Fabrizio Barozzi, graduated from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia in 2003. He continued his education at ETSA Sevilla and ENSA Paris La Villette. In 2004, he joined Alberto Veiga, establishing Barozzi/Veiga. He has been Project Professor at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Associate Professor at the Universitat de Girona and Visiting Professor at the IUAV and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston.

Alberto Veiga, graduated from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Navarra in 2001. In 2004 he joined Fabrizio Barozzi, establishing Barozzi / Veiga in Barcelona. From 2007 to 2009 he was Project Professor at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in Barcelona. In 2014 he was Visiting Professor at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia. Barozzi/Veiga won the 2015 EU Mies Award.

SPEAKERS – Architecture and the Media 2018

Anatxu Zabalbeascoa, architect, design critic at El País, and art historian. She has published more than fifteen books; from The New Spanish Architecture (Rizzoli New York, 1993) to Todo sobre la casa (Gustavo Gili, 2012). She has curated exhibitions at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid and the MACBA in Barcelona. She is the Chairwoman at the Loewe Craft Prize Jury.

Xander Vermeulen Windsant, born in Haarlem, the Netherlands, he graduated with honors at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Technology Delft. After working at Claus en Kaan Architecten in Amsterdam, he established XVW architectuur in 2010. Since then he has worked, together with a small team, on mostly housing projects. Close collaboration with the future inhabitants is a key part of every project. One of these projects, Kleiburg (designed together with NL Architects), won the Mies van der Rohe Award 2017 and the Dutch Design Awards 2017.

Llàtzer Moix, cultural journalist. After graduating in Information Sciences and working in Catalunya-Express, El Correo Catalán and TVE, he joined the newspaper La Vanguardia in Barcelona. For twenty years, until 2009, he was responsible for cultural news.

Paola Pierotti, partner at PPAN. Former journalist and architect at Il Sole 24 Ore. Pierotti has been jury for many national and international architectural awards. She has also chaired events on sustainable innovation and energy efficiency within the built environment. Currently, she works as editor for PPANthebrief and Pantografo.

Edwin Heathcote, English writer and designer. He is the Architecture & Design Critic of The Financial Times. He’s the author of dozens of books and has written for many important magazines and journals such as GQ Magazine, l’Architecture d’Aujord Hui, Icon and Apollo.

Esther Vera, journalist and political scientist specialized in international relations. She is the director of Ara’s newspaper. Her professional career has led her to work for various media such as radio, television and newspapers. She started as a journalist in the radio and she later developed her career in the international section of the Catalan television working as a reporter covering events related to European and American politics. With a wide professional experience, she worked at Catalunya Ràdio, TV3, Diari Avui, CNN+, El País and Cuatro among others.

Rafael Gómez-Moriana, adjunct Associate Professor and Local Manager of the Barcelona Term-Abroad Program at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Environmental Design. He holds a professional architecture degree from the University of Waterloo (Canada) and a post-professional master from the Berlage Institute (the Netherlands). Member of CICA (Comité International des Critiques d’Architecture) he contributes regularly to periodicals such as Frame, Azure, Baumeister and previously Mark Magazine.

Fredy Massad, architect and critic. He graduated at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism at the University of Buenos Aires. Professor writer and curator, he is currently architecture critic of the Spanish newspaper ABC, collaborating also with different international media specialized in architecture and design.Since March 2013, he has been in charge of «La viga en el ojo», the architecture blog of the ABC digital edition.

Frano Petar Zovko, born in 1985. Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Zagreb. His articles have been published in Vizkultura online magazine. He is one of the authors of the Reality of Space program on the Third Channel of Croatian Radio. He is currently working at Oris magazine.

Manon Mollard, architectural designer and writer. Born in France, raised between Europe and Latin America, she studied at the Architectural Association, worked in Colombia and is currently based in London, where she features as editor at the Architectural Review.

Marcus Fairs, founder and editor-in-chief of Dezeen. In 2003 he launched Icon, where he worked as editor until 2006, winning many awards including Launch of the Year and Designer of the Year. He has participated in conferences in London, Tokyo, New York, Stockholm and Cape Town, among others. Additionally, he appears regularly on radio and TV.

Sandra Hofmeister, architect, Editor in Chief of DETAIL and responsible for the reviews, online platforms and books of DETAIL editorial house since 2016. Besides her editorial skills, Sandra works as a moderator and participates in international panels and juries.

dpr-barcelona, an architectural research practice founded by Ethel Baraona Pohl (Critic, writer and curator) and César Reyes Nájera (PhD on Bio-climatic construction systems and materials) based in Barcelona, dealing with three main lines: publishing, criticism and curating. Their work explores how architecture as discipline reacts in the intersection with politics, technology, economy and social issues. Their publications, both digital and printed, transcend the boundaries of conventional publications, approaching to those that are probably the titles of architecture in the future, exploring the limits between printed matters and new media.

Storydata, experts in data analysis, visualization, research and communications. Whether you work in the public or private sector, our 360-degree communication services will help you transform data sets into stories people understand – from reports to campaigns to social media, in every format under the sun.Behind every data set lies a story just waiting to be told. Storydata builds bridges between organizations and traditional media, overcoming communication gaps through in-depth data journalism. Open data is our ‘raison d’être’ , allowing us to combat the post-truth era.

Jenny Keller, architect and Editor in Chief of the Magazine on Swiss-Architects.com since 2013. She began writing as an intern and design magazine and in 2011 she complemented her academic achievements with a second Master’s degree in Art Education («Kulturpublizistik») at ZHdK.

Massimiliano Tonelli, graduated in Communication Sciences at the University of Siena, from 1999 to 2011 he was director of the paper and web-publishing platform Exibart. He has collaborated with numerous newspapers including Radio24, Il Sole24 Ore, Time Out, Formiche, Dispensa. He was professor at IED, La Sapienza University of Rome, among others. Currently he is editorial director of Artribune, founded by him in 2011.

José Juan Barba, (1964) graduated from ETSA Madrid in 1991. Special Mention in the National Finishing University Education Awards 1991. PhD in Architecture ETSAM, 2004. He founded his professional practice in Madrid in 1992, he is architecture critic and editor-in–chief of METALOCUS magazine since 1999, he was advising different NGOs until 1997.

Inge Keizer, a conceptual thinker, consultant and designer. She supports organisations in their ambitions to become and stay relevant and valuable. For almost 20 years, she has been working in several industries, for large and small corporates and startups.

Miriam Giordano, communication consultant, founder and director of Labóh, communication and PR agency dedicated to promote architecture and design. She works internationally for public institutions, private companies and start-ups in the creative and cultural field. She is board member of ADI-FAD, editor and regional director for World-Architects digital platform (Spain and Italy). Since 2014 she is collaborating with Fundació Mies van der Rohe.

Ewa P. Porębska, architect, architectural critic. Editor-in-Chief of the Architektura-murator professional monthly magazine since 1994. Executive director of 3 leading Polish interior design titles and Internet interior design platform, Time S.A. Publishing House. She has also participa ted as jury in many events and has been recognized for her valuable contribution to architecture.

CURATORS – Architecture and the Media 2018