Branka Dimitrijevic

I am Professor of Architecture and Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange at the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. I hold an MSc in Revitalisation of Architectural and Urban Heritage and a PhD in History of Architecture. I have taught the history of architecture, evaluation and reuse of architectural and urban heritage, sustainable building design and urban planning, and integration of low carbon infrastructure systems at the universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, United Kingdom, and as Visiting Professor at universities in Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.

I am a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal on Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, International Journal of Architectural Research, Sustainability of Culture and Heritage (a section of Sustainability), Urban and Regional Planning, and Arhitektura i Urbanizam,  and a referee for 17 other international journals. I have been a referee for research applications submitted to EUREKA: Eurostars; Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation; Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation; Ministry of Sciences, Serbia; NESTA, UK; Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), Cardiff City Council, UK; and assessed the applications submitted to Innovate UK. I have also assessed research outputs submitted to the Italian Evaluation of Research Quality Exercise. As a member of the Panel for Creative Arts and Design of the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, I participated in the assessment of PhD applications.

I have established strong links with the construction sector in particular and across engineering professions through a series of multi-institutional knowledge exchange projects since 2000: Network of Construction Creativity Clubs, Centre for the Built Environment, Scottish Construction Centre, CIC Start Online and Mainstreaming Innovation, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Scottish Government. They attracted over 6,000 delegates at live events and over 3,600 members of online projects. My other key professional engagements include membership in Scottish Construction Forum (2009-2012), the Boards of Scottish Sustainable Development Forum (2010-2013) and Architecture+Design Scotland (2010-2014), and the 2020 Climate Group (2012-2014). 

I have developed the proposal for and led the establishment of the Flexible Learning Centre (FLC) at the Faculty of Engineering which was launched in November 2016 (later renamed as Engineering Online Centre). I have led the production of the online CPD courses published by the FLC on ‘Social Benefits of Innovative Lighting’ and 'Decision-making for Place Making'. I am active in the cross-University research networks 'Socially Progressive Innovation and Entrepreneurship' and 'Strathclyde Ageing Network'. 

I am Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Fellow of Higher Education Academy and a member of the Panel for Creative Design and Arts of Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities. I was a PI and director of the knowledge exchange project CIC Start Online, 2009-2013 when it was included in The Scottish Green List 2010 as one of the 20 top projects and initiatives for sustainable development.

Selected Recent Publications, Presentations, and Research Projects

Latest Research and KE Projects

• KA107 staff and PhD students mobility with the University of Belgrade, Serbia, Principal Investigator (June 2018-July 2020)
• Inclusive tourism in the city, Co-Investigator (March-July 2018)
• Zero Waste Scotland Circular Economy Investment Fund Project, Co-Investigator (Feb 2017-Feb 2019)
• KLABS: Knowledge Exchange Project, Principal Investigator (March 2016-October 2018)
• Flexible Learning Centre, Principal Investigator (June 2015-Nov 2016)
• BRE Framework Collaboration / S130160-10, Principal Investigator (Oct 2013- Sep 2020)
• Mainstreaming Innovation, Principal Investigator (April 2013-March 2014)
• Spatial, Environmental, Energy and Social Aspects of Developing Settlements and Climate Change – Mutual Impacts, Co-Investigator (Feb 2011- Dec 2015)
• Reinforced Concrete Condition Assessment in Heritage Buildings: Lion Chambers in Glasgow (UK) and Duni Theatre in Matera (Italy), Co-Investigator (Feb 2011-June 2011)
• CIC Start Online, Principal Investigator (Sep 2009-Feb 2013)

Latest Books

• Integrated Urban Planning: Directions, Resources and Territories (TU Delft Open, 2018)
• Innovations for Sustainable Building Design and Refurbishment in Scotland: Outputs of CIC Start Online Project (Springer, 2013)
• Climate Change and the Built Environment: Policies and Practice in Scotland and Serbia (Institute for Architecture and Urbanism, Serbia, 2013)
• Karel Pařík: Architekt evropského Sarajeva (Eminent, 2012)

Latest Refereed Journal Papers (abbreviated titles)

