1. TODOR KESAROVSKI
URBANIST
ABOUT
WORK
EXPERIENCE
An ambitious, skilled and committed versatile specialist in the fields of design, sociology
and urbanism, who is an excellent communicator and team-builder, currently seeks for
opportunities to enrich his international experience i.e. previously worked on projects
within the contexts of Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Italy, Hong Kong, Peru and Argentina.
tkesarovski@gmail.com | tkesarovski@yahoo.com
+359 (0) 886 442 168 (BG) | +31 (0) 615 515 093 (NL)
www.linkedin.com/in/todor-kesarovski-14a45333
Todor Kesarovski | Steingata 73C, Stavanger 4024
Cell Phone: +359 (0) 886 442 168 (BG) | +31 (0) 615 515 093 (NL)
tkesarovski@gmail.com
tkesarovski@yahoo.com
JAN 2015 - PRESENT
SEP 2012 - DEC 2014
FEB 2012 - JAN 2013
FREELANCE URBANIST
At ONE ARCHITECTURE WEEK (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Community planning leader and physical intervention(s) coordinator
At Urbika Ltd. (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Integration plan for development and regeneration of Samokov (Bulgaria);
Municipal masterplans (Berkovitsa and Kostenets, Bulgaria)
At World Bank (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Technical consultant, appointed to the Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency
(RIA), responsible for enhancing the agency’s GIS database
At Wetlands International Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
GIS-based scenario analysis for the Parana Delta and influence policy in
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
-- Project Management, Self-Determination and Persistence
-- Expanding Planning and GIS Expertise
-- Development of Business and Entrepreneurial Skills
JOURNAL EDITOR
Atlantis Magazine, Polis (Delft, the Netherlands)
www.polistudelft.nl/category/atlantis
-- Communication Skills
-- Professional Work Ethics
-- Enhanced Language (Writing) Skills & Literacy
40%
30%
20%
100%
WORKLOAD
WORKLOAD
WORKLOAD
WORKLOAD
URBAN DESIGNER
Pret-a-Loger (Delft, the Netherlands)
www.pretaloger.nl
-- Design & Techincal Competency in regards to Sustainable
Development and Built Environment
-- Ability to Cooperate and Work in Harmony with Co-workers
-- Team Commitment and Flexible Responsibility
TEACHING ASSISTANT | JUNIOR RESEARCHER IN GIS
University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies
-- Project Supervision (GIS-based)
-- Academic Curriculum Development
-- Research Competency and carrying out Results independently
-- Management and Analysis of Large Datasets
AUG 2013 - SEP 2014
APR 2009 - SEP 2009
100% WORKLOAD
TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE
EKSA Design, Construction, Restoration Firm (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Department of Architecture
-- Establishing of Technical (Software) Expertise
-- Delivering Results under Pressure

2. DESIGN TEAMWORK
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
RESEARCH
SPORT CREATIVE
WRITING
EVENTS
ORGANISER
CIVIL
ACTIVISM
HIKING
PLANNING
SEP 2012 - JAN 2015
SEP 2006 - JUL 2010
EXCHANGE SEMESTER
University of Hong Kong (HKSAR)
At Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urban Planning
Acquired ECTS: 24 | Average Grade: B+
RESEARCH MA URBAN STUDIES
University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
At Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS)
Acquired ECTS: 121 | Average Grade: B+ (Nuffic matrix)
BA URBANISM
University of Architecture, Civil Engineering & Geodesy
(Sofia, BG)
At Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urbanism
Acquired ECTS: 240 | Average Grade: A-
Todor Kesarovski | Steingata 73C, Stavanger 4024
Cell Phone: +359 (0) 886 442 168 (BG) | +31 (0) 615 515 093 (NL)
tkesarovski@gmail.com
tkesarovski@yahoo.com
AUG 2011 - JAN 2012
SEP 2010 - AUG 2013
EDUCATION
SKILLS
SOFTWARE
EXPERTISE
ArcGIS Autodesk AutoCAD
