Speaker:

MARKELLA MENIKOU

Founder Markella Menikou Architects, Cyprus

  

Lecture: "The instrumentality of space:  Testing performance criteria in the suburban house typology"

Case studies: Concrete House@Paniotis  / Courtyard House@Philothea / IC Extension House@Nicosia

•  Design strategies tailored for the suburban home archetype.
•  Informed by an extensive list of performance standards.

Speaker:

DAVID GARCIA

Founder DAWOffice, Spain

 

Lecture: "Design challenges in Africa"
Case studies: CEM Kamanar / Bajankusoor / NKCH / Sustainable Diourbela

• Design with a strong commitment to sustainability and holistic development.
• Strategies for ensuring long-term positive impacts in communities.
• Use earth-based and vernacular architectural principles.

Winner Aga Khan Awards 2022

Special Guest Speaker:

RENATO RIZZI
Founder Renato Rizzi, Italy 

 

"The Name Beheaded"

• Emptying, Invisible and Education.
• The crisis of Architecture in our time.
• Inseparable relationship between material and immaterial.

 

Renato Rizzi approaches research, architecture and teaching as a whole, trying to reestablish the ontological and metaphysical thought as intimately linked to the understanding of the contemporary condition of Architecture. Professor Renato Rizzi taught at the LUAV University in Venice, developing a complex professional activity that constantly combines theory and practice. 

 Speaker:

 

BESIAN MEHMETI
Founder of BMA Studio, North Macedonia

 

Lecture: "Living architecture from small to large scale"

 

Through a case study of six of our residential projects, starting with a small one-story house and ending with a vertical neighbourhood, vision and ideas about living architecture on various scales will be demonstrated.

 

 

Speaker:

ARBER SHALA
Founder Arber Shala Architects, Kosovo

 

Lecture: "How we shape Space! From Inspiration and Influence to final shape and materials"

Case studies: Linda Premium Residence "The Teraces"; Hotel Lakeside SPA & Conference

• Crafting unique designs for urban and architectural identity;
• Sustainable design approach and choice of materials;
• Pure geometric shapes with white as the predominant colour;

Nominee – Mies van der Rohe Award 2022

 

Speaker:

 

MARTA ILIEVSKA
Architect & Owner Formika Plus, North Macedonia

 

NINA KARANGELESKA-TODOROVSKA

MSc Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Architecture and Design, University American College Skopje.

 

 

Lecture: "Discovering Architecture"

• Interactive education-focused projects for kids as a tool for better city
• The role of architecture in shaping future generations
• Physical environment creates a sense of identity and place

 

Speaker:

PATRICK MEIJERS
Co-Founder Orange Architects, The Netherlands

 

Lecture: "Sustainability illustrated in Residential Urban Landscapes"

Case studies: Jonas, IJburg and Floating Gardens, Sloterdijk

• How the projects selected reflect the topic of the presentation
• How nature and architecture can be designed integrally
• Integral landscape design with biodiversity measures

Winner BNA - Best Building of the Netherlands in 2023