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Francesco Colarossi, born in Rome on 15/02/1976; he is a DPLG architect (Diplomé Par Le Gouvernement), who graduated in France from Paris "la Villette" in February 2005. He is registered with the Order of Architects of Ile de France (Paris) under the order number 070542; is registered in the order of Architects P.P.C. of Rome and Province with the order number 20264. During his professional career, he worked for three years at the Roman studio of Massimiliano Fuksas. In Paris, he worked as a freelancer for the Fuksas Architecture studio, in Rome with Ricci and Spain. Participates in numerous international competitions in groups with other professionals. We cite among the most important projects: the new headquarters of the Campidoglio in Rome (with Steven Holl), the renovation of the national museum of Magna Grecia in Reggio Calabria, the new Waterfront in La Spezia (with the Valle study). He is a member of the teaching staff of the International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP) Rome Summer School on Urban Design. He carries out research and experimental design work in particular on the themes of new forms of sustainable architecture with low environmental impact. In 2009 he took part in the foundation of the COFFICE study of architecture and urban planning. He is the winner of numerous international competitions and his work on the territory of central Italy is recognized by different local realities (Cisterna di Latina, Capena, Aprilia, Capri, Fondy, Sora, Viterbo, etc.) where he works as an urban planner and designer of public spaces. His works are published in specialized magazines and architectural monographs.

Anjali Rawat is a Graduate from Mumbai University after which she completed a Certification in Urban Infrastructure Planning from CEPT. She founded ARA in 2010. By the year 2012, Anjali Rawat Architects had established itself as a known design firm. The practice’s reputation is founded on providing high-quality designs and strategic advice to clients based on innovation, flexibility, and sustainability.

Jan-Willem Baijense completed his studies at the Eindhoven University of Technology and Berlin with a focus on gaining skills to achieve maximum performance within the frameworks. c Organizing urban areas is becoming increasingly important with the continuous expansion of cities. When a building is designed in such a way that it is consistent with everything connected with it, architecture can improve and strengthen the existing urban fabric. From masterplan to the living room, Baijense works at every scale level. A milestone in his career was Block A5 in Seoul, a completely new district that developed into a full-fledged city neighborhood. The knowledge about housing in high densities gained in Korea could then be applied in Russia at Vander Park in Moscow and in the Netherlands at the Pontkade NDSM project in Amsterdam.

Robert Verrijt, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands received a Master of Science in Architecture at the TUDelft. Shortly after graduating in 2003 he moved to Sri Lanka to study Geoffrey Bawa's architecture. In 2006 he moved to Mumbai to set up Architecture BRIO with Shefali Balwani. The firm sees each project as a challenge and an opportunity to uncover the unique characteristics of their specific conditions. This is done by investigating which intervention has the potential for positive change and impact in the way it deals with our natural and built world. The studio views architecture as a backdrop to life rather than taking center stage.

Jonas Nordgren, co-founder of Schauman Nordgren Architects, is a member of the Danish Architect Association (MAA) as well as the Swedish Association of Architects (SAR). Jonas Nordgren is a graduate architect from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen as well as a furniture designer from the Danish Design School. In 2005 he was elected by Wallpaper as one of the world’s 10 most wanted designers. Since then he has exhibited internationally and also been published in various magazines and books such as Casa da Habitare, Wallpaper, Blueprint and the book Nordic Designers.

Vidhya Mohankumar is an architect and urban designer with 14 years of work experience in India, Ireland, and the United States. Her work is focused on creating cities that are people-oriented and centered around transit as part of a sustainable development agenda that she is passionate about. Her approach is driven by research that is grounded and intersectional as a way to understand the everyday urbanism of cities. With clientele ranging from state governments, ULBs, county/town councils, real estate developers, private sector firms and NGOs, her urban design projects exhibit a wide variety with master plans for cities, station areas, and harbor areas as well as redevelopment plans for town centers, public spaces, and brownfield sites. She has also been involved in several strategic planning projects, regional plans, local area plans, campus master plans and urban design studies in various cities around the world. In 2011, Vidhya founded Urban Design Collective (UDC), a collaborative platform for architects, urban designers, and planners to create livable cities through participatory planning. Since 2015, Vidhya has been serving on the Board of Center for the Living City. The Center was established in collaboration with urbanist Jane Jacobs to enhance the understanding of the complexity of contemporary urban life and through it, promote increased civic engagement. In addition, she has been advocating sustainable development practices as a guest faculty at various universities in India for the past 10 years.

Ted Schauman is the co-founder of Schauman & Nordgren Architects and a member of both the Danish Architects’ Association (MAA) as well as the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA). Ted Schauman finished his bachelor studies with first class honors at the School of Architecture at the University of Plymouth, UK, in 2009. Fuelled by the RIBA President’s Medal Nomination for best design work, he continued his architectural career in Denmark. After a few years in Denmark Ted now is the responsible partner at Schauman & Nordgren Architects for the operations in Finland.

Andrew Watkins is an architect, planner and urban designer with over 15 years of professional experience. As a principal at SWA in Southern California, his work focuses on large-scale urban design projects that explore the confluence of ecology and urbanism. Andrew has led the design of community plans, urban design and new city planning projects in diverse locales, the United States, China, Indonesia, India, South Africa, Botswana, Ethiopia, Germany, Italy, Armenia, and Mexico. Andrew’s community planning work focuses on placemaking and creating high-quality public realms. His project experience includes green-field development and urban and suburban revitalization, with new community work totaling over 20,000 acres of development featuring more than 50,000 homes, retail, commercial and light industrial districts. Additionally, Andrew has worked on projects that tie together development and agriculture, whether integrating food production into residential communities in which we live or exploring how development can sensitively support rural agrarian economies.