PD Dr.-Ing. Nebojša Čamprag

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Nebojša Čamprag is the principal researcher of the Research Lab & Networking Platform “Urban Morphosis Lab” (UML). In his research, Nebojša investigates interactions between socio-economic and political transitions and the built environment in a comparative and international context. He has participated in many workshops and conferences and published numerous scientific papers and book chapters highlighting the challenges of transformative urban policies and planning initiatives and opportunities for sustainable urban development.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


2022- Guest Professor in International Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt


2021-2022 Adjunct Professor (Privatdozent) & Consortium Manager, Mundus Urbano, Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt


2016-2021 Post-Doctoral Researcher & Consortium Manager, Mundus Urbano, Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt


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


2012-2013 Research Fellow at the Graduate School of Urban Studies URBANgrad, LOEWE Centre of Research Excellence “Urban Research”, Research Focus „Intrinsic Logic of Cities“, TU Darmstadt, Germany


2010-2014 Bürogemeinschaft ABS/Prof. Dreysse Architekten, Frankfurt am Main, Germany


2010 Internship at Regional Planning Authority of the Metropolitan Region Frankfurt Rhein/Main


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


2005 Architecture & Design Office “AD studio”, Serbia


2003-2006 The Intermunicipal Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, Subotica, Serbia


EDUCATION


2021 Postdoctoral lecture qualification in urban studies (Habilitation), Faculty of Architecture, TU Darmstadt


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


2010 Master in Humanities & Social Sciences, Institut d'Urbanisme de Grenoble, Universite Pierre Mendes France, France


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


2007 M.Sc. 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. (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


Aladžić, V., Čamprag, N., Jaramazović, J. (2008) Subotica, Serbia – do you know this city? Association for Development of the Subotica Municipality, Subotica, Serbia



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. (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., Stefanovska, B. (2016) Identity Struggle in Post-Socialist City – Re-Imagineering Belgrade, Remodelling Skopje, Euroacademia, Rome, Italy. http://euroacademia.eu/presentation/identity-struggle-in-post-socialist-city-rebranding-belgrade-reinventing-skopje/


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


Čamprag, N. (2007) Built heritage in the second plan – ground-floor houses of urban type in Subotica, Serbia, Roman Andras Summer University on Monument Protection, Eger, Hungary (in English, published in abstract)


Čamprag, N. (2007) Basic typology of the ground-floor houses of urban type in Subotica (Osnovna tipologija stambenih građanskih prizemnica u Subotici), Proceedings of Faculty of Civil Engineering, No. 16, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 2007, pp. 41-56. Scientific Conference “Mutidisciplinary approach to Civil Engineering” (in Serbo-Croatian, abstract in English)


Čamprag, N. (2006) Ground-floor houses of urban type and their future in the urban core (Stambene građanske prizemnice i njihova budućnost u urbanom jezgru), Proceedings of Faculty of Civil Engineering, No. 15, University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Scientific Conference “Contemporary Problems in Civil Engineering” (in Serbo-Croatian, abstract in English)


Čamprag, N. (2004) Urban Heritage and Development - the City of Subotica, Serbia, Cities – Places of Common Memory in the CEI Region (Urban Heritage and Development), International Cultural Centre Krakow, Poland (in English, published in abstract)



Theses & Dissertations


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


Čamprag, N. (2014) Urban Identity in Change – Comparison between Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and Rotterdam (the Netherlands), doctoral dissertation. Faculty of Architecture, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, (Grade: magna cum laude; in English, abstract in German). URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-39815


Čamprag, N. (2010) The Role of NGOs in Determination of Conservation Policies, MSc thesis. Institut d’Urbanisme de Grenoble, Universite Piérre Mendes France, France, 2010. (in English; abstract in French and Serbian). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1879.9201


Čamprag, N. (2007) Urban Type Ground-floor Houses of Subotica (Serbia) in the 19th Century and from the early 20th Century, MSc thesis. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences Novi Sad, Department of Architecture, Serbia, 2007 (in Serbian; abstract in English). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.23476.35204


Čamprag, N. (2003) Urban Structures Development in the City of Subotica, Bachelor thesis. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Civil Engineering Subotica, Serbia, 2003 (in Serbian). Unpublished