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Guest Jurors
UNI proudly presents our jury members from top institutions and design firms across the globe
Nora Katharina Fankhauser Zeder
Nora is an Urban Computational Designer at Gensler, passionate about sustainable cities and innovative design solutions.
Nora serves as an Urban Computational Designer and Design Resilience Leader at Gensler, London, where her expertise is shaping the future of urban environments through cutting-edge computational design and data analysis techniques. A graduate of the Bartlett School of Architecture...
Carlos Bañón
Professor at SUTD, Director of AIRLAB, Singapore
Carlos Bañón (born 1978 in Alicante, Spain) is a trained architect and academic operating at the dynamic intersection of architecture, art, technology, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He propels the field of architectural design towards new horizons. As Director of Airlab,...
Sameep Padora
Sameep Padora runs an architecture and research practice based out of Mumbai and is the Dean Faculty of Architecture at CEPT university.
Sameep Padora is an architect and author. Born in Chamba, Northern India, Sameep Padora established his Mumbai based practice in 2007 after graduating from the GSD, Harvard University. The studio’s work has been widely published and has in the past...
Anastasia G
Academic and designer with expertise in computational design, interactive systems and simulations in architecture.
Dr. Globa is currently holding a position of Senior Lecturer in Computational Design and Advanced Manufacturing at The University of Sydney. She is a member of the CoCoA research lab and SydneyNano research centre; closely collaborating with the Computer-Aided Architectural...
Hamid Hassanzadeh
Hamid Hassanzadeh is a distinguished architect, entrepreneur, researcher, and speaker.
Hamid Hassanzadeh is a distinguished architect, entrepreneur, researcher, and speaker. Having earned his degree in architectural engineering in 2012, Hamid has since contributed to various architectural projects across multiple regions around the globe. In early 2016, he founded the ParametricArchitecture...
Saifiz Mohammed
Founder & Head of Parametric, CODIN Global
Saifiz is a Computational Urban Designer at BroadwayMalyan, where he specializes in building and optimizing design workflows using advanced computational tools to enhance efficiency. His work spans large-scale masterplanning projects for islands, cities, and urban neighborhoods, always aiming to integrate...
Jose Luis García del Castillo y López
Lecturer, Harvard GSD. Founder, ParametricCamp
Jose Luis García del Castillo y López is an architect, computational designer, and educator. He advocates for a future where programming and code are tools as natural to artists as paper and pencil. In his work, he explores creative opportunities...
Sergey Dmitriev
Architect, Developer of Computational Design Tools, Lecturer at the leading Russian architecture schools teaching "Parametric Design" and "Digital Fabrication"
Sergey Dmitriev is a developer of tools for generating PIK facades and algorithms for solving architectural and structural problems for Park-Pro. He has developed and prepared models for production with CNC machines at FORK and managed project development at Simplex...
Biayna Bogosian
Interdisciplinary researcher exploring architectural technology and spatial media for data-driven, participatory built environment improvements.
Biayna Bogosian, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Socially Engaged Design at Arizona State University, with joint appointments in the Design School and the School for the Future of Innovation in Society. Her research, housed at the ASU Media and...
Erwin Redl
Erwin Redl’s work is informed by conceptual-structural thinking and profound craftsmanship in electronic and traditional media.
Erwin Redl was born in 1963 in Gföhl, Austria. The artist lives in Brackney, Pennsylvania and New York City. In 1993, after finishing his studies at the Vienna Music Academy with a BM in Composition (1990) and BM in Electronic...
Eliana Nigro
Architect and educator, head of computational design at Cobe and ELNI Studio founder, integrating tech with design
Eliana is an architect, educator and head of computational design at Cobe, participating in numerous lectures and podcasts, discussing how technology interacts with creative developments. During her professional experience, she has been involved in a large range of projects all...
Chris Bullen
Specializing in advanced visualization services, production tools, and instruction for Architecture and Interior Design.
Chris has had a varied journey throughout his career. Originally a watercolor artist for Architects and Developers, Chris went back to university to get degrees in Pure and Applied mathematics with First Class Honors with the original plan to get...
Wassim Jabi
Professor, Author, Software Developer, and Expert in Computational Methods and Spatial Analysis in Architecture.
Professor Wassim Jabi is the course director of the MSc Computational Methods in Architecture programme at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University in Wales, the United Kingdom. He earned his M.Arch. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and...
Gediminas Kirdeikis
Co-founder of VGAC, Course-coordinator in Lund University, Educational content creator on Youtube.
Based between Malmö, Sweden, and Vilnius, Lithuania, Gediminas is engaged in both design practice and education. He co-founded Very Good Architecture Company, which specializes in small-scale residential architectural design, providing innovative and practical solutions to clients. Since 2017, he has...
Tim Fu
Founder of Studio Tim Fu, London Architectural practice pioneering in AI design integration.
