MASTER THESIS PORTFOLIO 2021
“THE FORGOTTEN CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF BAY OF KOTOR. VALORISATION OF MEDIEVAL PATH AND RUINS IN PRCANJ.”
NOV. 2017 - JULY 2018.
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN COURSE
POLITECNICO DI MILANO
VALORISATION OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF RESIDENTIAL AND SACRAL ARCHITECTURE
PhD Professor mentor - supervisor
Gaia Redaelli architect/ assistant co - supervisor
Nicola Cabras
MSc student/ author
Bogdan Kusevic
academic year 2017/ 2018
Piacenza. Italy
July 2018.
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TABLE OF CONTENT:
CV - BOGDAN KUSEVIC
TERITTORIAL MAP OF BAY OF KOTOR, MONTENEGRO
ABSTRACT AND PROJECT PROPOSAL
TERRITORIAL, SOCIAL AND ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS WITH PROJECT PROPOSAL
PROJECT AIMS: REGENERATION OF PATH, VALORISATION OF RIVERBED VELJA RIJEKA AND RESTORATION OF HISORCAL BUILINGS
REGENERATION OF DRY - STONE WALLS, STONE PAVEMENT AND STEPS OF MEDIEVAL PATH IN PRCANJ
VALORISATION OF RIVERBED ‘VELJA RIJEKA’ IN PRCANJ
VALORISATION OF XIV C. RUINS OF SBUTEGA PALACE IN AREA GLAVATI - PRCANJ, ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH
ST. ANNA CHURCH (GLAVATI ST. ANNA VALLEY) - ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
ST. PETER CHURCH (UPPER PRCANJ, MEDIEVAL PATH) - ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
VALORISATION OF ST. ANNA CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ
VALORISATION OF ST. PETER CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ CREDITS AND MORE INFO
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CV - BOGDAN KUSEVIC
MSc Architect SOFTWARE
Graphisoft ArchiCAD
AutoCAD programs
Adobe Photoshop Corel PhotoPaint
CorelDraw
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Acrobat
MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint Lumion
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE UPDATED: 14.02.2021.
December 1, 2018 - present Architect by contract Enforma d.o.o. - www.enforma.me
Jadranska magistrala bb. Kotor, Montenegro
Preliminary and executive projects of conservation and restoration of fortification and residential architecture in Montenegro, along with historical and architectural research. Since 1st December 2018, a team member on the following projects:
1. Executive architectural - conservation project of reconstruction of Spanjola Fortress. Plot area 13 816.00m2 .
Prčanj 76, 8533 Prčanj, Montenegro
+382 69 463 248
bogdankusevic@gmail.com
www.kusevicarcheritage.com
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Render making
Picture editing
Architecture model making
Digital photography
Expository writing
Drawing
Architectural research
Historical research
Genealogical research
Essay writing
Abvent Artlantis Studio
Agisoft Photo Scan
QGIS
CyberLink PowerDirector
WIX-web creation platform
Heredis
LANGUAGE SKILLS
• Serbian, Croatian, MontenegrinNative
• English 7 leve l- B2 OKSFORD
International language CentrePodgorica.2015
• Italian B2 - fluent
PUBLICATIONS:
• Cemetery - tourism study [2021]
M. Novaković; B.Kušević; S. Radimiri
• Jews in Kotor following the archive records from XV- XX Century [2021] M. Novaković; B.Kušević;
INTERESTS
Architecture heritage & restorations
Architecture design, Archaeology
Ecology & Environment
2. 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. A team member in the following activities:
2.1. Archival research of the Jewish cemetery in Kotor
2.2. Archival research of Jews in Kotor from XV-XX C.
2.3. Genealogical research of Jewish families from Kotor from XIX-XX C.
2.4. Architectural and historical research of Jewish tangible heritage
3. Preliminary design and executive project of Onogost Fortress in Niksic in Montenegro. Plot area 7439.00m2. Fortification GFA area 1934.10 m2 .
4. International competition: Architectural-urbanistic solution for the cultural heritage site in Herceg Novi - Spanjola Fortress. Won the first prize.
5. Concept design of reconstruction of house in Prcanj. GFA building area 255.15m2
7. Concept design and executive conservation project of rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction of Viskovic Palace - Museum of Viskovic family. GFA building area 912.17 m2
8. Concept design and executive conservation project of reconstruction of the Institute of Marine Biology in Kotor. Algae and oyster farm laboratories. GFA building area 262.83 m2
9. Concept design and executive architectural - conservation project of St. Cross Fortress in Perast. GFA building area 828.57 m2
October 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018
Apprenticeship - Enforma d.o.o. - www.enforma.me
Jadranska magistrala bb. Kotor, Montenegro
Assistance on the preliminary design of St. Cross Fortress in Perast. GFA building area 828.57 m2
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September, 2018
UPDATED: 14.02.2021.
