Official Partner presentation

KONSTANTINOS CHRYSOS
Associate Design Director/ Senior Architect UNStudio, The Netherlands

”Shaping the resilient world of tomorrow”

Case Studies: FOUR Frankfurt/ Booking HQ/ ECHO/ Van B/ Hanwha HQ/ Basajaun

This presentation will showcase a series of designs that prioritize healthy living, sustainability, and lasting impact on cities and communities. The audience will gain insight into how to future-proof the built environment by examining the principles of resilience and adaptability. The presentation will explore the capacity to adapt to changing conditions and maintain or regain functionality and vitality in the face of disturbance, and how to be flexible enough to meet the needs of tomorrow.

HABIBEH MADJDABADI
Founder HABIBEH MADJDABADI | Architecture Studio, Iran

"Building Skins: Chasing Imperfection"

Case Studies: ValiAsr Square in Tehran. Meydan & Khiaban Commercial Centers in Tehran.Approximation House & 40 Knots House residentials in Tehran

Two under-construction commercial complexes in the center of the capital will be presented in which economy and regulations tend to prevail. In these projects, the threat of regulations and budget restrictions has turned into opportunities for developing solutions in contrast with the monotony of the contexts. The Ideas behind the creative façades of the projects will be presented. The winning proposal for rehabilitation and landmark of Vali- Asr square(one of the most important squares of Tehran), will also be presented. 
two residential projects with a focus on their façades, the manufacturing process of their facades, and the role of workers will be mentioned as well.

CHRISTOS PAPASTERGIOU
Co-Founder draftworks*architects, Cyprus

”Wasting Space/ Cultivating Architecture”

Case Studies: House with Four Gardens, Nicosia. School Complex, Palermo. Dialysis Clinic, Limassol

Architecture is an act of destruction. Driven from this the studio has developed a design methodology that is based on two main principles:

1. Architecture should provide a framework for the construction of empty spaces. We should ‘build’ voids 

2. Fragility, diversity and change should be part of architecture, mainly by incorporating diverse forms of nature.

MERIA MAOURI
Purchasing manager Ch.& P. Maouris Co Ltd

 ”Development of networking through sustainable materials”

ANDREI ȘERBESCU
Co-founder ADNBA, Romania

”Large buildings, small details. A search for continuity in a fast-changing city”

Case Studies: Sector Zero office district / Urban Spaces 5 apartment building 

This presentation will showcase a selection of projects that respond to the diverse and rapidly changing urban fabric of Bucharest, addressing various scales of perception from the city skyline to architectural details. Andrei will provide an overview of how these projects respond to the diversity of scales, built masses, and architectural periods which Bucharest currently encompasses.

CHRISTOS PAVLOU
Founder Christos Pavlou architecture, Cyprus

”House typologies for good living”

Case studies: The linear house, House with courtyards, The garden house in the city, Eleonos house.

House typologies will be presented as a design approach to promote the integration of the build  environment and landscape. Our good living and wellbeing is strongly attached to our need to connect with nature. The projects stress the need to incorporate greenery and underline the significance of biophilic design to improve the quality life of the user.

JAN REYNDERS
Export Area Manager, Vandersanden 

“Journey of Inspiration – Brick showcases (Europe edition)”

ETAN KIMMEL
Co-Founder Kimmel Eshkolot Architects, Israel

"From urban to interior design"

Case studies: Mount Herzl Memorial, Natural History Museum, Check Point Building, The dead sea visiting center, Beit Halochem

From urban to interior design
1. The governmental quarters in Jerusalem: a project that demonstrates what makes a city democratic
2. The nature history museum creating a new connection between the university and the botanical gardens
3. The national memorial embedded in the landscape

MAXIMILIANO ARROCET
Director AL_A, UK

”Beyond the façade: a story of ceramics in architecture”

Case studies: MAAT, V&A, Maggie’s

The projects invite us to reflect on the dialogue between public spaces and materiality. They also speak of the contextual, historic and evocative power of ceramics.  The presentation will explore  the innovative use of ceramics in the 21st Century and emphasize them as a storytelling medium in architecture. 

CHARIS CHRISTODOULOU
Co-Founder NOA Architects, Cyprus

"Revisiting the typology of co-living. Two case study projects"

Single-Multi Residence 2019, Elevated Gardens 2021

The projects that will be presented showcase our office's approach on revisiting dwelling topologies as well as the impact of human experience of space. The main subject here is how to try to produce unexpected and innovative spaces while dealing with something common.

THOMAS BAILEY
Director Room 11, Australia

”Furnishing the Land”

Case studies: Triptych (Glass House, Main House, Pulmonum), Wild House.

The projects selected will highlight the ways that people can find comfort to live and work in vast landscapes, by habitation in the landscape. Insight into Room 11's  unique design process, and how they particularly justify what are often the first Architectural moves, in a wild or rural landscape. Selecting materials for remote locations is crucial for successful project delivery. By working closely with fabricators, manufacturers, and trusted contractors, the design process prioritizes the delivery of exceptional architecture by considering site, brief, procurement methods, and materials. 

STAVROS IOANNOU
Founder M.O.B design studio, Cyprus

"The reuse and adaptation of space in the contemporary urban environment."

The case of the Propeller Ads project, The case of the Fuelhouse project

KARL LENNON
Leader, GROHE Spa / A&D, LIXIL EMENA

”Health Through Water”

ASER GIMÉNEZ ORTEGA
Associate Director MVRDV, The Netherlands

"From Product to Public. Reuse, sustainable and social design in every scale"

In his lecture, Aser will showcase MVRDV’s bold designs, including interior designs, private homes, renovations, public buildings, and more. With this brief tour, he will demonstrate how the firm’s design ethos brings us towards a more sustainable and social city in every aspect of life – from private and small-scale interventions to city-scale social endeavours.