• Agile urban planning and phased housing construction for migrating populations, (IMPEDE 2019 Conference Proceedings, Belgrade, Serbia 2019)
• SYNCHRONY-CITY: Sarajevo in 5 acts and few intervals (ArchNet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 2019)
• Frameworks for citizens participation in planning: From conversational to smart tools (Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019)
• Cracks and light: observing the resilience of the history museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Martor, 2018)
• Is radical innovation in architecture crucial to sustainability? Lessons from three Scottish contemporary buildings (Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2018)
• Social innovation systems for building resilient communities (Urban Science, 2018)
• Modernist architecture, conflict, heritage and resilience: the case of the historical museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Arch-Net-IJAR, 2017)
• From transition towns to smart cities: opportunities and challenges (Computers and Law, 2015)
• Sustainable reuse of modern movement heritage buildings: problems and solutions in Scotland and Italy (WIT Press, 2015)
• Strengthening the sustainability of built heritage in Scotland (Architecture and Science, 2014)
• Towards the integration of sustainable infrastructure into the existing built environment (Spatium, 2013)
• Durability, adaptability and energy conservation (DAEC) assessment tool (International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2002)

Latest Book Chapters

• Sustainable refurbishment for an adaptable built environment (TU Delft Open, 2018)
• Aims, legislation and policies for reducing carbon and other GHG emissions in Scotland (Institute for Architecture and Urbanism of Serbia, 2013)
• Community consultation in planning and regeneration of settlements (Institute for Architecture and Urbanism of Serbia, 2013)
• Novel approaches to creating more sustainable settlements (Institute for Architecture and Urbanism of Serbia, 2013)
• Spatial, ecological, energy and social aspects in planning and regeneration of settlements: policies and practice in Scotland (Institute for Architecture and Urbanism of Serbia, 2013)
• Key agencies role in the development and evaluation of urban and architectural projects (Institute for Architecture and Urbanism of Serbia, 2013)
• Urban regeneration in Scotland (Institute for Architecture and Urbanism of Serbia, 2013)
• Planning for resilience (Springer, 2013)
• Early applications of reinforced concrete in "Modern Architecture": Europe and UK (Cooperativa Universitaria Editrice Studi, 2011)
• The Lion Chambers - Glasgow (UK) (Cooperativa Universitaria Editrice Studi, 2011)

