Wianélle Photography | South Africa

Wianélle Briers

ARCHITECTURAL, CONSTRUCTION AND ART PHOTOGRAPHER AT WIANÉLLE PHOTOGRAPHY

Cape Town-based South African photographer Wianélle Briers specialises in architecture, art and construction photography.  She has a unique approach to photography and explores beyond conventional points of view, conveying an artistic portrayal of the essence of architectural form.  Dynamic mood, shape, light, and contrast, as well as construction methodology and materials, all serve as her inspiration.

Commissioned by world-renowned international and local architects and artists, her work includes projects at Venice Architecture Biennale, MAXXI Museum – Rome, Oslo Opera House and Zeitz MOCAA – Cape Town.  Her photographs have been widely published and exhibited.  Her book Spirit of Place, published in 2013, was very well received by the architecture community.

Zaha Hadid Architects | UK

Maurizio Meossi

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AT ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS

Zaha Hadid Architects was founded in 1979 and has been at the forefront of architecture, art, and design for 40 years. Now 400 strong, based in London and with offices in Beijing, New York, Hong Kong, Mexico City, and Dubai, we are known internationally for dynamic and innovative projects which build on Zaha’s revolutionary exploration and research in the interrelated fields of urbanism, architecture, and design. Over four decades of practice, Zaha Hadid Architects has created a unique aesthetic that is at once unclassifiable and yet instantly recognisable for its clarity of vision.

We strive to create something unique in every project: something which is both different from our previous work and unique to its surroundings. Every new building is an opportunity to create something which will become a fundamental part of daily experience, an opportunity which should neither be wasted nor taken for granted. Our design approach consistently positions us in the vanguard of technology.

Maurizio originally joined the office in 2002, working primarily as 3D designer for several international competitions (BMW Leipzig, Florence Train Station and many others). He moved to Italy in 2002 to join the MAXXI team, leaving the office to collaborate with the structural engineering team working on the MAXXI project in 2003. He re-joined the office in 2006 as Project Architect for the Citylife Housing project, completed in 2013 in Milan. Back in London the same year, Maurizio became Associate Director in 2020. He is now directing several international projects, including the New Science Center in Singapore and other large developments around the world.

SAOTA | South Africa

Stefan Antoni

DIRECTOR AT SAOTA

SAOTA, a leading firm of architects is driven by the dynamic combination of Stefan Antoni, Philip Olmesdahl, Greg Truen, Phillippe Fouché and Mark Bullivant who share a potent vision easily distinguished in their design.

This, paired with both an innovative and dedicated approach to the design, documentation and execution of projects globally, has seen SAOTA become an internationally sought-after brand.

SAOTA has a global footprint with projects on six continents. We have a clear understanding of the place of design in the world and how to deliver architectural projects in diverse markets. This success is driven by a design philosophy that connects function and form, and the pursuit of true architectural design to create appropriate solutions. The focus on achieving maximum value has also led to global invitations to design, build and create highly prestigious projects.

The philosophy of practice is embodied in the spirit of enquiry that flourishes amongst its staff. This spirit not only guides the firm, but enables it to maintain its position as definitive designers in a highly competitive and fast-changing industry. Increased exposure to the global marketplace has seen SAOTA flourish as cities and contexts allow for infinite inspiration which can be seen radiating from the approach to design.

SAOTA is also focused on using the most current computer technology in its design process, both to understand the design and to communicate the design to our clients. To this end we are world leaders in the use of Revit and have also developed virtual reality tools for use in our process.

Arquitectura en Blanco | Spain

César Jiménez Gonzaléz

ARCHITECT AND FOUNDER OF  'ARQUITECTURA EN BLANCO'

Cesar Jimenez is an Architecture graduate from Valencia Polytechnic University. He graduated with honors on his Final Thesis, as well as achieving one of the best overall scores among his colleagues.

