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Oto Nováček is an Urban Designer and Researcher from Slovakia currently based in Bratislava. During his studies he managed to attend several international projects connected to contemporary urban challenges, urban research and participatory planning in Belgium, Turkey, Germany, and Slovakia.  In 2016 he was researching informal practices of “Arrival city” in Hamburg and subsequent integration processes of immigrants into German system. In 2017 he lectured at JKUAT University in Nairobi on the topic of Slum upgrading, and later he acted as an advisor for urbanisation at Permanent mission of Slovakia to the United Nations in New York. Further he was actively engaged in research and design of social housing for Roma populace in Slovakia. Currently he is working at the intersection of practice and research at Atrium studio on the topic of collaborative creation of public spaces and autonomous urbanisation.

ORIGINAL BUILDINGS AND ARCHITECTURE  THAT CHANGE THE BEING AND THE FUTURE OF THE URBAN VISION OF CITIES 

CREATIVE TOUCHS IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

INNOVATIONS IN URBAN PLANNING

INNOVATIVES THEORIES IN PSYCHOLOGY OF SPACE AND CREATIVITY

Approach to architecture is trying to discover new.

ounded in 2014 by architects Matthieu Busana and Sébastien Dachy, MAMOUT explores a practice of architecture based on multidisciplinary and research-by-design. They develop projects of various scales and programs, mostly located in urban environment. They use physical paper models, graphic design and photography to explore themes like materiality, light and scenography.

Simplicity.

I am very interested in studying housing that addresses crucial issues, such as affordable living, sustainable design and flexible housing. 

Less is more

Founder, Sameh  Farid Architects

Coordinator of "Habitat: Housing and City (HaVyC)" research line at Anahuac Mexico University. I am Proffessor and Researcher and study both theory of incremental housing and its real application as a tool for production of denser and more sustainable cities.

Museum exhibition designer at wHY New York.

Interior Architecture

Urban Mapping

Heritage Preservation

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.

I represent Sto Group which is one of the major international manufacturers of products and systems for building coatings. Its business focuses first and foremost on external wall insulation systems (EWIS), a sector in which the company occupies a leading position, and also on rainscreen cladding systems (RSC). Also included in the facade systems product group are render and paint systems for external applications.

I am more of a consultant for architects. Sort of a "translator" between the architectural world and the thechnical one.

I would be delighted to provide you with more information if requested.