Kaltrina Ajdini

About

I’m an architect from Prishtina. My goal is always to give better shape to the built environment through beautiful, functional architecture — buildings and interiors that work well for the people who use them.

I studied architecture at the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” and spent three years at New Dimension Architecture, designing commercial and residential projects with budgets up to €6 million across every phase, from concept to construction documents and on-site supervision. Alongside practice I’ve worked on cultural heritage — documenting and protecting monuments with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and Cultural Heritage without Borders.

Today I work as a freelance architect for PIKA 3D in Chicago.

I’m detail-oriented, a fast learner and at my best in a team, comfortable juggling several projects at once.

Experience

CurrentFreelance ArchitectPIKA 3D, Chicago
Sept – Nov 2019Intern ArchitectMinistry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Prishtina
2016 — 2019ArchitectNew Dimension Architecture, Prishtina
June – July 2019Heritage Lab — “Refinding the Heritage of Letnica”Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) Kosovo
June 2015“Santefaction” — access in public spacesKosovo Architecture Festival workshop

Education

2012 — 2020Master of Technical Sciences — ArchitectureUniversity of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Expertise

  • Concept & design development
  • Construction documentation
  • 3D modelling & visualisation
  • Interior design
  • Cultural heritage documentation
  • Scan-to-BIM & existing conditions

Software

  • ArchiCAD
  • AutoCAD
  • SketchUp
  • Autodesk 3ds Max
  • Lumion
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Certifications

  • ArchiCAD 17 — 3D modelling & documentation, archiEDU
  • Photoshop CS6 — post-processing, archiEDU
  • 3ds Max 2016 — modelling & rendering, VIProduct
  • SketchUp — 3D modelling & documentation, VIProduct

Languages

  • Albanian — native
  • English — full
  • Turkish — fluent
  • Serbian — fluent
  • French — elementary