He studied one year abroad, at Porto Architecture School. His work has been focused mostly on landscaping projects, architecture and interior design. Along with these tasks, he also manages the account “Arquitectura en Blanco” through different social media platforms. This account has several thousand followers and it has a monthly impact of over one million views. Its mission is to publicize different projects so that they can become a reference for architects.

David Krynauw | South Africa

David Krynauw

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR

David Krynauw(pty) Ltd is a South African Designer-Maker Studio that originated in 2006 and was founded by David Krynauw in the small, forestry town of Piet Retief. It currently employs around 60 people and services the private, commercial and collectable sector, both locally and internationally. Its' main business is high-end, quality Furniture with a recent branch into Architecture and Modular Housing Pods. With a unique design language and style that was developed over the years, David Krynauw's work has become renowned and appreciated by many. He recognises that every new project is an opportunity to learn and grow which makes the sky the limit.

X+LIVING | China

Li Xiang

FOUNDER, CEO & CHIEF DESIGNER AT X+LIVING

In 2011, Li Xiang founded X+Living Architectural Design in Shanghai, and has ever since been building her own design team working at the cutting edge of art, fashion and business. She has gained cross-field achievements by exploring interior design as an architect, creating many design works with commercial and aesthetic values in the culture, retail, hotel and other industries. Her high-profile design has become the benchmark in aesthetic design and strategic design, and won international recognition with a series of top international awards. Owing to her guidance and management, X+Living has become an excellent design team with international presence, and continues to convey its unique design ideas to the world.

Miralles Tagliabue EMBT | Spain

Arturo Mc Clean

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT MIRALLES TAGLIABUE EMBT

Miralles Tagliabue EMBT is an international acknowledged architecture studio founded in 1994 by the association of Enric Miralles (1955-2000) and Benedetta Tagliabue in Barcelona.

Coincidently this partnership began just before the start of the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona’92, an apogee period of the city and its architecture. EMBT’s mature approach to architecture, interior design, facility planning includes experience with educational, commercial, industrial and residential buildings, restoration of buildings as well as special-purpose landscape architecture.

Ieva Saudargaitė Architectural Photography | Lebanon

Ieva Saudargaitė Douaihi

ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHER / VISUAL ARTIST AT IEVA SAUDARGAITĖ ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Ieva Saudargaitė Douaihi is an architectural photographer and visual artist who grew up between Lithuania, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates and studied architecture at the Lebanese American University and Ecole Speciale d'Architecture.

To date, she has worked with over 70 architectural + design practices and specialised magazines. Whether landscape, building or object, she uses an architectural approach to portray the context, as well as the spatial, historical or political relationships within, always keeping in mind the human scale and the greater stories that need to be told. Her photographic work on the city of Beirut has recently been published in book format, Beirut: Naked City.

Link Media + OR Design Studio | Taiwan

Jason Chen

FOUNDER AND CHIEF-EDITOR OF LINK MEDIA GROUP DIRECTOR OF OR DESIGN STUDIO

Link Media Group (LMG) is a Taiwan-based company, the media brands involve Living & Design, DesignWant website, and CORE INTERIOR. Its business includes publication, online media, we media, lecture, and design award agency. LMG connects the great and unique designs around the world to its audience, broadening the readers’ horizons, shaping their taste of art, and activating creative thinking at once. ONE RESEARCH DESIGN takes nature and humans as the basis of every project. The team brings design into one’s life, expressing the wonder of the design.

With 20+ years of experience, Chen conveys nature and humanity through each interior design project. Receiving plenty of the international design awards, the designer delivered lectures at design schools and activities and was invited to serve as the jury member of design competitions. Meanwhile, Chen works as the chief-editor of the media company, composing articles and publications, with the aim of promoting the design industry to the public and the good things that designs can bring to one’s life.

Jesus Granada Photographer | Spain

Jesús Granada

I’m a Spain-based architectural photographer. Formally trained as an architect in Seville University, my love for the building process and architecture have kept me working alongside architects and worldwide publishers, making sure the projects look their best way.

