Vedran MimicaVedran Mimica is a Croatian-born Dutch educator, currently working as Associate Dean of Research at IIT College of Architecture in Chicago. Mimica graduated from the University of Zagreb in 1979 with a degree in architecture and civil engineering, an continued his postgraduate education and research at the Technical University in Delft, with Herman Hertzberger. He joined the Berlage Institute Amsterdam in 1991, where he assumed the position of Course Director in 1995. From 2007 to its closure in 2012, he was responsible for creating the institute's educational and curricula programs, in addition to guiding research activities. Mimica's reach has extended across multiple pedagogical, cultural, and intellectual realms over the past 25 years, including the publication of several books and numerous articles, as a juror at architectural competitions around the world, and as head of the curatorial team for the 3rd International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam in 2007. Read More Read Less