Research Associate
Department of Architecture
Milan Ristić (1998) was born in Belgrade, where he completed his Bachelor’s (2020) and Master’s academic studies (2022) at the Faculty of Architecture. His Master’s thesis, Belgrade Philharmonic, was nominated by an external committee for the TAMAYOUZ international award for final projects. He is currently a PhD student at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade and has been employed as a junior researcher since 2024. As part of this position, he participates in teaching at the Department of Architecture and serves as a member of the Editorial Board of the SAJ: Serbian Architectural Journal.
He actively participates in architectural-urban and artistic competitions at both national and international levels. The most notable achievement is an award in a student competition for the reconstruction of Beirut’s waterfront. The project, titled Beirut Sea Life, received an honorable mention, ranked among the top 8 solutions out of 249 teams from 43 countries, and was exhibited at the Sursock Palace in Beirut. On a local level, he achieved success with his team in the student competition for the conceptual architectural-urban design for the reconstruction of the General Staff building in Belgrade. The project won second prize and was exhibited in front of the SANU Gallery.
He gained practical experience as part of the team at AGM design office, where he has been a collaborator since 2022. As part of the team, he worked on competitions and conceptual designs for smaller residential buildings, medium-sized buildings, as well as large infrastructure projects and their development.
His PhD research is focused on the relationship between the body and space through the lens of disability. This topic not only addresses the physical accessibility of public spaces and buildings but also explores the higher needs of this user group. This topic falls within the field of architecture and urbanism and touches upon sociological aspects.
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