Last 22 years architectural photography has taken me around Europe and ocasionally to other continents (Zambia, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, USA, Brasil, Sri Lanka, Chile, Mexico and Japan, among others). My work has brought me to 40 countries worldwide to photograph culture, public art, and architecture. Has been shown in more than 700 magazines and featured in hundred of books.

Since 2018 I'm collaborating as in-house photographer with El Croquis magazine making photo reports for several monographies recently published: Bruther (France), Johnston Marklee (USA), Caruso st John (United Kingdom), Bernardo Bader (Austria), Harquitectes (Spain), Xaveer de Geyter (Belgium), Anne Holtrop (Bahrain) and Gustavo Utrabo (Brazil). During this year I’m developing nine monographs and books that will be published on late 2021 and early 2022.

Once, I dreamt to do what I do.

AGi architects | Kuwait | Spain

Aisha Alsager

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AGI ARCHITECTS

AGi architects is an international design firm providing comprehensive services in Architecture, Planning, Urban Design, Interior Design, Design Research and Consulting. A wide integration of skills allows the creation of places that provide lasting value for clients through distinctive and imaginative solutions.

AGi architects was established in 2006 by Joaquin Perez Goicoechea and Nasser B. Abulhasan. AGi architects has introduced exceptional design, management and technical approaches to its projects in Europe and the Middle East from its offices in the cities of Madrid and Kuwait City.

Alsager oversees a number of projects spanning a range of program, scale, typology, complexity and overall firm and team strategy in Kuwait City. Alsager has over ten years experience in design, project management and construction administration. Prior to joining AGi, Alsager worked in Boston and New York on a variety of small and large-scale projects. Her experience includes web design, digital fabrication, material research, and temporary installations, to interiors, building, and urban design projects. In 2014, her research piece “Water as Monument,” was featured in Acquiring Modernity, the official publication of the Kuwait Pavilion at the14th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia.

Adam Mørk Arch. Photography | Denmark

Adam Mørk

FOUNDER OF ADAM MØRK ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Adam Mørk graduated as an architect in 1997 from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture.

He worked for five years as an architect doing competitions at Dissing+Weitling architecture. Based with a studio in Copenhagen, he has since 2002 worked worldwide as an architectural photographer.

He is both highly regarded and frequently consulted by international architects in Scandinavia, Germany and China for portraying their works.

In all his work Adam Mørk shows a special attention and sensitivity of light - and how light sculptures and creates the space in harmony with material and people.

Architecture Hunter | Brazil

Amanda Ferber

ARCHITECTURE HUNTER'S FOUNDER & CEO

Named as Forbes 30 Under 30 Brazil in 2019, Amanda Ferber is an architect and the founder & CEO of Architecture Hunter, a digital media startup with one of the biggest Architectural Instagrams in the world. With more than 2.7 million followers, Architecture Hunter is followed and respected by great names, such as Sir Norman Foster, Jean Nouvel, Marcio Kogan, Stefano Boeri, Toyo Ito, Snøhetta, and even Facebook's founder himself, Mark Zuckerberg. Amanda has already been a jury member of international awards, such as Architizer A+Awards, and Loop Design Awards. She is the ambassador of Morpholio, the north American App Network for architects and designers and also of Arkos Brazil. In the end of 2020, Amanda was listed as #1 out of the top 125 architecture influencers in the world.

MOTIF Planning & Design Consultants | Taiwan

Shu-Yuan Wu

DIRECTOR OF MOTIF PLANNING & DESIGN CONSULTANTS

Motif Planning & Design Consultants is a professional landscape planning and design consultancy was founded by Shu Yuan Wu in 2012 in Tapei. Today we have more than 50 completed projects In Taiwan and Japan.  Many of them have become highly attractive destinations.  We attribute this to our professional background: we are trained to combine beauty with function and details in well-balanced solutions. Sometimes using traditional approaches, sometimes introducing more novel and innovative solutions.

Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Spain

Sevak Asatrián

ARCHITECT AT FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS

Fran Silvestre Arquitectos was founded in 2005 by Fran Silvestre, architect with honors by the UPV and Urbanist by the TU / e of Holland, Professor of the Department of Projects of the UPV and the European University of Valencia, Director of the MArch programs Architecture and Design, as well as Doctor Cum Laude by the UPV. In 2011 he was deputy director of the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Valencia. In 2018 he won the Victor L. Regnier chair of the KSU in the United States. FSA has the collaboration in Alfaro Hofmann's projects in Interior Design. He has also collaborated with international studies, highlighting the collaboration with the Pritzker Álvaro Siza Prize.

He has received first national and international awards such as the German Design Award 2019 (Frankfurt), the XIII Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism 2016 (Granada), the Red Dot Design Award 2013 (Essen), the IFCC Awards 2016 (New York) , or the National Competition Fundación Caja de Arquitectos (Barcelona), among others. His projects are spread all over the world, highlighting places such as China, the United States, Brazil, Croatia or Spain, and have been published in international architecture and interior design magazines. Among them, Architectural Record, GA Houses, On Diseño or Interni. Also in publishers such as Phaidon, Taschen, Thames & Hudson or GG. Likewise, several monographs have been published that collect much of the study's work, such as those carried out by TC Cuadernos, A.Mag or Arianuova.

STIR | India

Amit Gupta

FOUNDER, CURATOR, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF STIR

A designer, thinker and conceptualizer for things creative, provocative and challenging, Amit  traversed into promoting design and architecture by establishing the first Indian design gallery- vis a vis, in 1997. vis a vis curated highly acclaimed architecture and design events.

Amit founded STIR (See. Think. Inspire. Reflect) in 2014, a global entity that offers exclusively curated, carefully analysed and meticulously presented content in the domain of architecture, art and design. STIR also offers an arena for cross-disciplinary collaborations, industry connects and community building. Under his leadership as Editor-in-Chief, STIRworld today is a globally recognised media house and a curatorial agency.

GARDE | Japan

Kenji Muro

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GARDE

GARDE is a leading design company founded in 1985. GARDE has been providing retail design, branding, and consulting services around the world. They have offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Milan, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, New York, and Los Angeles, and we provide services on a global scale.

He is a senior managing director and handles large-scale commerce (department stores/shopping malls) and large-scale hotel design work in China and Japan. Also responsible for high-brand local design work. He is also spearheading as a sales manager in China for large commerce and large hotels to create new brands in business format development. He has supervised multiple teams: Dalian Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing Hanguang Baihuo Department store, Tokyo Ginza ROYAL PARK HOTEL CANVAS, Kuala Lumpur Quarza Mall, Suzhou JOY BREEZE MALL, etc. Currently, he is doing large-scale projects in front of Tokyo Shibuya station and Osaka station.

MVRDV | Netherlands

Fokke Moerel

PARTNER AT MVRDV

Fokke Moerel is an architect and a partner at MVRDV, founded in 1993 by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The practice has a global scope, providing solutions to contemporary architectural and urban issues in all regions of the world. Fokke leads projects with a focus on public and cultural works, transformations and interior design all around the globe. Fokke has completed award-winning designs such as the Baltyk office tower in Poznan, Poland and the Lloyd Hotel & Cultural Embassy in Amsterdam. Within her studio she also leads the interior design team at MVRDV and she is overseeing the construction of Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the first publicly accessible art depot in the world.

Aviram-Kushmirski | Israel

Aviram Oshri & Dana Kushmirski

CO-FOUNDERS AND PARTNERS OF AVIRAM-KUSHMIRSKI

Aviram-Kushmirski is an interior design studio, based in Tel Aviv since 2010. We believe in “First Concept, then Design”. In-depth, creative thinking precedes the planning and design stage. Working together as a pair enables us to process the design concept to the optimum and refine it into a unified, taut idea, in which the whole is more than the sum of its individual parts. Throughout this process, we search for that which is special, without falling into the trap that is the convenient, well known and safe. In each project, our passion for original thinking creates that special difference.

