Fairy Tales 2017
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After the record breaking success of last year's competition which drew over 1,500 participants from 67 countries, Blank Space is excited to announce that the fourth edition is open for registration. Now in its fourth year, Fairy Tales is the largest annual architecture competition in the world.Blank Space is proud to partner with the National Building Museum and the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) along with Archdaily, Archinect, Bustler and Design Milk. The competition will be capped with a special celebration at the National Building Museum in February 2017 for all winners, participants, jurors and VIPs.
Fairy Tales is open to all, and invites architects, designers, writers, artists, engineers, illustrators, students and creatives to submit their own unique architectural fairy tales. A successful entry crafts a text narrative, along with 5 images, in the most spectacular way possible.
Jury
Jing Liu
PRINCIPAL, SO-IL
A native of China, Liu received her education in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, concluding with a Master’s of Architecture from Tulane School of Architecture in New Orleans. During her time in New Orleans, Liu has focused on the social impact of urban renewal projects, specifically in the dislocation of urban low-income housing - a topic she continues to research through her teaching today. Liu has been a faculty member at The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University since 2009, and advises the Master’s thesis at Parsons The New School of Design. Liu is a board member at Van Alen Institute, a non- profit organization based in NYC.
PRINCIPAL, SO-IL
A native of China, Liu received her education in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, concluding with a Master’s of Architecture from Tulane School of Architecture in New Orleans. During her time in New Orleans, Liu has focused on the social impact of urban renewal projects, specifically in the dislocation of urban low-income housing - a topic she continues to research through her teaching today. Liu has been a faculty member at The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University since 2009, and advises the Master’s thesis at Parsons The New School of Design. Liu is a board member at Van Alen Institute, a non- profit organization based in NYC.
Alan Maskin
PRINCIPAL, OLSON KUNDIG
Alan Maskin is an owner and principal at Olson Kundig. For over two decades he has focused primarily on the design of cultural projects that include museums, museum installations, rooftop parks, visitor centers, and conceptual urban design projects. His portfolio includes
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, three rooftop parks in South Korea, and the Bezos Center for Innovation at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI). His work has been published in a variety of national and international media including The New York Times, Monocle, Metropolis, The
Los Angeles Times, Architectural Record and The Wall Street Journal. Alan led
a team at Olson Kundig to win the 2016 Fairy Tales competition.
PRINCIPAL, OLSON KUNDIG
Alan Maskin is an owner and principal at Olson Kundig. For over two decades he has focused primarily on the design of cultural projects that include museums, museum installations, rooftop parks, visitor centers, and conceptual urban design projects. His portfolio includes
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, three rooftop parks in South Korea, and the Bezos Center for Innovation at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI). His work has been published in a variety of national and international media including The New York Times, Monocle, Metropolis, The
Los Angeles Times, Architectural Record and The Wall Street Journal. Alan led
a team at Olson Kundig to win the 2016 Fairy Tales competition.
Dan Wood
PRINCIPAL, WORKAC
Dan Wood, FAIA, LEED AP, is a Principal at WORKac, which he co-founded with Amale Andraos. He leads international projects across the United States as
well as in Asia, Africa, and Europe. WORKac has achieved international recognition for projects that reinvent the relationship between urban and natural environments. Wood is a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania and held the 2013-14 Louis I. Kahn Chair at the Yale School of Architecture and has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Cooper Union, Columbia,
Ohio State, and UC Berkeley, where he was the Friedman Distinguished Chair. Wood’s teaching has focused on how architecture, nature, and cities can fuse into new forms and urban experiences.
PRINCIPAL, WORKAC
Dan Wood, FAIA, LEED AP, is a Principal at WORKac, which he co-founded with Amale Andraos. He leads international projects across the United States as
well as in Asia, Africa, and Europe. WORKac has achieved international recognition for projects that reinvent the relationship between urban and natural environments. Wood is a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania and held the 2013-14 Louis I. Kahn Chair at the Yale School of Architecture and has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Cooper Union, Columbia,
Ohio State, and UC Berkeley, where he was the Friedman Distinguished Chair. Wood’s teaching has focused on how architecture, nature, and cities can fuse into new forms and urban experiences.
