Snezana Petrovic RS

Otona Zupancica 28 | 11000 Belgrade

Snezana Petrovic, M.Arch.
Licensed Architect & Principal Designer
Serbian Chamber of Engineers Licenses: 300 A25904 | 400 751804

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Snezana Petrovic is a licensed architect and senior design professional with over 20 years of experience shifting fluidly between different design scales—from strategic graphic identities to massive urban transformations, high-end residential interiors, and complex commercial-to-residential space conversions. Her core architectural philosophy approaches public squares and civic spaces as the "external interior of the city", treating the urban fabric with the same spatial intimacy, material precision, and atmospheric care usually reserved for private living spaces. Her extensive portfolio is defined by a rare balance of meticulous technical command and award-winning creative excellence as a conceptual author for public, sacred, commercial, and residential projects.

SELECTED AWARDS, COMPETITIONS & INVITATIONAL COMMISSIONS

2018: Winner – International Architecture & Design Photography Accolade, "Interesting Furniture" Challenge

2003: 1st Prize – International Urban & Architectural Design Competition for the Rufisque City Center, Senegal

2003: 1st Prize – International Urban & Architectural Design Competition for Independence Square, Dakar, Senegal

2000: 1st Prize – National Urban & Architectural Design Competition for the Main Town Square in Cacak, Serbia

2000: 4th Place – International Architecture Biennale, Krakow, Poland

2000: Invitational Competition – Selected Author for the Official Coat of Arms Design, Municipality of Valjevo

1999: 1st Prize – Invitational International Trademark & Corporate Identity Competition, New York, USA – Recognizing excellence in symbolic scale and visual identity.

1999: 2nd Prize – National Architectural Design Competition for the Main Town Square in Uzice, Serbia

1999: 2nd Prize – National Design Competition for the "Traditional Homestead House" (Serbian Village Mountain House Category)

1999: Awarded Laureate – 8th Annual Exhibition of Urbanism, Nis – Belgrade

1998: Official Acquisition Award – International Architectural Competition for the Central Zone of New Belgrade (Blocks 25 and 26)

1998: Invitational Competition – Selected Author for the Public Bus Station and Canopy Infrastructure Design, Ingushetia, Russian Federation

1997: 2nd Prize – Regional Urban & Architectural Design Competition for the City Center of Pec, Serbia

1997: Double Category Awarded Laureate – 6th Annual Exhibition of Urbanism, Nis – Belgrade

Invitational Competition (Undated) – Selected Author for the Conceptual Architectural Design of "Europen" Petrol Stations

KEY ARCHITECTURAL MILESTONES

Residential Vision, High-End Interiors & Space Conversions: Commissioned exclusively as the Lead Concept Author for over 15,000 m² of major multi-unit residential buildings in Belgrade, delivering the fundamental preliminary architectural designs and spatial strategies. This macro-scale expertise is seamlessly paired with the bespoke interior architecture, tailored materialization, and structural adaptation of dozens of private apartments and premium houses, as well as highly complex structural space conversions. Additionally, orchestrated the comprehensive interior architecture and spatial branding for over 70 large-scale commercial and retail facilities across Southeastern Europe.

The External Interior & Memorial Scale: Championed the conceptual development, formatting, and precise materialization of major civic squares and public zones. This expertise in bridging landscape scale with deep community symbolism is directly embodied in her sacred public architecture, where complex geometric forms—such as the featured memorial cross—evoke historical identity and shared human experience.

Humanitarian Infrastructure & Social Care: Served as a lead technical expert for international housing initiatives (Help - Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. Office in the Republic of Serbia), managing the technical control, conceptual rehabilitation, and execution layouts for approximately 30 residential properties, focusing on human-centric design as a tool for social healing.