We also believe in “Honest Design”- referring to the honesty of natural materials and their practicality; organic design that introduces nature itself into the space, creating the feeling and the look of material vitality and freshness. We make unceasing efforts to create a design that is timeless; a design that is creative and innovative; modern and very importantly, relevant to the comfortable style of living in the world of today.

AGi architects | Kuwait | Spain

Sara Barranco

SENIOR ARCHITECT AT AGI ARCHITECTS

AGi architects is an international design firm providing comprehensive services in Architecture, Planning, Urban Design, Interior Design, Design Research and Consulting. A wide integration of skills allows the creation of places that provide lasting value for clients through distinctive and imaginative solutions.

AGi architects was established in 2006 by Joaquin Perez Goicoechea and Nasser B. Abulhasan. AGi architects has introduced exceptional design, management and technical approaches to its projects in Europe and the Middle East from its offices in the cities of Madrid and Kuwait City.

Barranco has over fifteen years practice in architectural design, project management and construction administration in projects in Spain and Kuwait. Barranco leads various multidisciplinary teams to ensure the technical coordination and design intent is met. Barranco lead various teams in a variety of award winning projects including “Three Gardens House,” “Nirvana Home,” & “Tamdeen Square Residential Towers.” Prior to joining AGi, Barranco worked on a variety of private and public projects in Granada, Spain.

Manuel Aires Mateus | Portugal

Manuel Aires Mateus

ARCHITECT AND FOUNDER OF AIRES MATEUS & ASSOCIADOS

Manuel Aires Mateus was born in Lisbon in 1963 and graduated from Faculdade de Arquitectura – Universidade Técnica de Lisboa in 1986. He started collaborating with Arch. Gonçalo Byrne in 1983 and started developing projects with his brother Francisco in 1988. The office Aires Mateus was then established independently by the two brothers, although it was housed in Gonçalo Byrne’s studio in the first years. The increasing scale of work made them establish a larger and autonomous space to fulfil the demands. Since then the scale and the number of projects has been prolific, resulting in several national and international awards. The visibility of their work has made them being invited and accepting lecturing and teaching at several institutions. Among these are the Graduate School of Design in Harvard, the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio as well as several others in Portugal and abroad. The structure right now spans through two studios both based in Lisbon, having several partnerships with local studios for international works.

OSD | USA

Simon David

FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF OSD OUTSIDE

OSD is a New York City-based interdisciplinary design group building resilient and equitable communities. We take a holistic approach to the environment, starting from the outside-in, using social space and natural systems as the starting point for the design and planning of our public space, streets, buildings, and communities. OSD specializes in urban design, landscape architecture, master planning, and architectural design, and we are committed to working collaboratively with clients, economists, scientists and engineers to improve human experience and ecological performance as our world faces unprecedented changes.

Simon David is the Founder & Creative Director of OSD Outside, a mission-driven, multidisciplinary firm based in New York City that focuses on the needs of a rapidly changing planet. OSD has received numerous national and international awards, most recently for their work addressing the future of food, and how the pandemic can become an opportunity to rethink our cities through their work with the Flatiron & NoMad District in NYC. Simon is a landscape architect, urban designer, and trained architect, who also regularly teaches design studios focused on resiliency, public space, mobility, food systems, and climate adaptation.

Archdaily | China

Shuangyu Han

ARCHDAILY CHINA CONTENT MANAGER AND PROJECT CURATOR

My base is in Beijing, China and I am the content manager of ArchDaily China. The ArchDaily China is a bridge between Chinese architectural culture and world architectural culture, within which various styles can coexist. I post most inspiring architectural projects on websites, interviewed many architects who practiced in China, and planned architectural themed exhibitions. I focus on covering content of interest to architects and thus spreading new tools that help them build better environments.

