Jury

I am an Architect and Urban Designer by profession.

My research interests are:

• Healthcare Architecture,
• Spatial planning,
• Hospital Design and
• Migration studies.

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.

Sustainability, Ecology

Professional architect for almost 20 years and having worked a lot in international humanitarian action ...

As an architect I have been the curator of the largest curated architecture library of the world. Now as a creative director I’m looking for the latest trends and out of the box thinkers in design and construction.