Michel Rojkind
PRINCIPAL, ROJKIND ARQUITECTOS
Michel Rojkind was born in Mexico City, where he studied Architecture and Urban Planning at the Universidad Iberoamericana. In 2002 he founded Rojkind Arquitectos (2005, “Design Vanguard”), an architecture firm focusing on design, business tactics and experiential innovation exploring innovative architectural solutions, social and urban strategies that positively impact our society and the environment. Rojkind has been a visiting professor at SCI-Arc in L.A., IACC in Barcelona and UPenn in Philadelphia. He has participated as juror for several international awards and competitions and has lectured in many different countries.
PRINCIPAL, ROJKIND ARQUITECTOS
Michel Rojkind was born in Mexico City, where he studied Architecture and Urban Planning at the Universidad Iberoamericana. In 2002 he founded Rojkind Arquitectos (2005, “Design Vanguard”), an architecture firm focusing on design, business tactics and experiential innovation exploring innovative architectural solutions, social and urban strategies that positively impact our society and the environment. Rojkind has been a visiting professor at SCI-Arc in L.A., IACC in Barcelona and UPenn in Philadelphia. He has participated as juror for several international awards and competitions and has lectured in many different countries.
Marion Weiss
PRINCIPAL, WEISS/MANFREDI
Marion Weiss is the Graham Chair Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design and co-founder of WEISS/ MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/ Urbanism, a multidisciplinary design practice based in New York City. Known for the integration of architecture, art, infrastructure, and landscape, her firm WEISS/MANFREDI won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award for Architecture, the AIA New York Gold Medal, and the Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices Award, acknowledging the distinct
vision of the firm. The work of WEISS/ MANFREDI has been exhibited at the MoMA, the Guggenheim Museum, and the National Building Museum.
PRINCIPAL, WEISS/MANFREDI
Marion Weiss is the Graham Chair Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design and co-founder of WEISS/ MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/ Urbanism, a multidisciplinary design practice based in New York City. Known for the integration of architecture, art, infrastructure, and landscape, her firm WEISS/MANFREDI won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award for Architecture, the AIA New York Gold Medal, and the Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices Award, acknowledging the distinct
vision of the firm. The work of WEISS/ MANFREDI has been exhibited at the MoMA, the Guggenheim Museum, and the National Building Museum.
Chase W.Rynd
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
Chase W. Rynd, Hon. ASLA, a nationally recognized leader in the museum and arts communities, has held the position of executive director of the National Building Museum since September
2003. Created by Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum, a private, nonprofit institution, commemorates American achievements in architecture, design, construction, urban planning, and engineering, and encourages excellence in the building arts. Under Rynd’s leadership, the Museum has achieved a strong national profile through enhanced educational programs, scholarly and visually engaging exhibitions, and numerous outreach efforts.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
Chase W. Rynd, Hon. ASLA, a nationally recognized leader in the museum and arts communities, has held the position of executive director of the National Building Museum since September
2003. Created by Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum, a private, nonprofit institution, commemorates American achievements in architecture, design, construction, urban planning, and engineering, and encourages excellence in the building arts. Under Rynd’s leadership, the Museum has achieved a strong national profile through enhanced educational programs, scholarly and visually engaging exhibitions, and numerous outreach efforts.
G. Martin Moeller
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CURATOR, NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
G. Martin Moeller, Jr. is an architectural curator, writer, and editor who works both independently and on a part-time basis as Senior Curator at the National Building Museum. He has served as the lead curator for several of the Museum’s most widely acclaimed exhibitions, including Unbuilt Washington; Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Concrete; and Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century. He has also acted as coordinating curator for
the Museum’s presentations of traveling exhibitions such as Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990; Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future; and Frank Lloyd Wright: Windows of the Darwin D. Martin House.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CURATOR, NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
G. Martin Moeller, Jr. is an architectural curator, writer, and editor who works both independently and on a part-time basis as Senior Curator at the National Building Museum. He has served as the lead curator for several of the Museum’s most widely acclaimed exhibitions, including Unbuilt Washington; Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Concrete; and Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century. He has also acted as coordinating curator for
the Museum’s presentations of traveling exhibitions such as Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990; Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future; and Frank Lloyd Wright: Windows of the Darwin D. Martin House.