Zhou Wen Jun Design | China

Zhou Wen Jun

FOUNDER OF ZHOU WEN JUN ® DESIGN / 524 STUDIO ® / NGISED.DESIGN ®

ZHOU Wen Jun is Member of The Architectural League New York, Cube Awarded Member of New York the Art Directors Club (ADC), Pencil Awarded Member of New York The One Club. Gold awarded Member of the China Artists Association. Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS)... Zhou graduated from the School of Architecture and School of Design, with master’s degree, at China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA). China’s most prestigious and Top 1 renowned art & design academy.

Zhou's work has earned a plethora of well known international awards, mainly including: New York Art Directors Club Cube (USA), One Show Design Pencil (USA), Red Dot (DE), Cannes Lions (FR), Tokyo Type Directors Club Awards (JP), HKDA global design awards (HK), International Photography Awards (USA), IDA International Design Awards (USA), Design For Asia Awards (HK),  A' Design Awards (IT), JTA Japan Typography Association Awards (JP), GRAPHIS Awards (CH+USA), China National Art Exhibition highest prize (CN) and others. Zhou's work has been published and exhibited globally. such as: United States, Japan, Germany, British, Italy, Netherland, Brazil, China, South Africa, India, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Singapore, Austria, Chile, South Korea, Slovenia, Thailand, Argentina, France and Switzerland.

KEIVANI ARCHITECTS | IRAN

Nima Keivani

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF KEIVANI ARCHITECTS

He is an award-winning International architect, researcher, and university lecturer. In 2009, along with his brother, he founded the architectural studio of “Keivani Architects”. The projects done by this studio are in different architectural spheres, including residential and commercial buildings, as well as the restoration of ancient monuments. Keivani Architects has already designed and implemented many architectural and interior design projects in the Middle East and Europe. In addition, their projects also were exhibited in architecture and design exhibitions such as the Design Museum of Como in Italy 2020, and modern & contemporary architecture of Iran in Tokyo contemporary museum May 2018, and GAP 2017 Melbourne University School of design and etc. Nima Keivani has won several prestigious international architectural awards and has invited to be a jury participant in international architecture awards, keynote speeches, panel discussions, lectures as well as lectureships in architecture academies and societies. His articles and architecture works have been published in many world-leading and famous journals and publications.

XIAZHI PICTURES | China

Xia Zhi

ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHER / VIDEOGRAPHER AT XIAZHI PICTURES

Xia Zhi, architecture photographer who strives to capture the texture and mood of architecture and space, and to deliver the visual significance of modern architecture.

Working as an architectural photographer since 2010, Xia Zhi has accumulated rich experience in architecture, space, art and design, and has gradually formed his own unique style and aesthetics. Besides photos, Xia Zhi is also good at telling the story of a particular project with video, building connections between the architect and the viewer to inspire more resonance and imagination, and to maximize the power of the architecture as well as the concept behind.

Xia Zhi has been collaborating with a number of world-known architects and his works are widely published on Wallpaper* (UK), Archdaily, Dezeen, Architectural Record (US), Architecture Review (UK), Domus (IT), INTERNI (IT), Designboo, FRAME (NL) and many other prestigious architecture and design media.

D’Arcy Jones Architects | Canada

D’Arcy Jones

PRINCIPAL AT D’ARCY JONES ARCHITECTS

D’Arcy Jones Architects (DJA) is an award-winning Canadian studio based in Vancouver, British Columbia. DJA have been recognized for their design excellence through a diverse body of work in North America and in Europe.

Regardless of a project’s size or type, they believe in clear ideas, balancing budgets with quality, and precision. Combining pragmatism and invention, they like to experiment with common construction techniques and a building’s proportions. DJA make architecture built with traditional and unconventional materials, working hard to create designs that are curious and classic.

BoysPlayNice Photography | Czech Republic

Jakub Skokan & Martin Tůma

FOUNDERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS OF BOYSPLAYNICE PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographic studio BoysPlayNice was founded in 2008 by Jakub Skokan /*1985/ and Martin Tuma /*1981/. Both of them graduated Department of Advertising Photography in Faculty of Multimedia Communication, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech republic.

