- Free lance landscape architect 

- guest lecturer at Open University Zagreb on a themes of landscape architecture, Croatian   and World park culture and design and sustainable landscape design


C.V.

 

Name and professional title: Marina Butorac, Master of  engineering in landscape architecture

Year of birth: 1979.

Place of birth: Zagreb, Croatia

 

Formal education:

 

  • Gymnasium highschool in Križanićeva street, Zagreb, Croatia

  •  University of Agronomy in Zagreb,Croatia, Finished class in 2004.

    Professional title: Master of  engineering in landscape architecture

     

References:


Recently:

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2017.-2018. 

Free lance Landscape architect


2017.

January - June

Landscape architect at firm for horticulture, maintaince of sport fields and building playgrounds Maxmar Grupa d.o.o., Klinča sela, Croatia


2016.

Free lance work for firm "Land art", Pušća, Croatia


2004.- 2015.


Volunteer praxis, sustainable design, creating educational permacultural center at Ecological organisation Z.M.A.G., Vukomerić, Croatia (2004 - 2005)


Expert Associate at firm for landscaping "Vipa-pejzažna arhitektura d.o.o." in Vukovar, Croatia (2006 - 2008)


Landscape design projects

- revitlization of city park wood in Vukovar, design of green squares & pedestrian zones in cities of Slavonia, design for school garden, design of children playground, preparing material of preserved parts of nature for City plan document of Đakovo, energy sufficiency city park,  landscape – urbanistic design of street in city center,gardens in Zagreb and other parts of Croatia

 

Landscape planning projects

  • Environmental study for road route, Study of protected nature for urban plans in Djakovo city, Study of protected monument of nature in Đakovo

 

Landscape design and planning projects / Expert Associate in projects, free lance and community designwork

  • Landscape planning project for agro-touristic center with use of eco-technologies in Istria for Eco-center „EIA“,Istria, 2008.

  • Organisation of exhibition and creating sustainable landscape design with use of eco-technologies and traditional building methods for garden of Architectural and cultural complex in Lubenice work in cooperation with Association for sustainable development „Ekocentar Gerbin“, 2009.

  • Landscape design of eco-camp in island area of Croatia, 2009.

  • Coordinator of Educational landscape architecture project of Ecological-recreational-educative garden with therapy elements and use of gender sensitive design for young people of Dormitory „Podmurvice Rijeka“ in Rijeka, project in cooperation with student group of proffesor Daniel Winterbottom from University of Washington in Seattle, USA, 2010.-2011.

  • Landscape design for luxury camp at a seaside: cooperation in educational programme- creating financial and investment cycle of learning group of „Societe Generale Group“ from Serbia and Croatia, 2012.

  • Creating a questionnaire on a newly Educational recreational garden at Dormitory „Podmurvice“ Rijeka and manufacture of results based proffesional elaboracy, 2011.

  • Expert associate at landscaping and implementation of eco-educational cycle with activities: field review and preliminary design for flower beds for conduction of environmental education cycle consisting of one proffesional tour, workshop on the topics of garden flowers and design flower beds, flowering gardens in Kvarner region of Croatia, various crafts and art associated with flowering plants, practical work in garden for students, funded project from Foundation „Our contirbution to community“ (Zaklada „Naš doprinos zajednici“), 2012.

  • Expert Associate at landscaping Band implementation of educational cycle with activities: design and implementation of the Ecological-educational cycle with a theme ecological design of edible garden for Dormitory „Podmurvice“ Rijeka, funded project from Foundation „Our contirbution to community“ (Zaklada „Naš doprinos zajednici“), 2012.

  • Expert Associate in landscape architecture, Creating Light plan and project of implementation of garden furniture for existing garden, Creating landscape plan for Theme garden with educational-recreational purpose: Mediterranean garden with traditional garden elements, funded project from Foundation „Our contirbution to community“ (Zaklada „Naš doprinos zajednici“), 2012.

  • Grundtvig Assistant in EU Programme of Longlife learning activities in a field of Longlife learning, educational activities, creation of Landscape plan for learning garden in a field of permaculture and ecological landscape design in “English rose” garden by the historical castle, work for Agency for mobility and EU Programmes from Zagreb and Garden academy   “Mecklenburg -Vorpommern”(“Gartenakademie Meckelnburg-Vorpommern”) from Germany and Ecological-geomantic association “Vilenice” from Zagreb, 2012./ 2013.

  • Landscape design project for ecological-educational garden and cooperation in gathering donations in plants for Kindergarten "Zapruđe", Zagreb, Croatia, Ecological Association "Vilenice" community project in cooperation with Kindergarten "Zapruđe", 2013.

  • Project of landscape planning as a part of volunteer Initiative for reducing ecoclimate impacts and lowering-CO2 development of the city "Zagreb climate city - urban settlements as eco-habitats": greening and developing neighbourhood, study about possible social and cultural benefits of green areas landscape design,  preparing proffesional survey and gathering results about use of space for contribution of different groups of citizens in landscape design of their neighbourhood, Zagreb, Croatia, Ecological association "Vilenice",  project in cooperation with elementary school "Fran Galović" Dugave, Zagreb, Croatia, 2014.

    Landscape programming plan: http://www.slideshare.net/Vilenice/grafiki-prilog-1-koncept-sadnje-novih-stabala-i-krajobrazni-plan-odrivog-razvoja-zelenih-povrina-naselja-dugave

     

educational projects

  • competition of Lenne Preis – landscape plan for Avenue street in Berlin, 2004.