Sarah Balmond
DIRECTOR, BALMOND STUDIO
Sarah Balmond is a Director at Balmond Studio. Balmond Studio is an international research-led practice of architects, designers, artists and theoreticians run by the world’s leading thinker on form and structure - Cecil Balmond. Sarah established the studio with Cecil in London in 2011 before moving to Hong Kong and Singapore to expand the business internationally. Sarah was the founding Design Editor at Monocle and continues to write. She is the Editor of TiP, an online magazine that explores the latest thinking and theory across art, architecture and science.
DIRECTOR, BALMOND STUDIO
Sarah Balmond is a Director at Balmond Studio. Balmond Studio is an international research-led practice of architects, designers, artists and theoreticians run by the world’s leading thinker on form and structure - Cecil Balmond. Sarah established the studio with Cecil in London in 2011 before moving to Hong Kong and Singapore to expand the business internationally. Sarah was the founding Design Editor at Monocle and continues to write. She is the Editor of TiP, an online magazine that explores the latest thinking and theory across art, architecture and science.
John Maeda
PARTNER, KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD & BYERS
John Maeda is an American executive spearheading a new convergence across the design and technology industries. He currently advises dozens of technology businesses as a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers -- a world- leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. An internationally recognized speaker and author, Maeda’s books include The Laws of Simplicity, Creative Code, and Redesigning Leadership. Maeda holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, an MBA from Arizona State University, and a PhD from University of Tsukuba in Japan.
PARTNER, KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD & BYERS
John Maeda is an American executive spearheading a new convergence across the design and technology industries. He currently advises dozens of technology businesses as a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers -- a world- leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. An internationally recognized speaker and author, Maeda’s books include The Laws of Simplicity, Creative Code, and Redesigning Leadership. Maeda holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, an MBA from Arizona State University, and a PhD from University of Tsukuba in Japan.
Sarah Walhgren
PRESIDENT, AIAS NATIONAL
Sarah currently serves as the 2016- 2017 AIAS National President, a 13-month term that started in July of 2016. Originally from Austin, Texas, Sarah attended Auburn University where she earned her Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Interior Architecture in May of 2016. While at Auburn, Sarah attended the Rural Studio in 2013, studied abroad in Rome in 2014, and pursued urban studies at Auburn’s Urban Studio in Birmingham, Alabama for her fifth year. Sarah served as Auburn’s AIAS Chapter Treasurer, AIAS Chapter President, and the AIAS South Quad Director prior to being elected as the AIAS National President.
PRESIDENT, AIAS NATIONAL
Sarah currently serves as the 2016- 2017 AIAS National President, a 13-month term that started in July of 2016. Originally from Austin, Texas, Sarah attended Auburn University where she earned her Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Interior Architecture in May of 2016. While at Auburn, Sarah attended the Rural Studio in 2013, studied abroad in Rome in 2014, and pursued urban studies at Auburn’s Urban Studio in Birmingham, Alabama for her fifth year. Sarah served as Auburn’s AIAS Chapter Treasurer, AIAS Chapter President, and the AIAS South Quad Director prior to being elected as the AIAS National President.
Rachel Law
VICE PRESIDENT, AIAS NATIONAL
Rachel Law has always had a passion for design; its process, how it is presented, and most importantly, how it has the ability to better communities. As a recent graduate of Ryerson University’s Bachelor of Architectural Science program, she is now serving as the 2016-2017 National Vice President of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS). During her undergraduate career, her interests in innovative design-build installations and digital fabrication led her to become an active designer and participant in Ryerson’s [R]ed[U]x Lab collective and the Digital Fabrication Zone, working with many clients in the Toronto area.
VICE PRESIDENT, AIAS NATIONAL
Rachel Law has always had a passion for design; its process, how it is presented, and most importantly, how it has the ability to better communities. As a recent graduate of Ryerson University’s Bachelor of Architectural Science program, she is now serving as the 2016-2017 National Vice President of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS). During her undergraduate career, her interests in innovative design-build installations and digital fabrication led her to become an active designer and participant in Ryerson’s [R]ed[U]x Lab collective and the Digital Fabrication Zone, working with many clients in the Toronto area.
