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PD Dr.-Ing. Nebojša Čamprag

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Nebojša Čamprag is the principal researcher of the Research Lab and Networking Platform Urban Morphosis Lab (UML) and the coordinator of the Graduate School of Urban Studies UrbanGrad, as well as the institutional coordinator at TU Darmstadt for the Unite! University Alliance for Innovation, Technology and Engineering. His research examines the complex interplay between socio-economic and political transitions and the built environment in a comparative and international perspective. He has actively contributed to numerous workshops and conferences and has published widely in scientific journals and edited volumes. His work addresses the challenges of transformative urban policies, planning initiatives, and urban regeneration strategies, as well as the opportunities they create for sustainable urban development.



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


2023–present Unite! Institutional Coordinator, Directorate of International Affairs, TU Darmstadt, Germany


2021–present Adjunct Professor (Privatdozent), Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt, Germany


2022–2023 Visiting Professor in International Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt, Germany


2016–2022 Postdoctoral Researcher & Consortium Manager, Mundus Urbano Consortium, Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt, Germany


2013–2016 Teaching & Research Associate, Urban Design & Development Unit, Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt, Germany


2012–2013 Research Fellow, Graduate School of Urban Studies (URBANgrad), LOEWE Centre of Research Excellence “Urban Research”, Research Focus “Intrinsic Logic of Cities”, TU Darmstadt, Germany


2010–2014 Architect and Urban Planner, Bürogemeinschaft ABS / Prof. Dreysse Architekten, Frankfurt, Germany


2010 Intern, Regional Planning Authority of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, Germany


2005–2008 Teaching Assistant, Department of Architecture & Urbanism, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Subotica, University of Novi Sad, Serbia


2005 Architect, AD Architecture & Design Studio, Serbia


2003–2006 Associate, Intermunicipal Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, Subotica, Serbia



EDUCATION


2021 Postdoctoral Lecture Qualification (Habilitation) in Urban Studies, Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt, Germany


2014 Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt, Germany


2010 Master in Humanities & Social Sciences, Institut d’Urbanisme de Grenoble, Université Pierre Mendès-France, France


2010 M.Sc. in International Cooperation in Urban Development, Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt, Germany


2007 M.Sc. in Contemporary Architecture & Urbanism, University of Novi Sad, Serbia


2003 Diploma in Urban & Infrastructure Planning, University of Novi Sad, Serbia


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS


Books and Monographs

Čamprag, N., Ugur, L., Suri, A. (2023) Rethinking Urban Transformations: a New Paradigm for Inclusive Cities, Springer book series “Diversity and Inclusion Research” (Series Ed.: Thomas Köllen), Springer International, ISBN 978-3-031-37223-0, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-37224-7.

Čamprag, N. (2021) Urban Transitions and Regeneration–the Politics of Policy-making, habilitation thesis. TU prints, Darmstadt, Germany.

Čamprag, N., Suri, A. (2019): Conference Proceedings: International Conference on Cities and Change “Three Decades of Post-Socialist Transition 1989-2018”. TUprints, Darmstadt, Germany. URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-92220, https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/9222/

Čamprag, N., Suri, A. (2019) Conference Programme: International Conference on Cities and Change “Three Decades of Post-Socialist Transition 1989-2018”. TUprints, Darmstadt, Germany. URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-86358, https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/8635/

Čamprag, N. (2017) Building Urban Identities – Comparative Study on Initiatives in Frankfurt and Rotterdam, SVH – Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften Ltd., ISBN: 978-620-2-32057-3

Čamprag, N. (2014) Urban identity in change – comparison between Frankfurt and Rotterdam, TUprints, Darmstadt, Germany. URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-39815, http://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/3981/

Ugur, L. & Čamprag, N. (2013) Mundus Urbano Book of Abstracts – Selection of Academic Qualification Papers 2011-2013, TU Darmstadt, Mundus Urbano & Sintagma Press


Book Chapters

Čamprag, N. (2019) Urban regeneration as a collaborative effort – strategic responses to shrinking cities in East Germany, in Collaborative Governance Efforts for Local Economic Development: Lessons from Detroit and Other Successful Cases around the World, Jesuit, K. et al. (eds.), pp. 112-134, Routledge, London/New York ISBN 9781351034067

Čamprag, N. (2019) Identity Struggle in Post-Socialist City – Re-Imagineering Belgrade, Remodelling Skopje. in Reinventing Eastern Europe – Imaginaries, Identities and Transformations, Evinc, D.(ed.), pp. 95-113. Place and Space Series, Transnational Press London. ISBN: 978-1-910781-87-6

Rudolph-Cleff, A., Čamprag, N. (2017) Wem gehört die “schöne Stadt”? in Altrock, U. and Huning, S. (eds.) Die schöne Stadt – Begriffe und Debaten, Theorie und Praxis in Städtebau und Architektur, Reihe Planungsrundschau Nr. 24, pp. 417-429. Verlag Uwe Altrock, Berlin (in German). ISBN 1617-7037

Čamprag, N. (2016) Museumification of historical centers: the Case of Frankfurt Altstadt Reconstruction, in Bellini, N. and Pasquinelli, C. (eds.) Tourism in The City – Towards an Integrative Agenda on Urban Tourism, pp. 165-178, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-319-26876-7


Peer-reviewed Papers

Čamprag, N. (2024) Effects and Consequences of Authoritarian Urbanism: Large-scale Waterfront Redevelopments in Belgrade, Zagreb and Novi Sad, Urban Planning, Vol. 9: Post-Socialist Neoliberalism and the Production of Space, Cogitatio Press, Lisbon, Portugal, https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/7589