  • organisation of permaculture course for high school in Zagreb, Assistant in project for Ecological organisation "ZMAG", 2005.

  • volunteering in Network of ecovillages of countires od region, 2006.-2011.

  • organisation of one month lasting project about Roles and posibilities of citizens impact in planning and design of their city quarter contained of lectures in local autonomy, eco-artistic projects with children from local shool, activites of planting community gardens with donated plant material, 2005.

  • foundraising and organisation of ex feminist art&theory festival – Femfest in Zagreb, 2006.-2007.

  • organisation of artistic happening in a house of Peace group Danube in Vukovar for artistic project VuArtRoom/presenting of young peoples poetry in Vukovar and exhibition of more famous croatian guest artists including presentaion of sustainable living projects of members of Balkan Ecovillage network, 2007.

  • creative leader of workshops of deeply ecology & geomancy, 2008.-2011., Association "Vilenice"

  • work with school pupils – revitalisation of gardens of seccesion in Osijek, project with firm "Vipa-pejzažna arhitektura d.o.o." 2007.

  • design of educational programs on environmental and energy efficent design oft he garden with eco-economic activities, Open University „Mato Došen“, Zagreb, 2012.

  • Lecturer and designer for Pupils dormitory “Podmurvice” Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia/ Creating ecological-educative teaching program with themes: garden flowers and design of flower beds, leading of workshop of planting flower bed, 03/2012

  • Grundtvig Assitantship project: Executing introduction in basis of permaculture for working team of “Hortec” from Berlin, and exchange of knowledge of garden culture of Germany and garden culture of Croatia with members of “Gardennetwork Germany” (“Gartennetzwerk Deutschland”), 2013.

  • Lecture and creative workshop with a theme energy efficiency in household landscape design for Kindergarten "Zapruđe", 2013.

  • Lecturer work, lecture theme: “Garden pedagogy and use of elements made from natural materials in landscaping playgrounds”, Kindergarten, 2013.

  • Lecturer work, lecture theme: Contemporary ecological landscape design of urban settlements, Elementary school “Fran Galović”, Dugave, Zagreb, 2014.

     

Published articles:

  • "The green heart of the city - the importance of gardens and parks in urban areas," the author / ica: D.Šimleša / Scientific magazine: "Social studies", GOD. 16 (2007)., No. 6

  • "Green Heart of Japan", magazine "Live Earth", 2003rd to 2004th

  • “Gender – sensitive approach to landscape planning and urban design”, Libela – internet portal for themes of democracy, gender and gender equality

  • Articles in a field of environmental journalism for Environmental magazine “Alert” of NGO “Press center for environment” from Osijek, Croatia

  • Articles with a themes of garden design for Journal of home furnishing "Moja4zida" ("My4Walls"), section “Garden” (presentatinal work in a period: 2008. - 2011.)

     

    Public lectures:

  • Lecture: "Profession - Landscape Architecture": Secondary Technical School of Vukovar, Croatia, 2007.

  • Panel discussion - "Garden Architecture", Open University in Zagreb, Croatia

  • Symposium on Agriculture in OPATIJA 2007. with exposure, "Roles of landscape architecture in the reconstruction of space – city of Vukovar”

  • Conference "Resocialization with nature", Dubrovnik, 2009., exposure to the theme of healing landscapes and use of geomantic knowledge in praxis

  • Round Table "Dialogue on urban development - with the citizens for the citizens" organized by youth organization, the Forum of City of Zagreb, lecturer of theme with a topic "The importance of urban parks in urban areas 21st Century ", October, 2009.

  • Lecture for Open university for seniors Zagreb with a theme of natural landscapes and parks and park castles of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany, 2013.

  • Leading multisensory garden route with a lecture of therapeutic values of parks and gardens at Sport-recreational park Jarun, Zagreb for Association of deaf and blind people “Touch” from Zagreb, Croatia (Udruga gluhoslijepih osoba “Dodir”, Zagreb, Hrvatska), 2014.

     

    Computer skills:

    Proficient in Word™, Excel™, Access PowerPoint™, Internet and email systems, AutoCAD™(AutoCAD Specialist Certificate)

    Basic knowledge of graphic design applications (Photoshop ™).

     

    Languages: english/german

    09/1987 - 7/2004

    English: FCE diploma, Cambridge exam (ESOL) , finished prepare course for CAE (Certificate in Advanced English)

    German language: finished IV. Degree, Language skills

    Schools of foreign languages, Zagreb, Croatia: "Sova"/Varšavska street 14, Zagreb/, "Aplo" / Ban Jelačić square 1/III/, "Sokrat"/Knez Bornas street 16, 10 000 Zagreb

FCE diploma, International level

 

Further education and professional training:

- Certificate for finished educational programme for preparation of project financed by EU funds, Open university "Algebra", Zagreb, 2014.

- seminars of strawbale builiding & green roof building, making bio-fuel, making of ecological soaps and detergents organised by BEN - network of eco-villages from region Balkan and Green action, Zagreb

- Diploma for finished programme in a field of feminist and gender theory and praxiy, "Center for Women studies“ in Zagreb

- training course for Coach for gender issues organised by „CESI“ – Zagreb

-two days training course for writing projects

 - one year long school of geomancy at Center for culture nature preservation „Sirion“