Alexander Walter
EDITOR, ARCHINECT & BUSTLER
Alexander Walter grew up in East Germany with plenty of Bratwurst. He studied Architecture and Media Design at Bauhaus-universität Weimar, Germany, and participated in foreign exchange programs with Washington-Alexandria Architecture Consortium in Alexandria, Virginia and Waseda university in Tokyo, Japan. In his Master’s Thesis, and throughout his studies, Alexander focused on the fascinating intersection of architecture and media. Prior to joining Archinect, Alexander has worked as an Interactive Graphic Designer for international advertising agency GREY in Moscow, Russia and cruised Caribbean and Mediterranean waters as a sailor. Today, Alexander is Editorial & Production Manager for Archinect.com and Editor in Chief for Archinect’s sister site Bustler.net.
EDITOR, ARCHINECT & BUSTLER
Alexander Walter grew up in East Germany with plenty of Bratwurst. He studied Architecture and Media Design at Bauhaus-universität Weimar, Germany, and participated in foreign exchange programs with Washington-Alexandria Architecture Consortium in Alexandria, Virginia and Waseda university in Tokyo, Japan. In his Master’s Thesis, and throughout his studies, Alexander focused on the fascinating intersection of architecture and media. Prior to joining Archinect, Alexander has worked as an Interactive Graphic Designer for international advertising agency GREY in Moscow, Russia and cruised Caribbean and Mediterranean waters as a sailor. Today, Alexander is Editorial & Production Manager for Archinect.com and Editor in Chief for Archinect’s sister site Bustler.net.
Minsuk Cho
PRINCIPAL, MASS STUDIES
Minsuk Cho (Korea, b. 1966) is an architect and founder of Seoul-based firm Mass Studies. Cho graduated from Yonsei University and Columbia University, and spent his early career in New York and Rotterdam, and in 1998, co-founded Cho Slade Architecture in New York. Since returning to Seoul in 2003, he has been committed to the discourse of architecture through socio-cultural and urban research and mostly built works, which have been recognized globally, with representative works including the Pixel House, Missing Matrix: Boutique Monaco, Bundle Matrix: S-Trenue, Ann Demeulemeester Shop, Korea Pavilion: 2010 Shanghai World Expo, and Daum Space.1.
PRINCIPAL, MASS STUDIES
Minsuk Cho (Korea, b. 1966) is an architect and founder of Seoul-based firm Mass Studies. Cho graduated from Yonsei University and Columbia University, and spent his early career in New York and Rotterdam, and in 1998, co-founded Cho Slade Architecture in New York. Since returning to Seoul in 2003, he has been committed to the discourse of architecture through socio-cultural and urban research and mostly built works, which have been recognized globally, with representative works including the Pixel House, Missing Matrix: Boutique Monaco, Bundle Matrix: S-Trenue, Ann Demeulemeester Shop, Korea Pavilion: 2010 Shanghai World Expo, and Daum Space.1.
Michel Van Valkenburgh
PRINCIPAL, MICHAEL VAN VALKENBURGH ASSOCIATES
Michael is the founder of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, with offices in Brooklyn, New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm works at all scales from the naturalization and monitoring of the Don River in Toronto’s Port Lands, to small gardens such as the Monk’s Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
in Boston. Michael earned a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture, and a Master of Fine Arts in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently the Charles Eliot Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, Michael is a registered landscape architect in more than 25 states.
PRINCIPAL, MICHAEL VAN VALKENBURGH ASSOCIATES
Michael is the founder of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, with offices in Brooklyn, New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm works at all scales from the naturalization and monitoring of the Don River in Toronto’s Port Lands, to small gardens such as the Monk’s Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
in Boston. Michael earned a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture, and a Master of Fine Arts in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently the Charles Eliot Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, Michael is a registered landscape architect in more than 25 states.
Gro Bonesmo
PRINCIPAL, SPACE GROUP
Gro Bonesmo is founder of Oslo-based architectural firm Space Group, and a professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. She is a graduate of NTNU, and has a Masters from GSAPP Columbia University.
She has been invited teacher and critic at the Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen, KTH Stockholm, Berlage Institute, Harvard and Columbia Universities. From 1990 she worked 8 years with OMA, finally as the Design Architect in charge of the Dutch Embassy in Berlin. The work of Space Group has won several architectural awards and international competitions. At the Venice Biennale 2014 she was co curator and exhibition architect for the Nordic Pavilion.
