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Architect and urban planner Matej Nikšič works as a researcher in the fields of urban regeneration, public space design, participatory urbanism, experiential dimensions of space and detailed urban design. He collaborates in national and international basic and applicative research projects. He strives for transferring the research findings to potential users and urban planning practice. He has been coordinating the programme of experts’ lectures at UIRS. He lectures at the Faculty of architecture of the University of Ljubljana within the bachelor and masters programmes of urban planning, and contributes to international module of urban planning studies run by Ecole d’Urbanisme de Paris, HafenCity Universität Hamburg, Malmö högskola and Politecnico di Milano. He mentors younger colleagues and is the author of scientific, expert and popular publications in the field of spatial planning, an editor and reviewer.
Selected current projects
- Human Cities: Challenging the City Scale (UCITIES)
Creative Europe Culture (2014 - 2018)
Selected Achievements
- member of management group of Thematic group Public spaces and urban cultures at Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP)
- co-initiator of initiative V troje
- Chevening-Valvasor scholar (Oxford Brookes JCUD)
Significant scientific and professional articles
- NIKŠIČ, Matej, WATSON, Georgia Butina. Urban public open space in the mental image of users : the elements connecting urban public open spaces in a spatial network. Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, 2017
- NIKŠIČ, Matej. Is a walkable place a just place? : the case of Ljubljana. Built environment, ISSN 0263-7960, 2017, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 214-235
- NIKŠIČ, Matej, SEZER, Ceren. Public space and urban justice. Built environment, ISSN 0263-7960, 2017, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 165-172
- SEE, Linda M., NIKŠIČ, Matej, MILČINSKI, Grega, et al. Crowdsourcing, citizen science or volunteered geographic information? : the current state of crowdsourced geographic information. ISPRS international journal of geo-information, ISSN 2220-9964, May 2016, vol. 5, iss. 5
Participation in conferences
- Nikšič, M., (2017). Urban regeneration process as an asset to rise active citizenship: The Human Cities experience
Spaces of dialog for places of dignity: Fostering the European dimension of planning (AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning - Lizbona ).
- GROM, Janez Peter, KONJAR, Miha, NIKŠIČ, Matej, MUJKIĆ, Sabina, FIKFAK, Alenka (2017). Implementation of public-private partnership (PPP) on the local level : development of sheltered housing in Ljubljana
27th RESER Conference, 2-9- Sept. 2017 (Mondragon Unibertsitatea - Bilbao).
Lectures at universities, research institutions, etc.
- Civil initiatives reclaiming public space – Slovenian and European perspectives (2016). Joanneum Graz
- International Week Hamburg - Ljubljana- Malmo - Milan - Paris: Urban walkability as a measure of a just city: The prospects of co-designed local public spaces (2018). University of Ljubljana, Faculty of architecture
- Housing regneration and participation (2017). Malmo University / Habitat - Urban Living
Public media apperances, interviews, publications, etc.
- Participatory reviving of local public spaces (2017). revija LC Tim
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- Neighbourhoods: At the beginning the inhabitants must be given a word (2016). Dnevnik
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- Language urban planning (2016). Radio Slovenia, Program 3 - Ars
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Membership in professional organizations
- AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning (2010 / )
Functions
- member of the board of the Fund of architect Joze Plecnik (2017 / )