Tim Fu is a renowned designer known for his specialisation in of advanced computation and artificial intelligence (AI). Emerging from Zaha Hadid Architects, he has since founded Studio Tim Fu, a high-tech architectural practice pioneering in the integration of AI...
James Solly
James is a director at Format Engineers and tutor on the AA’s Design + Make programme.
James is a director at Format Engineers and a tutor on the AA’s Design + Make programme at Hooke Park, Dorset. Format is a studio of engineering designers with backgrounds in structures, coding, mathematics and architecture. We believe in the...
Angad Warang
Associate Professor | Architect specializing in computational design and digital fabrication
Angad Warang is an Architect specializing in Computational Design and Digital Fabrication, based in Barcelona. His work seamlessly integrates teaching, research, and practice, spanning multiple design scales. After earning his Bachelor of Architecture from VNIT, Nagpur, India (2012), Angad gained...
Lazar Djuric
Architect, Computational Designer, Co-Founder of How to Rhino
Lazar is an architect and computational designer with over a decade of experience in Rhino and Grasshopper. He has worked internationally in Poland, Spain, Maldives, and China, applying his computational design expertise to various projects across different scales, contexts, and...
Ding Wen 'Nic' Bao
Senior Lecturer at RMIT Architecture, Director at B.W Architects, Secretary at CAADRIA, Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Nic Bao is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture at RMIT University, specializing in performance architecture, computational design, structural optimization, behavioral algorithms, additive manufacturing, and robotic fabrication. He has authored over 60 articles and serves as an editorial board member...
Mohammed Mansoor
Lead Designer at Rafael Viñoly Architects with global experience | Graduated from Cornell | Ex- SANAA | Ex - RAMSA
Over a decade as a Lead Designer, he’s built a diverse portfolio spanning practical design and scholarly research. Honored with the M.S.AAD Award for Outstanding Performance in Architecture from Cornell University, he holds a Master’s in Advanced Architectural Design. His...
Grigor Grigoryan
Serial entrepreneur, Founder of BeeGraphy Corp. and Kanri Innovation Technologies, ex-TotalEnergies
Grigor Grigoryan is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience in energy and technology. Known for turning ideas into reality, he ensures feasible concepts are brought to life. As the Founder and CEO of BeeGraphy Corp., Grigor has...
Leonardo Gindri
Computational Designer, Speaker and Education content creator on Youtube
Graduated from FAU/Uniritter, he was co-founder and Instructor at @oficina.parametrica and now content creator at @parametrizado. He researches and develops design, analysis, performance and digital manufacturing solutions working for several companies such as Fenda Arquitetos, Studio Ronaldo Rezende, MAK Studio,...
Julia Koerner
Architectural Designer, Creative Director and Founder JK3D, Professor UCLA AUD
Julia Koerner is an Austrian designer, innovator and pioneer in 3D-printing with exemplary cross-disciplinary work across architecture, fashion, and products. Julia has been sought after for collaborations that include 3D-printed costumes with Ruth E. Carter for Marvel's Black Panther and...
Kourosh Hajizadeh
Principal Architect, Hajizadeh & Associates, Iran
Kourosh Hajizadeh, born on June 30, 1975, in Tehran, Iran, has been deeply influenced by Iran's rich culture and civilization, which led him to publish his book “Dooman” in 2001, exploring the lost culture and historical values of Tabriz through...
Ardit Jedrashi
Association of Architects of Kosovo
Ardit Jedrashi, a member of the Association of Architects of Kosovo, has been selected as the first choice for the jury of two upcoming architectural design competitions for kindergarten facilities in the Mati 1 and Kolovica neighborhoods. In the international...
Monish Siripurapu
Founding Partner/Principal Architect, ANT Studio
Monish Kumar Siripurapu is the founder and principal architect of Ant Studio, New Delhi, which he started in 2010. He graduated from the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Delhi in 2009 and received the prestigious JN Tata scholarship in...
Julia King
Research Fellow at LSE Cities and Unit Tutor at Architectural Association, London, UK
Julia King is a Research Fellow at LSE Cities and a design practitioner. Trained as an architect her research, design practice and teaching focus on infrastructure and public space in the context of rapid urbanisation, inequitable infrastructure developments and urban...
Li Xiaodong
Chief Architect, Li Xiaodong Atelier, China
Li, Xiaodong graduated from the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University in 1984, where he currently chairs the EPMA program. He went to do his PhD at the School of Architecture, Delft University of Technology between 1989-1993. He is a...
Sheila Sri Prakash
Founder and Chief Architect, Shilpa Architects, India
Sheila Sri Prakash is an internationally acclaimed Architect, Urban Designer, and Sustainability Expert, who founded Shilpa Architects Planners Designers in 1979. Builders, Architects and Building Materials (BAM), in association with CII Real Estate & Building Technology Exhibition, has conferred upon...
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