PRINCIPAL, SPACE GROUP
Gro Bonesmo is founder of Oslo-based architectural firm Space Group, and a professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. She is a graduate of NTNU, and has a Masters from GSAPP Columbia University.
She has been invited teacher and critic at the Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen, KTH Stockholm, Berlage Institute, Harvard and Columbia Universities. From 1990 she worked 8 years with OMA, finally as the Design Architect in charge of the Dutch Embassy in Berlin. The work of Space Group has won several architectural awards and international competitions. At the Venice Biennale 2014 she was co curator and exhibition architect for the Nordic Pavilion.
Becky Quintal
EXECUTIVE EDITOR, ARCHDAILY
Becky Quintal is the Executive Editor and Head of Content at ArchDaily, where she oversees the publication of ArchDaily and its global sites in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese. Prior to assuming her role at ArchDaily, Becky worked as an editor for OMA/AMO, BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), Reiser + Umemoto and the Princeton University School of Architecture. She recently graduated from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where her research focused on the portrayal of early skyscrapers in New York’s newspapers. She also holds an architecture degree from Princeton University.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR, ARCHDAILY
Becky Quintal is the Executive Editor and Head of Content at ArchDaily, where she oversees the publication of ArchDaily and its global sites in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese. Prior to assuming her role at ArchDaily, Becky worked as an editor for OMA/AMO, BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), Reiser + Umemoto and the Princeton University School of Architecture. She recently graduated from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where her research focused on the portrayal of early skyscrapers in New York’s newspapers. She also holds an architecture degree from Princeton University.
Antti Nousjoki
PRINCIPAL, ALA
Antti Nousjoki is a Finnish Association of Architects SAFA registered architect and a founding partner of ALA Architects, the Helsinki-based firm designing the new central library in Helsinki. ALA
has been one of the frontrunners of a new generation of Nordic architecture practices and has completed several major public projects, including the Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Kristiansand, Norway and the Kuopio and Lappeenranta City Theatres in Finland. Prior to founding ALA, Antti worked at such offices as OMA in Rotterdam. He is a major literature fan, enjoys writing, and is a regular contributor to both ARK The Finnish Architectural Review and the Swedish architecture and design magazine Form.
PRINCIPAL, ALA
Antti Nousjoki is a Finnish Association of Architects SAFA registered architect and a founding partner of ALA Architects, the Helsinki-based firm designing the new central library in Helsinki. ALA
has been one of the frontrunners of a new generation of Nordic architecture practices and has completed several major public projects, including the Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Kristiansand, Norway and the Kuopio and Lappeenranta City Theatres in Finland. Prior to founding ALA, Antti worked at such offices as OMA in Rotterdam. He is a major literature fan, enjoys writing, and is a regular contributor to both ARK The Finnish Architectural Review and the Swedish architecture and design magazine Form.
Mickael Maltzan
PRINCIPAL, MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE
Michael Maltzan founded Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc. in 1995. Through a deep belief in architecture’s role in our cities and landscapes, he has succeeded in creating new formal, cultural, and social connections across a range of scales and programs. Michael received an M.Arch from the Graduate School
of Design, Harvard University, and BFA and B.Arch degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design. His award- winning projects have been published and exhibited internationally. Michael is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award.
PRINCIPAL, MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE
Michael Maltzan founded Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc. in 1995. Through a deep belief in architecture’s role in our cities and landscapes, he has succeeded in creating new formal, cultural, and social connections across a range of scales and programs. Michael received an M.Arch from the Graduate School
of Design, Harvard University, and BFA and B.Arch degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design. His award- winning projects have been published and exhibited internationally. Michael is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award.
Robert Hammond
FOUNDER, THE HIGH LINE
Robert Hammond is the Co-Founder
& Executive Director of Friends of the High Line, a nonprofit he started with Joshua David in 1999. Since opening in 2009, the High Line has become one
of the City’s most popular destinations, welcoming over 7 million visitors in 2015. Before the High Line, Hammond helped launch several start-up businesses and worked as a consultant for a variety of organizations. Accolades include: Rome Prize by the American Academy in Rome (2010); an honorary doctorate from the New School (2012); and jointly with David, the Rockefeller Foundation’s Jane Jacobs Medal (2010) and the Vincent Scully Prize (2013). He was a featured speaker at TED (2010).
