500 m2 (project in developing phase)
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Executive architectural - conservation project of residential housing in village Prijevor, Budva. GFA building area 800.00 m2
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Concept design and executive architectural - conservation project of reconstruction of Španjola fortress. Plot area 13816.00m2. - (in revision phase)
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The project “Rediscover, expose and exploit the concealed Jewish heritage of the Danube Region”, aims for researching Jewish tangible and intangible cultural heritage in Kotor, Montenegro. My role as the team member on this project was in the following activities:
Archival reseach of the Jewish cemetery in Kotor
Archival research of Jews in Kotor from XV-XX C.
Geneaological research of Jewish families from Kotor XIX-XX C.
Architectural and historical research of Jewish tangible heritage
International cooperation with dozens of experts and cultural institutionsins
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Concept design and executive project of Onogošt fortress, Nikšić in Montenegro. Plot area 7439.00m2. Fortification GFA area 1934.10 m2. (in revision phase)
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International competition: Architectural - urbanistic solution for the cultural heritage site in Herceg Novi - Španjola fortres. Won the 1st place.
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Concept design of reconstruction of family house in Prčanj. GFA building area 255.15m2
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Conservation executive project for the adaptation of the Main post office in Kotor. GFA building area 462.14m2
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Concept design and executive conservation project of rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction of Viskovic Palace - Museum of Visković family. GFA building area 912.17 m2
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Concept design and executive conservation project of reconstruction of the oyster farm laboratories of Institute of Marine Biology in Kotor. GFA building area 262.83 m2
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Concept design and executive architectural - conservation project of St. Cross fortress in Perast. GFA building area 828.57 m2
Architect collaborator - Sept. 2018.
Studio Redaelli Speranza Architetti Associati
Via Pietro Colletta 29, 20135 Milano, Italy
Urban and interior rendering design for the regional competition of Emilia Romagna in Italy - Valorisation of Via Francigena.
Competition winner.
Internship - Sept. 2016.
Expeditio - Center for Sustainable Spatial Development
Skaljari bb, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro
As architect collaborator I worked on project: Study of protection of cultural heritage in natural reserve ,,Tivatska Solila’’ in Tivat, Montenegro
Student practise - July - Aug. 2014
Atelier Pulsarh d.o.o. Molerova 37, 11111 Belgrade, Serbia
As an assistant, I worked on several projects for individual housing
Education:
Octobar 2015 - 2018
December 2015 -
September 2015 - Sept. 2015
September 2010 - July 2014
September 2006 - June 2010
September 2000 - June 2006
September 1998 - June 2006
Master (MSc) degree in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design (degree class n. LM - 4 Building engineering - architecture) - July 2018.
Politecnico di Milano, Scuola di Architettura, Urbanistica e Ingegneria delle Construzioni, Via Scalabrini 76, 29121 Piacenza, Italy
Graduation thesis: “The forgoten cultural landscape of Bay of Kotor. Valorisation of medieval path and ruins in Prcanj”
Score: 104/110
Original thesis booklet available on the following link:
https://issuu.com/bogdankusevic/docs/master_thesis_bogdan_kusevic_libro_
International Congress and Workshop. 1st BISHOP CITIES
Politecnico di Milano. Metropolitan architecture.
Piacenza Bishup city. - Dec. 2015.
Strategic nodes with a relevant role in the sustainable growth and liveability of the metropolitan regions. Piacenza, Italy
Specialised (Spec.Sci.Arch) degree in Architecture - Sept. 2015.
University of Montenegro, Faculty of Architecture
Bulevar Dzordza Vasingtona, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Graduation project score 10.0/10.0 with title:
,,Museum of Kotor’’<Na Benovo> City museum with parking garage
Fields of study: Building design, Interior design, Urbanism, Civil engineering
Bachelor (BSc) degree in Architecture - July 2014.
