cv
Petar Kufner graduated from University IUAV of Venice (Italy) – BSc in Architecture: Science of Architecture and a MA in Design: Visual Communication and Multimedia. In between his studies, Petar worked for several years in renowned architecture offices in Italy and Croatia as well as for Venice Biennale. During his postgraduate program in Transmedia: arts, media and design at the LUCA School of Arts, Campus Sint-Lukas Brussels, KU Leuven Association (Belgium), his main focus of research was the correspondence between aural and visual perception. With this interdisciplinary approach his interests are focused on graphics, video and design in its broadest sense but are always retraceable to architecture; an architectural environment combining art, technology and the social perspective. Through this spatial thinking, which combines both theory and design-based methods, he explores architecture across disciplinary borders.
education and training
2011 - 2013
Advanced Masters in Transmedia: Arts, Media and Design
LUCA School of Arts - Campus Sint-Lukas Brussels,
KU Leuven Association, Belgium
24 - 26 September 2008
Teach Me fast forward | Video Workshop,
University IUAV of Venice, Italy
08 - 12 September 2008
Hyperbasic! New Basic Design 08 | Workshop in Motion Graphics in Space,
University IUAV of Venice, Italy
2006 - 2009
Masters in Design: Visual and Multimedia Communication Design
Faculty of Design and Fine Arts,
University IUAV of Venice, Italy
November 2006 - February 2007
Course in Photography and Visual Culture
European Social Fund (ESF) Certificate
University IUAV of Venice, Italy
June - July 2006
Workshop in Panoramic Photography Quick Time and VR,
University IUAV of Venice, Italy
2001 - 2006
BSc in Science of Architecture
Faculty of Architecture,
University IUAV of Venice, Italy
September - December 2005
Course in Technique of Photography and Visual Culture
European Social Fund (ESF) Certificate
University IUAV of Venice, Italy
Jannuary - March 2005
Course in Technique of Photography
European Social Fund (ESF) Certificate
University IUAV of Venice, Italy
work experience
December 2015 -
Kiron University - open higher education for refugees, Brussels team
Brussels, Belgium
Media team, volunteering
01 June 2015 - 31 October 2015
ÁRTER - multidisciplinary practice consisting of architects, townplanners, landscape architects and art historians
Brussels, Belgium
Involved in the planning and design of buildings; graphic presentations, 3D renderings, and construction drawings
01 October 2014 - 28 February 2015
European Commission - Trainee at Human Resources and Security (HR) HR.DDG.D.3 - Communication
Brussels, Belgium
Production of video material and other activities linked to internal communication
03 - 28 February 2014
European Parliament - Intern to Mr. Marino Baldini, MEP,
Brussels, Belgium
Internship; involved with the task of creating a new visual identity of the newsletter for the SDP Croatian national delegation
23 - 24 March 2012 / December 2012
Kaai Theater, Brussels, Belgium
Volunteering, performance Nothing's for something
October 2011 - December 2011
The research-based practice Alive Architecture Petra Pferdmenges, Brussels, Belgium
Collaboration, co-design, multidisciplinary approach for projects
01 June 2010 - 31 August 2011
Eligio Legovic - Architectural Studio, Porec, Croatia
Assistant to architect; worked on projcts from intial idea to blueprint
04 June 2009 - 22 November 2009
La Biennale di Venezia, 53rd International Art Exhibition, Australian Pavilion, Venice, Italy
Vernissage; custodian during the event
January 2009 - March 2009
informatics office - Magazzino 07, Venice, Italy
Collaboration; web and communication office assistance
22 - 26 September 2008
Teach Me fast forward, Venice, Italy
Official photographer
January 2008 - March 2008
informatics office - Magazzino 06, Venice, Italy
Collaboration; web and communication office assistance
24 - 28 September 2007
Teach Me some music, Venice, Italy
Official photographer
August 2007
Eligio Legovic - Architectural Studio, Porec, Croatia
Technical drawer; work on new and existing 2D and 3D representations of projects
10 September - 19 November 2006
La Biennale di Venezia, 10th International Architecture Exhibition, Croatian Pavilion (Padiglione Italia), Venice, Italy
Collaboration and technical assistance; guide within the exhibition
July 2006
Workshop of Architecture
Faculty of Architecture, University IUAV of Venice, Italy
Official photographer
April - August 2006
Calafati e Calafati Architetti Associati, Venice, Italy
Collaboration on competition projects; 2D and 3D representations
other (exhibitions and competitions)
16th December 2016
L'Art de Cuisiner comme un Chef, Le Cordon Bleu Paris, Paris, France
L'Atelier "L'Art de Cuisiner comme un Chef" avec Chef Olivier Guyon
16th May 2015
FILE Napoli, Festival internazionale dei linguaggi elettronici, Naples, Italy
Teatro e multimedialità / Moderator
14 - 23 June 2013
Excercise in Transformation, Galerie de la Reine, Brussels, Belgium
Collective exhibition
18 April - 05 May 2013
Festival van Vlaanderen, Kortrijk, Belgium
Collective exhibition
October 2011
Human Cities, Upcycling - Urban Readymades, Brussels, Belgium
Competition; innovation related to the public space in contemporary cities
2011 - 2012
Project realization for new market square, Sv. Petar u Šumi, Croatia
Architectural project
10 - 17 May 2007
Contest for ideas for revitalization of the sea front of Porec, Croatia
Conceptual architectural project exhibition
April 2007
Contest for ideas for new main square of Krapina, Croatia
Architectural competition
March 2007
Visual identity for “42. Zagreb salon of visual arts”, Croatia
Corporate identity competition
October 2006
Contest for ideas for revitalization of the sea front of Porec, Croatia
Architectural competition / jury selection
May 2006
School complex Giovanno Paolo II, Bonate Sopra, Italy
Collaboration on Architectural competition / 3rd prize
skills and competences
During both my academic and professional career I have worked in multicultural environments providing me not only with good public relation and communication skills, but also with the ability to work in a group and to mediate amongst contrasting opinions. I have good listening and learning skills, and at the same time I am able to express my own ideas.
Furthermore, I am able to multitask and to prioritize projects, to analyze and structure information, and to work in a proactive and autonomous way.
Software:
Adobe (Illustrator, Photshop, InDesign, Flash, Premiere, After Effects), Pure data. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point), AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Cinema 4D, Sketchup, V-Ray. World Wide Web, HTML, CSS, social media (Blogger, Wordpress, Twitter, Facebook, Bootstrap) Windows (XP, 7 and 8) and Mac OS X.
Hardware:
Professional Photocameras (digital and analogue), Videocameras, Printers, Scanners, Beamers.
language skills
Croatian: native or bilingual proficiency
Italian: native or bilingual proficiency
English: full professional proficiency
French: limited working proficiency
Dutch: elementry proficiency