Latest Keynotes / Public Lectures / Conferences / International Collaboration

• Emerald Literati Award 2019, for reviews for Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (Oct 2019)
• Innovative materials and technologies for sustainable built environment, at Impact Engage event in Glasgow (Sep 2019)
• University of Rome - La Sapienza, Italy, hosting a visiting researcher with the aim to publish a co-authored paper on the reuse of built heritage (Aug-Oct 2019)
• University of Belgrade, Serbia, and University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - hosting a visiting researcher with the aim to publish a co-authored journal paper on the evaluation of Modernist architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Aug-Oct 2019)
• 'Green Urbanism', 3rd international conference, Rome Italy, 11-13/12/2019, member of Scientific Committee
• Member of the judging panel for RIBA's Awards for Research 2019
• Innovate UK, Evaluation of research applications (2019)
• Architecture(s) for Resilience, Symposium organisation and charing (2019)
• Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Evaluation of research applications (2019)
• Sustainable Building 2019, Glasgow, Invited speaker (2019)
• Université Libre de Bruxelles - Evaluation of research applications to COFUND – IF@ULB (Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions – H2020) (2019)
• Member of the PhD Board "Cities and Landscapes: Architecture, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, History and Resources", University of Basilicata, Matera, Italy (2019)
• External Examiner at PhD viva at the University of Turin, Italy (2019)
• Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, Evaluation of scholarship applications (2019)
• Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia, Conference Committee (2019)
• Orientalizing style in the architecture of Karl Parik in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vienna, Austria, Invited speaker (2018)
• International round table 'Impact of Climate Change on the Future of Cities in Serbia', Invited speaker (2018)
• Built Heritage Management and Presentation, Nis, Serbia, Keynote speaker (2018)
• SMART Cultural Heritage and Tourism, Visiting Professor, University of Basilicata, Italy (2018)
• Inclusive Tourism in the City, Invited speaker, University of Philippines Diliman (2018)
• Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Evaluation of grant applications (2018)
• Innovate UK, Evaluation of grant applications (2018)
• Lectures for PGR student at the University of Belgrade, Serbia (2018)
• Energy efficient technologies and materials, Invited speaker, Impact Engagement Scotland (2018)
• University of Belgrade, Serbia- six lectures to PGR students (2018)
• Resource Efficient Smart Cities: Water, Food and Energy, a training programme for academics from Egypt, University of East London (2018)
• Sustainable Urban Planning, a training programme for academics from Egypt, University of East London (2018)
• Sustainable urban planning and regeneration of settlements in Scotland: Policy and practice, a training programme for urban planners from Poland, Institute for Future Cities, 2018
• Planning from Night to Day, Invited speaker, RTPI (2018)
• PLEA 2018, Hong Kong, Conference Committee (2018)
• Frameworks for Social Innovation in Planning for Built Environment, Symposium organiser, Glasgow (2018)
• Social Innovation Systems for Building Resilient Communities, Glasgow, Symposium organiser (2017)
• EUREKA, European Commission, Evaluation of grant applications (2017)
• KLABS workshop at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (2017)
• KLABS meeting at the University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2017)
• Sustainable Development of Glasgow, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2017)
• KLABS project workshop in Ljubljana, Slovenia (2017)
• Smart Cities: Regeneration, Environmental Protection and Social Equality, a training programme for urban planners from China, Institute for Future Cities (2016)
• Decision-Making - Place Making: Frameworks, Processes, Practice, Glasgow, Symposium organiser (2016)
• Sustainable Innovation, Invited speaker (2016)
• Colloqui.AT.e 2016 MATER(i)A, Italy, Conference Committee (2016)
• KLABS project meeting in Aachen, Germany(2016)
• KLABS project workshop in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2016)
• KLABS Project Workshop in Venice, Italy (2016)
• Designing Smart Cities CReATE, Conference Presentation (2015)
• The Technical University of Berlin, Evaluation of research scholarship applications (2015)
• Sustainability and Resilience of Buildings, Settlements, and the Natural Environment, Symposium organiser (2015)
• Danish Council for Strategic Research, Evaluation of Research Applications (2013-2018)
• Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), Evaluation of Research Outputs (2013-2016)

My research interests include history of architecture (PhD, University of Zagreb, Croatia, 1991); reuse of architectural and urban heritage (MSc, University of Zagreb, Croatia, 1985), sustainable building design and urban planning (since an EPSRC funded research project at the University of Strathclyde, 1988-2000; CIC Start Online project, 2009-2013); impact of climate change on the built environment (research collaboration with Institute for Architecture and Urbanism, Serbia, 2011-2015); integration of low carbon infrastructure systems into the built environment (Mainstreaming Innovation project, 2013-2014); changing roles of museums (2015-ongoing); social innovation systems for resilient communities (BRE Trust-funded research 2015-ongoing); inclusive cultural heritage tourism (2018-ongoing).  

• Recent and current research projects 
• Current PhD supervision
  Social Innovation Systems for Building Resilient Communities
  The Modernist heritage and the Historical Museum of Bosnia- Herzegovina: Towards a Sustainable Reuse

PhD and MSc Examinations:

• Patterns of Sustainable Innovation in the Building Industry: Towards a Strategic Management Perspective on Environmental, Social, and Economic Values. University of Turin, Italy, 2019
• Energy Delivery of Solar Farms with Reference to Shading, PhD, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK, 2018
• The Development of a Pedagogical Framework for the Integration of Building Information 
   Modelling in the Architecture Degree Programme in Malaysia, PhD, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2018
• Heat Transfer in Cavity Walls, PhD, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK, 2017
• Analysis of the effects of aerogel insulation on the thermal performance of existing building envelopes, MRes, Edinburgh Napier University, 2017
• Ecological Building Design: A proof of concept and identifying the factors which deter the use of Iranian vernacular principles in modern architecture, PhD, London South Bank University, UK, 2016
• Streaming of High-Resolution Aerial Photography Textures Using A Web-Based Client/Server Model On Mobile Devices, MRes, University of Abertay, Dundee, 2016
• Urban Morphometrics: Towards a Quantitative Science of Urban Form, PhD, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2016
• Towards the Industrialisation of Architecture, PhD, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2015
• Sustainable housing futures for a growing middle class: a contextual study of Mysore, India’, PhD, University of Edinburgh, UK, 2013
• The acoustic effects of mortar build up within separating party cavity wails, MRes, Edinburgh Napier University, UK, 2013
• Architectural Design Principles and Processes for Sustainability, MRes, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2010