BoysPlayNice Photography studio focuses on architectural photography and photography of the design. BoysPlayNice also specializes in producing creative concepts for photographic campaigns. The philosophy of the studio is to create a picture standing on an idea and makes optimal use of the possibilities of the photographic medium.

Projects by BoysPlayNice Photography are published in international media as Wallpaper, Frame, Azure, Domus, Architectural Digest, Architektur Fachmagazin, Dezeen, Detail, Interior Design, Dwell and many others.

Ema Peter Photography | Canada

Ema Peter

PRINCIPAL EMA PETER PHOTOGRAPHY

Based in Vancouver, Ema Peter Photography was founded in 2005 to bring Ema’s creative vision to architectural photography. Ema’s training in both the visual arts and photojournalism, with experience at the Magnum Photo Agency in Paris, created the foundations for her approach to lighting and composition.

With over 20+ years of experience and shear determination, she has photographed internationally renowned projects and received countless awards. Ema deeply believes that a space has life and she makes it her mission to harness that character in every photograph.

N+P Industrial Design | Germany

Christiane Bausback

CHRISTIANE BAUSBACK, CEO, HEAD OF DESIGN OF N+P INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Daily challenge is to question established norms, in order to rethink and transform to shape the future and turn visions into tangible solutions.

Award-winning strategic designer with a holistic view on the future of transport, health, industry and home. With 22+ years experience in striving innovation and shaping the future in close collaboration with her interdisciplinary team, Christiane stands for the high quality of the results. She is frequently invited to be a jury participant in international design awards, keynote speeches, panel discussions, lectures as well as lectureships in design academies.

The Landscape Studio | Kenya | Spain

Michael & Chloe Humphreys

STUDIO DIRECTORS & FOUNDERS OF THE LANDSCAPE STUDIO

In 2014 Michael & Chloe Humphreys formed  The Landscape Studio. The studio is a small award winning Landscape architecture and design firm based between East Africa and Spain. The studio has already created solutions for a diverse portfolio of projects around East Africa and in Europe with a focus on being gentle and sensitive within the landscape, trying always to seek the balance between the requirements of the project brief and the natural world. The focus is to achieve a restored balance with design solutions where the spaces in which we interact with our natural environment are mutually beneficial for the ecosystem and the people that inhabit it, and to explore the creation of new paradigms for these spaces, where urban, rural and natural can co-exist in a healthy balance.

Michael is a Chilean and Chloe is a British/ Kenyan.  Both have worked in unique environments from the variable landscapes of Chile, Equatorial East Africa and now Europe. These experiences have informed the sensitivity of their approach to landscape design.

V2COM Newswire | Canada

Julie Payette

V2COM NEWSWIRE’S CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER

Julie is a Co-founder and Partner at v2com newswire, which promotes your projects to the world’s largest specialized media network – more than 6,400 outlets in 96 countries – getting you published in the most prestigious architecture and design publications. The WAF, Frame Awards, Architizer A+ Firm Awards, AZ Awards, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, Arup and Sanjay Puri are among the newswire’s top international partners and clients. As an international publicist specializing in design and architecture for more than 25 years, Julie remains focused on the highest standards of design. She is determined to lead v2com in its relentless pursuit of quality projects and the most promising young talent around the world. Julie is a jury member for such international awards as the Frame Awards, Architizer A+ Awards and Architecture MasterPrize.

Kiriko Design Office | Japan

Masaaki Uemori and Kokutou Uemori

KIRIKO DESIGN OFFICE PRINCIPAL

Kiriko Design Office was founded about 40 years ago in Japan . Currently Masaaki Uemori and Kokutou Uemori are managing the design office. The feature of their work is that they use a lot of local natural materials. Many of their work locates in Japan, and a broad range of buildings such as from nursery schools to clinics, apartment complexes, villas, shops and residence are included. 2018 - The Architecture MasterPrize | Honorable Mention Award 2018 - Design for Asia Awards | Merit Award 2017 - Design for Asia Awards | Bronze award

WALLPAPER* | UK

Ellie Stathaki

ARCHITECTURE EDITOR AT WALLPAPER*

Ellie Stathaki is Architecture Editor at Wallpaper* magazine. She trained as an architect and architectural historian before focusing on journalism.