University of Montenegro, Faculty of Architecture,
Bulevar Dzordza Vasingtona, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Fields of study: Building design, Interior design, Urbanism,
Civil engineering, History and Theory of Architecture
High school degree - June 2010.
High school - Classical Lyceum ,,Gimnazija Kotor’’ in Kotor, Montenegro.
Final exam passed with score 4.75/5.00
Musical school degree - June 2006.
Primary musical school “ŠOSMO Kotor” in Kotor, Montenegro
Graduated with excellent success in the class for clarinet with score 5.00/5.00
Primary school degree - June 2006.
Primary school “Ivo Lola Ribar” - in Prcanj, MontenegroGraduated with award in excellence “Luca 1”
Publications:
January 2021 -
January 2021 -
“Cemetery“ tourism study
Authors: Marija Novakovic, Bogdan Kusevic, Slaven Radimiri Levi
Partner institutions: Municipality of Kotor, Jewish Community of Montenegro
Kotor. - Jan. 2021.
The publication “Cemetery“ tourism study aims to reveal the chronology of the historical development of the city cemetery in Škaljari, Kotor with special reference to the chronology of its development, and the architecture of its cemetery chapels and churches, as well as the monumental sculpture. A special section of this publication is the architectural-stylistic chronological study of the Jewish cemetery located within the City Cemetery in Škaljari. This study aims to present the unique stylistic characteristics of the Jewish cemetery, which is the only one of its kind in Montenegro, and to find a model for its future valorisation, through the prism of cultural practice and tourism.
Link to this publication:
https://www.significantcemeteries.org/2021/06/cemetery-tourism-study-at-city-cemetery.html
"Jews in Kotor following the archive records from XV- XX Century"
Authors: Marija Novakovic, Bogdan Kusevic
Partner institutions: Municipality of Kotor, Jewish Community of Montenegro
Kotor. - Jan. 2021.
The publication "Jews in Kotor following the archive records from XV- XX Century", created within the Rediscover pilot project aimed at rediscovering the forgotten Jewish cultural heritage in the Kotor municipality, thematically completes the segment of research on the origin of Jews in Kotor from the XV-XX century, their family histories, as well as the discovery of the almost forgotten Jewish cultural heritage in the Municipality of Kotor. The project includes archival and historical research on Jews in Kotor from the XV-XX centuries, genealogical research of Jewish families from Kotor in the XIX and XX
century, architectural and stylistic research of Jewish cultural heritage in the municipality of Kotor, as well as demographic research of the Jewish people who lived in Kotor and neighbouring municipalities during the XIX and XX centuries.
Link to this publication:
https://www.kotor.me/me/jevreji-u-kotoru---jews-in-kotor/
Exhibitions:
January 2021.
October 2021.
September 2022.
September 2022.
Jewish tangible and intangible cultural heritage in Kotor
Temporary exhibition at the Naval museum of Montenegro - Kotor
The authors of the exhibition:
Studio Enforma doo - Marija Novaković and Bogdan Kušević
Jewish tangible and intangible cultural heritage in Kotor
Temporary exhibition at the Jewish Conference "Mahar" in Budva, Montenegro
The authors of the exhibition :
Studio Enforma doo - Marija Novaković and Bogdan Kušević
Jewish tangible and intangible cultural heritage in Kotor
Temporary exhibition at "The 2nd book festival – humanities, culture and art in Montenegro – FesK Kotor (FesKK) in Kotor, Montenegro
The authors of the exhibition:
Studio Enforma doo - Marija Novaković and Bogdan Kušević
Jewish tangible and intangible cultural heritage in Kotor
Temporary exhibition at European days of Jewish culture in Pljevlja, Montenegro
The authors of the exhibition:
Studio Enforma doo - Marija Novaković and Bogdan Kušević
Language skills:
Mother tongue (s): Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian
English: Understanding - B2 ; Speaking - B2 ; Writting - B2
Italian: Understanding - B2 ; Speaking - B2 ; Writting - B2
Curriculum Vitae
Bogdan Kusevic
