Achitect

Ana Ascic

Architect and Founder at AA Studio

Education

Member of Research Group Cultural Landscape
Universidad politécnica de Madrid, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Grupo de investigación paisaje cultural http://gipaisajecultural.dpa-etsam.com/
November 2013-present
Member of Croatian Chamber of Architects
October 2013-present
State License Exam, Architecture
Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning, Republic of Croatia
September 2013
Advanced Architectural Design Phd Programme
Universidad politécnica de Madrid, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Doctorado en proyectos arquitectónicos avanzados http://dpa-etsam.aq.upm.es/dpaa
PhD Candidate
> Thesis: The Invisible Landscape-An Atlas; advised by DA Juan Miguel Hernández León
2012-present
Master in Advanced Architectural Design
Universidad politécnica de Madrid, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Máster en proyectos arquitectónicos avanzados
> Thesis:  ̋Urbanizing Technologies:Locative Media ̋; advised by DA José Ballesteros
> Papers, among others:
http://masterproyectos.com/
̋Intensive Places:Atmospheres ̋, with Tunon and Mansilla;
̋Compound Libraries: Postproduction and Optimization? ̋, with Soriano and Ribot;  ̋11.44 am to 13.23 pm chat ̋, with Luis Fernández Galiano
2010-2011
Master of Architecture
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture
> Final project:  ̋Poloj: Nature and Infrastructure ̋, advised by prof. Nenad Fabijanic
2000-2007
One year scholarship for post-professional studies
awarded by Randic i suradnici based on outstanding dedication and work results
2010-2011

Architectural Work Experience

AA studio, Architectural office
Founder
2018-present
EMUR Studio Architectural office, Zagreb, Croatia
Architect, office coordinator and project leader, full employment, mentor for student internships
2014-2018
Grupo Aranea, Architectural office, Alicante, Spain
Architect, external collaborator
2013
Randic i suradnici, Architectural office, Zagreb, Croatia
Design architect, full employment
2011-2013
Brijuni Arquitectos, Architectural office, Madrid, Spain
Design architect
2011
Randic i suradnici, Architectural office, Zagreb, Croatia
Design architect, full employment
2009-2010
Randic-Turato, Architectural office, Zagreb, Croatia
Design architect, full employment
2008-2009
Njiric+ arhitekti, Architectural office, Zagreb, Croatia
Junior architect, full employment
2008
University of Zagreb Faculty of Architecture
Design architect, full employment
2005-2007

Writings

pogledaj.to, a blog on space, design and other stuff
regular contributor, pogledaj.to/author/aascic
> a series of articles on architecture, art and other stuff, among them:
Days of Oris, Dubrovnik, Croatia
International conference on architecture and urbanism
> Arhitekti u proširenom polje/ Architects in the Expanded Field, coverage of the conference
Transmediale BWPWAP Berlin, Germany
Festival on digital art and culture
> Book Sprints/Collaborative writing, conversation with Adam Hyde, David M. Berry,
Baruch Gottlieb, Lioudmila Voropai and Michael Dieter
> Digitalni gradovi/Digital Cities, conversation with Marleen Stikker, founder of Waag
Society, Amsterdam
PROTO/E/CO/LOGICS 002 The Field is Open, Rovinj, Croatia
International symposium on architecture and urbanism
> Otvoreno polje arhitekture/ The Open Field of Architecture, coverage of the symposium
Injured Cities/Urban Afterlives, Columbia University, New York
International conference
> Ozlijedeni gradovi/Injured Cities, coverage of the conference
Visualizar 11 Understanding Infrastructures, Medialab Prado, Madrid
> forum discussions exploring the culture of BigData and its impact today on society, sci-
ence and arts
Split Talks 2010
Conference exploring alternatives to existing models of development of Croatian coastline > interview with Nanne de Ru /Powerhouse Company, The Netherlands/
> interview with Ralf Looke /SALTO architects, Estonia/

Publications

Vizkultura.com article “D-resort interiors”
https://vizkultura.hr/interijeri-d-resorta/2017
“Oris” magazine special edition; D-resort;
interview
2016
The (In)Visible Landscape: Locative Media ̋
International Scienti c Conference RETHINKING URBANISM, Proceedings Book, Ed. Zlatko Karac, Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb, 2012. (159-162)
2012
"Refugios desde una rótula"
MPAA 2010/2011, Ed. Darío Gazapo, Mairea Libros, Madrid, 2011. (68-69)

̋Un diario de acciones y re exiones sobre lugar y extraneza ̋
MPAA 2010/2011, Ed. Darío Gazapo, Mairea Libros, Madrid, 2011. (91-92)

̋Negotiations and Renegotiations: Atmospheric Interstice ̋
MPAA 2010/2011, Ed. Darío Gazapo, Mairea Libros, Madrid, 2011. (135)
2011
pogledaj.to
a series of articles on contemporary architecture and design
www.pogledaj.to/author/aascic
2009-2013

"Katarina plug-in"
published in  ̋Katarina 06 Otvaranje pulske obale ̋, UPI-2M, Pula, 2006 (162-183)
2006

Workshops

EASA /European Architecture Summer Assembly/
 ̋Adaptation ̋, Motovun, Croatia, organization of an international congress of students
of architecture, with a series of lectures, a workshop and an exhibition
2007

City Index, Elefsina, Greece; video workshop  ̋Licensed to Shoot ̋; exploration of video
and interview as tools for urban research
2005

̋The Pavillion ̋, Brighton, UK, tutors: Chris Hardie, Andrew Groarke, Kevin Carmody
>  ̋Trans ID ̋, Berguen, Switzerland; design and construction of a travelling exhibition pavillion, tutors: Alexander M Bauer, Frederik De Smedt, Anne Celinne and Sebastian Rausch
2005

GUP Praktikum
Critical research of General Urbanistic Plan of the City of Zagreb
2005

Save as Tresnja
Development of future scenarios for Tresnjevka, a neighbourhood in Zagreb; Tutors: Penezic and Rogina
2004

Courses

Association of architects of Zagreb
near zero energy buildings
2016

ETSA Madrid, Spain
Grasshopper intensive workshop, taught by Roberto Molino
CTRL+MAD, Madrid, Spain

Arduino workshop, taught by Juanma Sarrió and Diego Cuevas
McNeal, on-line course

Introduction to grasshopper, taught by Andrés Gonzalez Posada
2011

Skils & hobbies

Languages
English TOEFL 106/120
Spanish DELE B2
Danish A1

Software
Autodesk AutoCAD, Archicad, Adobe CS, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, MS Office

Driving licence
B Category

Soft skills
Mindfulness

Hobbies
reading, writing, biking, swimming, workout, psychology, design, art

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