Apprenticeship - Studio Redaelli Speranza Architetti Associati
Via Pietro Colletta 29, 20135 Milano, Italy
Urban and interior rendering design for the regional competition of Emilia Romagna - Valorisation of Via Francigena. Won the competition.
September 2016
Internship - Expeditio - Center for Sustainable Spatial Development, Skaljari
bb, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro
Assistance on the project: Study of protection of cultural heritage in natural reserve ”Tivatska Solila’” in Tivat, Montenegro
July 2014 - Aug. 2014
Student traineeship
Atelier Pulsarh d.o.o. Molerova 37, 11111 Belgrade, Serbia
Assistance on the several individual housing projects
EDUCATION
October 2015 -2018
Master (MSc) degree in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design (degree class n. LM - 4 Building engineering - architecture)
Politecnico di Milano, Scuola di Architettura, Urbanistica e Ingegneria delle
Costruzioni, Via Scalabrini 76, 29121 Piacenza, Italy
Graduation thesis: “The forgotten cultural landscape of Bay of Kotor. Valorisation of medieval path and ruins in Prcanj” Score: 104/110
December 2015
International Congress and Workshop. 1st BISHOP CITIES
Politecnico di Milano. Metropolitan architecture. Piacenza Bishup city. Strategic nodes with a relevant role in the sustainable growth and liveability of the metropolitan regions. Piacenza, Italy
September 2014 - September 2015
Specialist (Spec.Sci.Arch) degree in Architecture, 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
September 2010 - July 2014
Bachelor (BSc) degree in Architecture
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
September 2006 - June 2010
High school degree
High school - Classical Lyceum ’’ Gimnazija Kotor’’ in Kotor, Montenegro
Final exam passed with score 4.75/5.00
September 2000 - June 2006
Music school degree
Primary music school “ŠOSMO Kotor” in Kotor, Montenegro
Graduated with excellent grades in the class for clarinet with score 5.00/5.00
September 1998 - June 2006
Primary school degree
Primary school “Ivo Lola Ribar” - in Prcanj, Montenegro
Graduated with award in excellence “Luca 1”
CV - BOGDAN KUSEVIC
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TERRITORIAL MAP OF BAY OF KOTOR, MONTENEGRO 6
Throughout its history, the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro has been a land of fruitful and active cultural exchange over the entire Mediterranean. Its extraordinary and harmonious symbiosis between the human influence in the natural scenery, along with its numerous and diverse sites and monuments of high cultural value, which have deeply affected other Mediterranean cultures, gained the Bay a place in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites as the Natural and Culturo-Historical region of Kotor In 1979 .
Since the last decade, the entire Bay of Kotor has been going through a very difficult time regarding administration issues, in particular as far as urban planning is concerned. Today, the overexpanded building industry, triggered by huge investments, is threatening to devastate the fragile cultural landscape of the Bay of Kotor. Because of that, UNESCO has expressed a few concerns about uncontrolled urbanisation, demanding that the area be placed on a list of endangered cultural sites.
In this respect, my initial wish was to deal with a topic related to the management and protection of the cultural landscape of my hometown, Prcanj. My thesis investigates and defines the cultural landscape of the Bay of Kotor, providing a sustainable management and integrative approach towards cultural landscape protection. Furthermore, I focus on the case study about upper Prcanj’s cultural landscape with its old medieval pathway. The proposals of activation of this abandoned pathway is a new way of exploring the landscape itself, as well as trying to regenerate the abandoned historical monuments it is dotted by.
The aim of this thesis is to point out the uncontrolled urbanisation that is influencing negatively the valuable landscape of the UNESCO Region of Kotor, and to remark that new ways of sustainable development should be introduced to preserve the site’s cultural heritage and value for the benefit of its citizens.
PROJECT PROPOSAL ACTIVATING THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ
The main aim of this MSc thesis, regarding the regeneration of the cultural landscape of the Bay of Kotor, is the particular case study of the medieval pathway in the upper level of the settlement of Prcanj, which is almost completely unknown today even to the local residents.The upper medieval path of Prcanj, from Glavati to Spille, with old churches on the hill and ruins of medieval houses, authentic farm estates and terraced gardens planted with olives as well as wooded areas between them, should be proclaimed, according to the wish of the residents, as protected landscape of special importance for the municipality of Kotor, as well as a valuable hiking tour. The area of the medieval path represents one of the few coastal areas in the interior of the Bay of Kotor, where the cultural landscape has not been attacked yet by commercial construction and where there is continuity from the sea (Glavati) to the top of the mountain (Spille River Canyon).