FOUNDER, THE HIGH LINE
Robert Hammond is the Co-Founder
& Executive Director of Friends of the High Line, a nonprofit he started with Joshua David in 1999. Since opening in 2009, the High Line has become one
of the City’s most popular destinations, welcoming over 7 million visitors in 2015. Before the High Line, Hammond helped launch several start-up businesses and worked as a consultant for a variety of organizations. Accolades include: Rome Prize by the American Academy in Rome (2010); an honorary doctorate from the New School (2012); and jointly with David, the Rockefeller Foundation’s Jane Jacobs Medal (2010) and the Vincent Scully Prize (2013). He was a featured speaker at TED (2010).
Stefano Boeri
PRINCIPAL, STEFANO BOERI ARCHITETTI
Stefano Boeri architect, was born
in Milan in 1956. He graduated with honours in 1980 from the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico Di Milano and in 1989 received his PhD at the IUAV University in Venice, Italy. Stefano Boeri is the principal and founder of Stefano Boeri Architetti (SBA), based
in Milan, and with studios in Shanghai, and Doha. The studio (called Boeri Studio until 2008) is dedicated since 1993 to the research and practice of architecture and urbanism. Among the most known projects are the Vertical Forest in Milan, the Villa Méditerranée in Marseille, and the House of the Sea of La Maddalena.
PRINCIPAL, STEFANO BOERI ARCHITETTI
Stefano Boeri architect, was born
in Milan in 1956. He graduated with honours in 1980 from the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico Di Milano and in 1989 received his PhD at the IUAV University in Venice, Italy. Stefano Boeri is the principal and founder of Stefano Boeri Architetti (SBA), based
in Milan, and with studios in Shanghai, and Doha. The studio (called Boeri Studio until 2008) is dedicated since 1993 to the research and practice of architecture and urbanism. Among the most known projects are the Vertical Forest in Milan, the Villa Méditerranée in Marseille, and the House of the Sea of La Maddalena.
David Basulto
Founder Archdaily
Founder Archdaily
Matthew Hoffman
FOUNDER, BLANK SPACE
As Madeline Gins once defined
him, Matthew is an architectural "coordinologist." Recipient of numerous awards for his designs and research, he addresses architecture with an emphasis on interactivity, rethinking traditional approaches by exposing design ideas
to the feedback of non-designers. Matthew has collaborated with HWKN (Hollwich Kushner), C-LAB, Neil Denari, Mas Context, Polar Inertia, and Bruce Mau Design. Matthew’s work has been featured by The Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, NBC, Fast Company, Fox Business News and the Wall Street Journal.
FOUNDER, BLANK SPACE
As Madeline Gins once defined
him, Matthew is an architectural "coordinologist." Recipient of numerous awards for his designs and research, he addresses architecture with an emphasis on interactivity, rethinking traditional approaches by exposing design ideas
to the feedback of non-designers. Matthew has collaborated with HWKN (Hollwich Kushner), C-LAB, Neil Denari, Mas Context, Polar Inertia, and Bruce Mau Design. Matthew’s work has been featured by The Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, NBC, Fast Company, Fox Business News and the Wall Street Journal.
Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman
FRANCESCA GIULIANI-HOFFMAN FOUNDER, BLANK SPACE
Francesca is an Italian journalist. Born and raised in Rome among beautiful ruins and open piazzas, she moved to New York City in 2010 and embraced the grid and the skyscrapers. Francesca has a BA in Communications, a Masters in Government Studies and public Communication, and she conducted research at NYU and CUNY. She writes for a variety of outlets and works with tech startups at the forefront of innovation in the field of news gathering. Francesca believes that the prerogative of being a human is to tell stories, create narratives to make sense of our experience.
FRANCESCA GIULIANI-HOFFMAN FOUNDER, BLANK SPACE
Francesca is an Italian journalist. Born and raised in Rome among beautiful ruins and open piazzas, she moved to New York City in 2010 and embraced the grid and the skyscrapers. Francesca has a BA in Communications, a Masters in Government Studies and public Communication, and she conducted research at NYU and CUNY. She writes for a variety of outlets and works with tech startups at the forefront of innovation in the field of news gathering. Francesca believes that the prerogative of being a human is to tell stories, create narratives to make sense of our experience.
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