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UNI proudly presents our jury members from top institutions and design firms across the globe
Janet Salem
Programme Officer, Innovation for Circular Economy at United Nations
Over 13 years working in circular economy and sustainable lifestyles at the United Nations, I’ve achieved results in mobility, eCommerce and retail, buildings, startups, tourism, food systems and tertiary education. love to developing sustainability strategies that capture market opportunities. I’m...
Alireza Taghaboni
Architect, Founder Next Office, Tehran, Iran
Alireza Taghaboni, a practicing architect since 2004, founded Next Office in 2009. Taghaboni is also a painter and holds a Ph.D. in Architecture. A frequent contributor to Iranian architecture and urbanism magazines and periodicals, he is a tutor and partner...
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...
Mohamed Al Assam
Founder and Executive Chairman, Dewan Architects + Engineers, Dubai, UAE
“Mr. Al Assam is the Founder and Managing Director of Dewan Architects and Engineers, where he also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. As an experienced and veteran architect, he relocated to the UAE in 1976. In 1984...
David Wick
Principal, Wick Architecture and Design, United States
David Wick, Architect, LEED AP is principal and lead designer of Wick Architecture and Design located in Los Angeles, California. Since the inception of the practice in 2006, the firm has designed and completed a multitude of commercial and residential...
Ala Hason
Principal, Director of the MENA Region, HKS Architects, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ala Hason, RA Principal, Director of MENA Region HKS Architects “Great architecture is true sustainable development, which respects the heritage and the cultural values of the area, implementing lasting social, economic and physical growth and prosperity for generations to come.”...
Jejon Yeung
Partner, Worrell Yeung, United States
Jejon Yeung is a licensed architect in New York State, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and an accredited LEED professional. A Chinese Canadian, he obtained a Bachelor of Architectural Studies degree from Carleton University in 2004, and...
Siiri Vallner
Architect, Kavakava Architects, Estonia
Architecture office Kavakava was established in 2002 in Estonia. Company consists of a core group of architects and landscape architects based around one design philosophy but open for different co-workers and new ideas. Kavakava works are site-specific, highlighting the potentialities...
Allen Buenaventura
Principal Architect, ARBUENA ARCHITECTS, Philippines
ARBuena Architects was established in Manila in 1993. In the subsequent 24 years the firm has grown to serve a diverse and widespread clientele in both the private and public sectors. Since 2002, ARBuena Architects have been providing design and...
Robert M. Gurney
Owner / Principal, Robert Gurney Architect, United States
The office of Robert M. Gurney, FAIA is dedicated to the design of modern, meticulously detailed, and thoughtfully ordered residential and commercial projects that are sensitive to site, program, and budget. Materials are employed with honesty, integrity, and ecological awareness....
Juan Saez Pedraja
Principal, Saez Pedraja, United States
Juan Saez Pedraja is the owner of Saez Pedraja Architects, An architecture office based in California and Spain. Juan has participated in multiple internationally published and awarded projects from single family residences to institutional and educational buildings. He believes that...
TOLYA STONOROV & OTTO STONOROV
Principals, STONOROV WORKSHOP, United States
Established in 2006, Stonorov Workshop was founded on the belief that good design makes life better. We use sustainable materials and methods in honest and simple expressions to create warm, kind, and tough modern works. Fundamental to our process is...
Claudiu IONESCU
Owner - Senior architect, START SRL, Romania
SEPTEMBER, 20TH, 1985 BORN IN ARAD, ROMANIA 1991-2004 SCHOOL AND HIGHSCHOOL IN ARAD, ROMANIA - MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE 2004-2010 B.A. + M.ARCH (ARCH. DIPL.) @ UPT F. OF ARCHITECTURE - TIMISOARA, ROMANIA 2010-2013 APPRENTICE ARCHITECT (JUNIOR ARCHITECT) @ DSBA...
Yann FOLLAIN
Managing Director / Head of Design, WY-TO, Singapore
Yann Follain is the co-founder of WY-TO in Singapore and Paris. He was named one of Europe's most important and emerging young architects and designers in Europe 40 Under 40 for 2016. He has built a rich multicultural experience from...