The pathway is a proof of Prcanj’s historical development, of the time when the settlement was located on the upper levels of the Vrmac hill, resting on agriculture. A special way of treating the soil, preserving fertile humus layers, was achieved by the dry-stone wall techniques on terraced levels along Vrmac slopes. Moving from the sea to the hill, ancient varieties of Mediterranean fruit, such as citrus, grapes, olives, figs, are still present. These authentic sloped terraces of autochthonous agricultural varieties are still preserved below the area of the upper medieval path connecting the Church of St. Anna with the church of St. Peter on the way to the Old Parish church toward Spilla river. There are also centuries-old oaks and pine forests in the zones between the agricultural estates, which are also planted as old villagers can tell. On the top, this zone of settlement also shows several foundations of ancient family homes that date back to the Middle Ages, and in addition to the medieval paths, numerous ruins of churches and dry stonewalls are the material evidence of the medieval village of Prcanj which was located on the hill.
ABSTRACT
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TERRITORIAL, SOCIAL AND ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS WITH PROJECT PROPOSAL 8
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REGENERATION OF DRY - STONE WALLS, STONE PAVEMENT AND STEPS OF MEDIEVAL PATH IN PRCANJ 10
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VALORISATION OF RIVERBED ‘VELJA RIJEKA’ AS STARTING POINT OF MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ, SITUATION PLAN 12
VALORISATION OF RIVERBED ‘VELJA RIJEKA’- LANDSCAPE SECTIONS 13
INFO POINT ALONG ‘VELJA RIJEKA’ IN CLIMBING PARK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ 14
INFO POINT ALONG ‘VELJA RIJEKA’ IN CLIMBING PARK - VISUALISATION 15
OF RIVERBED ‘VELJA RIJEKA’ AS STARTING POINT OF MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ. EXAM MODEL 16
VALORISATION
VALORISATION OF XIV C. RUINS OF SBUTEGA PALACE IN AREA GLAVATI, PRCANJ AS LANDSCAPE REGENERATION SUMMER SCHOOL PAVILION - EXAM MODEL 17
VALORISATION OF XIV C. RUINS OF SBUTEGA PALACE IN GLAVATI, PRCANJ AS LANDSCAPE REGENERATION SUMMER SCHOOL PAVILIONSITUATION PLAN 18
VALORISATION OF XIV C. RUINS OF SBUTEGA PALACE IN GLAVATI, PRCANJ AS LANDSCAPE REGENERATION SUMMER SCHOOL PAVILION -VISUALISATION 19
VALORISATION OF XIV C. RUINS OF SBUTEGA PALACE IN GLAVATI, PRCANJ AS LANDSCAPE REGENERATION SUMMER SCHOOL PAVILION - SECTION 20
VALORISATION OF XIV C. RUINS OF SBUTEGA PALACE IN GLAVATI, PRCANJ AS LANDSCAPE REGENERATION SUMMER SCHOOL PAVILION, -VISUALISATION 21
22 CHURCH OF ST. ANNA (GLAVATI, ST. ANNA VALLEY) - ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
23 CHURCH OF ST. PETER (UPPER PRCANJ, MEDIEVAL PATH) - ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
VALORISATION OF ST. ANNA CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ IN AREA GLAVATI - SITUATION PLAN 24
VALORISATION OF ST. ANNA CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ IN AREA GLAVATI - LANDSCAPE SECTION 25
VALORISATION OF ST. ANNA CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ - SECTIONS 26
VALORISATION OF ST. ANNA CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ -- INTERIOR VISUALISATION 27
ST. ANNA CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ - EXAM MODEL 28
ST. PETER CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ - EXAM MODEL 29
VALORISATION OF ST. PETER CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ - SITUATION PLAN 30
VALORISATION OF ST. PETER CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ - INTERIOR VISUALISATION 31
VALORISATION OF ST. PETER CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ - SECTION 32
VALORISATION OF ST. PETER CHURCH ALONG THE MEDIEVAL PATH OF PRCANJ - FRONTAL FACADE 33
Prčanj 76, 8533 Prčanj, Montenegro
+382 69 463 248
bogdankusevic@gmail.com
www.kusevicarcheritage.com
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MORE INFO:
COMPLETE MSC THESIS BOOKLET ON: https://joom.ag/R44d
POLITECNICO DI MILANO, POLITesi - Digital archive of PhD and post graduate theses
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