Besart Dajçi is a senior architect with over 18 years of professional experience in cultural heritage conservation, architectural restoration, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Prishtina, Faculty of Architecture, and a Master’s degree in Energy Efficiency in Architecture (2025). His professional development includes extensive national and European training programs focused on conservation methodologies, restoration techniques, adaptive reuse strategies, and GIS-based cultural heritage management.
Since 2007, he has been continuously engaged with Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) Kosovo, serving in progressively responsible roles including architect, site supervisor, team leader, and assistant restoration project manager. This long-term involvement reflects a high level of expertise in planning, managing, and implementing complex heritage restoration and conservation projects.
His professional scope covers the full architectural projects cycle, encompassing architectural surveying, heritage documentation, conservation and restoration design, GIS-based cultural mapping, and on-site supervision. He has contributed to numerous internationally funded projects supported by the European Union, UNDP, SIDA, and the U.S. Embassy.
His portfolio includes landmark heritage sites such as the Prizren Fortress, the Prizren Hydropower Plant Museum, the Terzi Bridge in Gjakova, and the Vushtrri Fortress and Ottoman Bath (Hammam), as well as extensive work on traditional residential architecture and Kulla tower houses throughout Kosovo. In recent years, his professional focus has expanded toward digital heritage preservation, integrating photogrammetry, laser scanning, and drone-based 3D documentation with traditional conservation principles to support long-term documentation and sustainable heritage management.