Čamprag, N. (2023) Megaprojekt „Belgrade Waterfront“: Neugestaltung der Stadt durch autoritäre Stadtplanung, Autoritärer Urbanismus, Daniela Zupan et al. (eds.), Themenschwerpunkt von s u b \ u r b a n – Zeitschrift für kritische Stadtforschung, 11(3/4), pp. 43-72, https://doi.org/10.36900/suburban.v11i3/4.856

Čamprag, N. (2019) Built heritage in disadvantaged contexts: the challenge of preservation and management of the synagogue in Subotica, Serbia. In: Territorio 91:67-76, Bertrando Bonfantini/Elena Batunova (eds.), Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Čamprag, N. (2019): Frankfurt na Majni: od poslovne metropole do grada za svakoga (Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt am Main: From the business metropolis to the city for everyone), DaNS – Journal of the Association of Architects of Novi Sad, Nr. 85-86, pp. 50-55, DaNS, Novi Sad, Serbia; http://dans.org.rs/product/dans-85-86-decembar-2019/

Čamprag, N. (2018) International Media and Tourism Industry as the Facilitators of Socialist Legacy Heritagization in the CEE Region. Urban Sci. 2018, 2(4), 110; MDPI, Basel, Switzerland; https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci2040110

Čamprag, N. (2018) Re-imagineering Belgrade and Skopje: urban megaprojects between politics and struggle. European Planning Studies, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Online. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2018.1545011

Čamprag, N. (2018) The Trap Within Anticipated Regrowth: Two Sides of Strategic Response to Urban Decline in Leipzig, Articulo – Journal of Urban Research [Online], URL: http://journals.openedition.org/articulo/3596

Čamprag, N. (2018) Innovative post‑neoliberal policy as a way out of crisis? Another reflection on the case of urban decline in Detroit. City, Territory, Architecture, An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives [Online] 2018 5:2, pp. 1-11. URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-018-0078-4

Grubbauer, M., Čamprag, N. (2018) Urban megaprojects, nation-state politics and regulatory capitalism in Central and Eastern Europe: the Belgrade Waterfront Project, in Urban Studies, SAGE Publications Ltd. DOI: 10.1177/0042098018757663, http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0042098018757663?journalCode=usja#articleCitationDownloadContainer

Čamprag, N. (2015) Frankfurt and Rotterdam – Skylines as embodiment of a global city. CTBUH Journal – International Journal on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat: Tall Buildings: Design, Construction and Operation, February 2015, Issue I, pp. 26-33. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USAhttp://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/2068-frankfurt-and-rotterdam-skylines-as-embodiment-of-a-global-city.pdf


Conference Papers

Stupar, A.; Čamprag, N.; Polić, D. (2019) The Influences and Implications of the European Capital of Culture on Intangible Heritage: Novi Sad 2021. AESOP 2019 Conference – Book of Papers, July 9-13, 2019, Venice, Italy, pp. 209-222, ISBN 978-88-99243-93-7

Stupar, A.; Polić, D.; Čamprag, N. (2019) Novi Sad 2021: Reconsidering Culture, Strengthening Community. EURA – UAA Conference City Futures IV. June 20-22, 2019, UCD Dublin, Ireland (published in abstract)

Čamprag, N. (2018) The Role of Media and Tourism in the Process of De-contestation of Socialist Heritage in the CEE Region. Space, Values and Power – Eurasian Cities and Regions in Transformation, materials of the international conference of the TRIPAR project, Publisher Kravchenko Y.O, Kyiv, Ukraine. Printed in abstract, pp. 37-38. ISBN 978-617-7700-09-7

Čamprag, N. (2018) Contested or Emerging Heritage? Contemporary Reflection on the Socialist City Legacy, Conference Proceedings of the III. International City Planning and Urban Design Conference CPUD '18, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 19-34. ISBN: 978-605-81593-2-7

Čamprag, N. (2018) Facing Shrinkage – Perspectives of Urban Development in Serbia, Conference Proceedings – 6th International Conference “Contemporary Achievements in Civil Engineering 2018”, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, pp. 545-554. ISBN: 978-86-80297-73-6 (in English, abstract in Serbo-Croatian).

Čamprag, N. (2017) People Flows Versus Public Spaces – London Waterloo Station, Conference Proceedings – 5th International Conference “Contemporary Achievements in Civil Engineering 2017”, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, pp. 749-756. DOI: 10.14415/konferencijaGFS2017.079 (in English, abstract in Serbo-Croatian)http://www.gf.uns.ac.rs/~zbornik/index.php?lang=ENG&menu=6&zbornik_id=42&rad_id=645

Čamprag, N. (2016) Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Urban Planning in Karlstad, Sweden, Conference Proceedings – 4th International Conference “Contemporary Achievements in Civil Engineering 2016”, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, pp. 767-776. DOI:10.14415/konferencijaGFS 2016.077 (in English, abstract in Serbo-Croatian)http://www.gf.uns.ac.rs/~zbornik/doc/NS2016.077.pdf

Čamprag, N. (2015) Effects of urban mega projects – Case of the new ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Conference Proceedings – 3rd International Conference “Contemporary Achievements in Civil Engineering 2015”, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, pp. 663-668. DOI:10.14415/konferencijaGFS 2015.082 (in English, abstract in Serbo-Croatian)http://www.gf.uns.ac.rs/~zbornik/doc/NS2015.082.pdf

Čamprag, N. (2014) Urban identity building through innovative design – Rotterdam example, Conference Proceedings – 2nd International Conference “Contemporary Achievements in Civil Engineering 2014”, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, pp. 823-828. DOI:10.14415/konferencijaGFS2014.111 (in English, abstract in Serbo-Croatian), http://www.gf.uns.ac.rs/~zbornik/doc/ZR25.111.pdf