Porota

My architecture focuses on the adaptation of each project in its own context with its own particular story. Also, my projects focus on humanity and climate change since architecture is for everyone, not just for privilege people. Therefore, the role of an architect is not only to build for rich and capable people, yet to everyone using specific architectural systems that will adapt to a specific situation. 

Elegance in design is crucial. However, there are many different ingredients assembeled all together in order to result with a good architectural project, and the social aspect is a major part of any project as well as sustainiblity and most importantly, the respect of nature and history. 

In our firm Zein Engineering we focus on several issues in the world such as scarcity of ressources, refugee crisis, displacement, immigration, poverty...etc.Well, Architecture could be the driving force to solve numerous problems in the world.  Also, Zein Eng. is recently commissioning several mega projects in Lebanon and the Gulf countries working with high-end projects and providing the best architecture possible for the client, for the context, and for society.

Adriano Pimenta is an architect with over 26 years of practice in the elaboration and coordination of projects and, since 1997, connected to the development of work related to urban planning and master-plan, transportation systems, housing and public spaces. The work Adriano has done between 1992 and 2006, in the office of the Pritzker Architect Souto de Moura, allowed Adriano to meet, develop and coordinate a vast and broad variety of projects such as the development and re-qualification of urban spaces, between 1999 and 2006 the coordination of the work in the Oporto Metro project and since 2013 until 2017 as a Consultant in Riyadh Metro.

Since 2007, he has settled in his own office where the projects undertaken comprehend and include transportation systems, plans and urban waterfronts requalification’s, refurbishment and preservation of the heritage, development of housing typologies, manufacturing typologiesand school buildings.

In 2013, he has begun working as an Architect and Urban Designer consultant in the Riyadh Metro in the consortium RMTC formed by Egis,Parsons and Systra.

The Metro Riyadh develops in 170km and consists of 6 lines, tunnel, elevated and at grade tracks with 48 cut cover stations, 16 at grade stations, 25 elevated stations and 4 iconic stations. The work involves two lines, Line 1 with 38,0 km and Line 2 with 25.3 km.

Since September 2014 until 2017, Adriano has worked as Senior Architect Design in PCM Contract for Riyadh Metro Line 3 (41.6 km, 22 Stations) awarded to consortium Salini-Impregilo-Ansaldo STS-Bombardier (ANM)

Initiating his career in 1992, in the office of the Architect Souto de Moura, early his work passed through coordination, such as the upgrading of the urban centre of Maia city, the development and coordination of Chiado Mall in Lisbon and the coordination of the Metro do Porto project, which includes the projects of the underground stations, the urban insertion of surface metro stations system and the refurbishment of urban spaces related to the work.

Angelos Tzigkounakis was born in 1983. He studied BSc in Finance, holds an MSc in International Finance from the Westminster University of London, a Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing from the Athens University of Economics and Business and has successfully completed with partial scholarship the YALE School of Management publishing course Leadership Strategies in Print and Digital Media. In 2008 he completed his studies with an MA in Publishing (learning specialism magazine multi-platform publishing) and returned to Greece to join the leading Greek architectural publishing house "ek Architectural Publications Ltd".
Named the publishing house Editor-in-Chief in 2010, fired up his ambitions to present something fresh and new to the market, The result were shown via radical changes in the magazine’s overall design and style by heading up a complete rebranding and re-launching plan. This included working towards a more contemporary overall image and boosting the titles in an effort to reach a dominant position within the Greek market. At the same time, particular focus was given to looking outward (especially for the annual titles), expanding and growing in international markets and eventually managing to stream advertising revenue from foreign countries and multinational brands not affected by the Greek crisis. 
The rebranding plan included redesigning the logo and even re-naming the main monthly issue from while the redesign and re-launching of four annual editions involved an updated, bilingual format. 
In 2011 aiming to expand and evolve the annual editions Villas, Apartments, Maison de Campagne and the special editions MykonosVillas, ParosVillas and SantoriniVillas undertakes the further promotion of the magazines abroad with positive results. Currently these editions, bilingual and with international contents are being circulated apart from Greece in USA, Canada, UK, Cyprus, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, India, China and Taiwan.
Today, he holds the position of Editor in Chief for all the publications of ek Architectural Publications Ltd (monthly and annual), while he is in charge of the online portal www.ek-mag.com.

I am interested in architecture that relates to the culture where it is located, and at the time reflects the nuances of emerging contemporary living.