External Academic and Public Engagements

Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities, Representing the University of Strathclyde in the Panel for Creative Arts and Design, evaluation of scholarship applications (2018-2020)

University of Basilicata, Matera, Italy, Member of the PhD Board "Cities and Landscapes: Architecture, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, History and Resources" (2019)

University of Basilicata, Matera, Italy, Visiting Professor (2011-2019)

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), Evaluation of Research Outputs (2012, 2016)

The Technical University of Berlin, Evaluation of research scholarship applications (2015)

EUREKA, European Commission, Evaluation of grant applications (2016-2019)

Danish Council for Strategic Research, Evaluation of grant applications (2013-2019)

Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Evaluation of grant applications (2018-2019)

Innovate UK, Evaluation of grant applications (2012-2019)

Architecture and Design Scotland, Member of the Board (one of the company Directors), 2010-2014

2020 Climate Group (Scotland), Member of the Built Environment sub-group, 2012-2014 

Scottish Sustainable Development Forum, Member of the Board, 2010 – April 2013

Scottish Construction Forum, Member of the subgroups Planet and Positioning, 2009-2012

The Scottish Green List 2012, Keep Scotland Beautiful, awards panel member

Carbon Trust (Scotland) Panel for the Low Carbon Building Awards in 2007, 2008, 2012 and 2013, Member

Energy Saving Trust assessment panel for Energy Efficiency Awards 2009 and 2010, Member

Online Knowledge Exchange

Decision-making for Place Making, Online CPD course, Producer, 2017

Social Aspects of Innovative Lighting, Online CPD course, Producer, 2016

Flexible Learning Centre, Establishment of the centre for the production of online CPD, UG and PG programmes at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 1/05/2015-28/11/2016

Mainstreaming Innovation, Knowledge Exchange Project, PI and Director, 2013-2014

CIC Start Online, Knowledge Exchange Project, PI and Director, 2009-2013 

Architect Karlo Parzik, a transcript of my PhD dissertation (1991) including plans and images of over 100 projects published online in 2006

Qualifications

Professor of Architecture, Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange

Fellow of Higher Education Academy since 2001; Licenced Architect in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1978; PhD in History of Architecture (University of Zagreb, Croatia, 1991); MSc in Reuse of Architectural and Urban Heritage, (University of Zagreb, Croatia,1985), Diploma of Engineer in Architecture and Urban Planning (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1976)

Teaching

My teaching career in Higher Education started with the teaching of the history of architecture and reuse of architectural and urban heritage at the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1981-1992). 

Following the completion of EPSRC funded research project on the sustainability of buildings at the University of Strathclyde in 2000, I developed and delivered two modules on sustainable urban planning and sustainable construction for MSc Matching Section Programme at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde, in 2002. 

In 2006, I developed two Modules for the Lean Construction Management online course for the Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde:

• Design and Construction Management: Mobilisation and Project Planning, Health and Safety Management, Financial Monitoring, Maintenance, Construction Options
• Post-Project Evaluation: Closing Out a Project, Health and Safety Files, Retentions and Defects Liability, Knowledge Management, Post-Project Evaluation and Post-Occupancy Feedback. 

From 2002 to date I have delivered various lectures on sustainable development and built environment at postgraduate courses at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. 

As a Visiting Professor at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy, I delivered a series of lectures on sustainable urban development and building design in 2005-2013.

As a Visiting Professor at the University of Basilicata, Matera, Italy, I have delivered lectures on the sustainability of built heritage at undergraduate courses and on the application of smart technologies in managing built heritage for postgraduate students in the period 2011 to date.

Current Teaching Activities 

• Contribute lectures in MSc Environmental Engineering and Cultural Studies
• Master Thesis Supervision
• PhD Supervision
• UG Dissertation Supervision
• Panel Review of students’ projects