Wallpaper* is the world’s number one global design destination, championing the best in architecture, interiors, fashion, art and contemporary lifestyle.

Lavazza | Italy

Florian Seidl

DESIGN MANAGER | LAVAZZA

Florian Seidl is a creative designer from Austria and currently Lavazza’s design manager. He has set up a small in-house team in Turin, and in that function, he is responsible for the corporate design of Lavazza. This ranges from domestic coffee and espresso machines to professional office machines and vending solutions, tableware, accessories and their packaging. Numerous products designed for Lavazza are already on the market and have won several important design awards. During the last few years, he helped to firmly position Lavazza on the map of modern Italian Design, making sure it’s approach and design are communicated properly on a national and international level.

Andy Macpherson Architectural Photography | Australia

Andy Macpherson

OWNER OF ANDY MACPHERSON STUDIO

Andy Macpherson is an Australian-based architectural photographer known for creating images that give a sense of place. He has a distinct approach to documenting people and architecture that captures truth and beauty. He believes in taking the work seriously but making the process fun. Andy works with many of Australia's top architects, his work is published all over the world by the industry's best publications.

Design Editor and Consultant | USA

Dan Howarth

DESIGN EDITOR AND CONSULTANT

Dan works as an editorial consultant for creative companies, with clients including Kelly Wearstler, Factory PR and Jakob Jakob. Dan’s previous roles have included Editorial Director at MINI Business Innovation initiatives A/D/O and URBAN-X. During his long tenure at Dezeen, he ran the digital magazine’s U.S. operations, and earlier held positions as Deputy Editor, Design Editor and Style Editor. Dan has contributed to design books published by Gestalten and Rizzoli, and his writing has also featured in publications including Departures, Farfetch, Oak, The Independent, Roca Gallery, and Cultured. Dan has served on multiple award juries, and he frequently moderates panel discussions focused on the creative industries.

Duccio Malagamba | Spain

Duccio Malagamba

STUDIO OWNER OF DUCCIO MALAGAMBA FOTOGRAFIA DE ARQUITECTURA

Born in La Spezia (Italy) in 1960, Duccio Malagamba studied architecture in Genoa and then moved to Barcelona (Spain) to work as an architect. After a short experience in a few architectural firms, he joined the renowned office Martorell-Bohigas-Mackay Arquitectos, where he led the winning team for the “Un Progetto per Siena” international competition. In 1989 he won a scholarship granted by the “CNR” (Italian National Research Centre), for a research on Spanish Contemporary Architecture. To carry out this study he took up his youthful interest in photography. As a result of this research he received several commissions by renowned Spanish architectural firms, after which, in 1991, he decided to devote himself entirely to architectural photography.

In these 30 years of professional experience in architectural photography Duccio has participated in several exhibitions, lectures, and juries. He collaborates with prestigious architects like Alvaro Siza, Herzog & de Meuron, Rafael Moneo, EMBT, and Coop Himmelb(l)au, among many others. His photographs are featured in major specialized magazines and publishing houses worldwide.

For Duccio Malagamba the only way to know a building is by visiting it, therefore his interest in architectural photography does not lay in its –furthermore arguable– ‘documenting’ capacity. From his point of view its real interest is other than that: the instinctive tendency to think that what a viewer sees in a photo exists the way he sees it. This gives the possibility to emphasize the strong points of the portrayed intervention, suggesting, stimulating, and arousing curiosity. In a word, for Duccio the major task of an architectural photographer is to inspire the observer rather than being concerned about his objectivity.

Duccio Malagamba photographs with studied concentration, analysing the subject slowly and meticulously. The results are ‘architectural reportages’ - rather than a series of separate shots – that aim to transmit a complex range of emotions, experiences and thoughts and are intended to provide a full, multi-faceted view that ‘tells’ the viewer about the building.