James Dawson
Founder, James Dawson Design, Australia
James Dawson Design provides clients with beautiful outdoor spaces. We have designed and built some of Melbourne’s most unique and interesting landscapes and pools. At James Dawson Design, we aim to deliver landscapes that meet our client’s lifestyle demands....
Kerem Erginoğlu
Co-founder / Architect, Erginoğlu & Çalışlar, Turkey
Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Design Center co-founder architect Kerem Erginoğlu, was born in 1966. After graduating from Le Lycée Saint-Joseph, he pursued his education at Mimar Sinan University, Faculty of Architecure, graduating in 1990. Finishing his graduate studies on ‘New Building...
Perry Maas
Industrial Designer and Senior Project Designer, West 8, Netherlands
Perry Maas has been with West 8 for over 17 years, lending his background as an industrial and lighting designer to some of our most iconic public space and site furnishing projects across the world. From architectural objects to art...
Hans Cool
Lead Architect, cepezed architects, Netherlands
ir. Hans Cool (Rijswijk, Netherlands, 1965) studied architecture at the Delft University of Technology, during which he focussed on architecture as well as construction technology and interior design. As a draftsman, designer and project manager, he worked for various architectural...
Yuriko Yagi
Co-founder, Architect, PAN-PROJECTS, UK
Yuriko Yagi (MArch, Architect MAA) and Kazumasa Takada (MArch, Architect MAA) are co-founder and lead architects of architectural design studio PAN- PROJECTS based in London & Copenhagen. Since co-founded in 2017 in Copenhagen, the duo has been actively engaging international...
Kazumasa Takada
Co-founder, Architect, PAN-PROJECTS, UK
Kazumasa Takada (MArch, Architect MAA) and Yuriko Yagi (MArch, Architect MAA) are co-founder and lead architects of architectural design studio PAN- PROJECTS based in London & Copenhagen. Since co-founded in 2017 in Copenhagen, the duo has been actively engaging international...
Maciej Grelewicz
Founder, Maciej Grelewicz Architects, Poland
Maciej, born in 1982, studied architecture at Technical University in Lodz (Poland) and Dessau Institute of Architecture (Germany), graduating in 2008 and later working for one of the local offices. In 2010 he moved to Rotterdam to join MVRDV -...
Sebastian Schmaling
Partner, Johnsen Schmaling Architects, United States
Sebastian Schmaling is the Fitzhugh Scott Distinguished Professor in Practice at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and founding principal of Johnsen Schmaling Architects, a design and research studio widely recognized as an important voice in contemporary American architecture and dedicated to...
Brian Johnsen
Partner, Johnsen Schmaling Architects, United States
Brian Johnsen is the Fitzhugh Scott Distinguished Professor in Practice at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and founding principal of Johnsen Schmaling Architects, a design and research studio widely recognized as an important voice in contemporary American architecture and dedicated to...
Walaiporn NAKAPAN
Architect/Computational Designer
She is a registered architect of the Architect Council of Thailand (ACT). Her main activities and researches are related to computational design, parametric design, free-form architecture, and digital fabrication. She had previously held positions as the Program Director of the...
Ibrahim Joharji
Founder, INJ Architects, Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim Joharji is a Saudi architect, born in Mecca, who studied architecture and has a master's degree in engineering project management, in addition to many diplomas in the field of architectural design and engineering project management. Starting a career in...
Diederik Fokkema
Founder & Partner, Fokkema & Partners Architecten, Netherlands
Diederik Fokkema studied at the University of Technology in Delft. After gaining experience in Amsterdam, he left for New York to work with Richard Meijer & Partners. As an associate partner he was responsible on site for the construction of...
Robert Kranenborg
Director, Forging Matters Ltd, United Kingdom
Born in Amsterdam, 1975. Trained in artistic and traditional hot metalwork through a number of apprenticeships, 1995 to 2000. Partner in the last business until setting up Forging Matters Ltd in 2008. Forging Matters has grown into a business specialising...
Caroline Hickey
Director, Bosske Architecture, Australia
Bosske is an award-winning design practice that delivers unique projects within our changing environment. We provide specialised design services across a range of residential and commercial projects and have the experience and capability required to deliver smart design solutions into...
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