Rhinoceros
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesignSketchUp
VRAY Render Engine
JULY 2014
JULY 2015CITY ACADEMY AWARDS
Town with a Skin (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Recognitional prize in the category ‘Cities’ awarding concepts focused
on urban and regional development
SEPTEMBER 2015
AWARDS SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE
Home with a Skin (Versailles, France)
3rd place in Overall Competition
1st place in Sustainability
6th place in Urban Design, Transportation and Affordability
INTERESTS
TU DELFT INSPIRATION AWARD
As member of the Prét-á-Loger team (Delft, the Netherlands)
A special award assigned by TU Delft to student(s) with an inspiring
contribution to the academic community
MA URBANISM
-- Annotation in ‘Technology in Sustainable Development’
Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)
At Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urbanism
Acquired ECTS: 137 | Average Grade: A- (Nuffic matrix)

3. DEC 11 | 2014
PUBLIC SPACE TOOLS WORKSHOPS
At Sofia (Bulgaria)
www.publicspace.tools/#/posts/278
At Rotterdam (Netherlands)
www.publicspace.tools/#/posts/290
GLOBAL SERVICE JAM
At Stavanger (Norway)
www.gsjstavanger.wix.com/gsjstavanger
OCT 31 - NOV 1 &
DEC 4 | 2015
FEB 26 - 28 | 2016
Todor Kesarovski | Steingata 73C, Stavanger 4024
Cell Phone: +359 (0) 886 442 168 (BG) | +31 (0) 615 515 093 (NL)
tkesarovski@gmail.com
tkesarovski@yahoo.com
EVENT
ORGANISER
2013PUBLICATION LIST URBAN UPGRADE: STRUGGLING FOR THE
URBANENVIRONMENT
University of Amsterdam
Kesarovski, T. (2013): ‘Urban Upgrade: Struggling for the Urban
Environment’; Master thesis at the University of Amsterdam: 160 pages.
REFERENCES PhD Karin Pfeffer
Assistant Professor
University of Amsterdam
K.Pfeffer@uva.nl
+31 (0) 205 25 40 03
PhD Akkelies van Nes
Assistant Professor
Høgskolen i Bergen
avn@hib.no
+47 (0) 55 58 76 64
PhD Maurice Harteveld
Teacher and Researcher
Technical University of Delft
M.G.A.D.Harteveld@tudelft.nl
+31 (0) 152 78 41 64
Daniel Blanco
Executive Director
Wetlands International LA
deblanco@humedales.org.ar
+54 (0) 114 312 09 32
PhD Diego S. Carmona
Teacher and Researcher
Technical University of Delft
D.A.SepulvedaCarmona@tudelft.nl
+31 (0) 152 78 79 19
Velislava Dzhambazova
Executive Director
Urbika Ltd.
velislavadzhambazova@gmail.com
+359 (0) 887 99 77 93
CONFRONTING [IN]FORMALITY SYMPOSIUM
Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)
www.confrontinginformality.wordpress.com/category/2014
2014
2014
2015
2016
EVOLVE, NOT CHANGE. IMPROVE, NOT REPLACE:
URBAN CONVERSATION AS A STRATEGY FOR
SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT
European Council of Spatial Planners: ECTP-CEU
Kesarovski, T. & Radai, D. (2014): ‘Evolve not change. Improve, not
replace: Urban conversation as a strategy for sustainable spatial
development’; in ECTP-CEU: Spatial Planning and Energy, pp. 99 - 112.
POP-UP URBANISM: AN ‘EMERGENCY’ APPROACH TO
URBAN REVITALISATION OR FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT
OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY?
Atlantis Magazine, Polis, Delft University of Technology
Kesarovski, T. (2014): ‘Pop-Up Urbanism: an emergency approach to
urban revitalisation or fundamental element of contemporary society?’;
in Atlantis Magazine by Polis, TU Delft, pp. 12 - 15.
IN FAVOUR OF SPONTANEOUS GROWTH
Delft University of Technology
Kesarovski, T. (2015): ‘In Favour of Spontaneous Urban Growth’; Delft
University of Technology, Online Institutional Repository: 236 pages.
CONFRONTING [IN]FORMALITY
Chair of Spatial Planning & Strategy, Delft University of
Technology
Radai, D., Kesarovski, T. & Purwanto, Y. (2016): ‘Confronting [In]Formality:
Experiences of Working with Urban Informal Development around
the World’; Chair of Spatial Planning & Strategy, Delft University of
Technology: 64 pages.