Jury

He has a fascination for sustainable processes and from practice [NOA] he aims to generate innovative tailor-made urban and architectural solutions.

ACADEMIC PROFILE

He is Adjunct Professor (Int) in Architectural Studio at the FADU, UBA (University of Buenos Aires) where he has been teaching since 1998. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Universities of: Talca [Chile]; Johannesburg [South Africa] and Javeriana of Bogota [Colombia]; and Lecturer at the Tadeo University of Cartagena [Colombia]. He also chaired the 2010 DasBaker Award Jury in South Africa.

In 2018 the University of Buenos Aires distinguishes him with two Academic Merit Mentions

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

In 2007 he founded Najmias Oficina de Arquitectura [NOA], a practice with a fascination for sustainable processes and the generation of innovative solutions from architecture and the impact it has on the daily life of its users. The research-based approach drives spatial innovation in the fields of architecture, interior design and furniture as well as in the landscape, with a strong focus on the integration and impacts of the built on the phisical setting and the environment

He won his first international prize in 2002, the Silver Medal in the International Design Competition Beyond East and West [Korea]. In 2011 he was awarded the International Highly-Commended Americas Property Awards Single Residence.

From NOA, or associated with other offices, he also obtains the following national awards: 1st. and 3rd. Urban Project Award at FADU Biennial [2019]; Distinguished Work BIA-AR [2018]; 1st. Prize National Competition for the Colegiales Railwaystation Masterplan [2017]; 2nd Prize National Competition for City Park National [2017]; 3rd Arq Award [2011] and Bicentennial Award Finalist [2010] among others.

Juan Verdaguer Aguerrebehere is an architect, graduated from the National University of La Plata, founding partner of NoName Architecture and JVA Renders.

From the practice NoName Architecture seeks to recover the spaces for reflection, and rethinking of conventions, as they are raised, not only in the field of architecture, but in society itself. Having ventured into university teaching and participation in competitions as collaborators in studies such as SMF Architects and Aisenson Architects. On the other hand, collaborating with the dissemination of architecture in 2017, they created a radio program dedicated to interviews with renowned architects in Argentina.

With a strong interest in single-family residential homes, they spend a lot of time studying variables for each project, interrelated architecture with poetry, music, cinema and literature in general. Some of his projects have been distinguished and published in Argentina and Spain. They have participated and won 11 awards in international and national competitions. In 2018, 5 of their projects were selected at the Argentine Architecture Biennale.

From JVA Renders as a professional architectural visualization studio composed of a young team of Architects, 3D Digital Artists, Graphic Designers, and Digital Animators make the most of their potential and expertise to professionally assist Architectural firms, Engineering firms, and Building Industries around the globe.

As a faculty in the Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi for the past 5 years, I intent in the visionary discourse which reflects towards a social discourse of exploring architecture to a different paradigm. Architecture should listen to the spirit of places, and the needs of not just the human spirit but other living spirits. To look into architecture as healing giving intent, to living spirits – to places, to people, and to the environment.

Unique architectural creation

I am pretty clear what architecture means to me, and after 50 years of being in this profession on three continents, I will not change my mind. There are great architects out there, and I just hope they see clearly the development of our profession. It is not about YOU anymore, it is about the survival of our planet. Please take this seriously!

Architecture is an emotional experience.

When artificial intelligence is used to build superstructures, then the human input can only be done by designers with great imagination and vision. High-Tech is terrific if it is applied to social benefit. We forget so quickly that everything we make, including artificial intelligence, comes from the raw materials of this planet.

I can see that people are fascinated by monstrous shiny skyscrapers, but the reality is, that this is nothing more than modern human anthills. Who wants to live there with thousands of others?

We should integrate the beauty of Nature harmoniously into our architecture. The grand design of Nature (mountains, valleys, meadows, lakes, streams, oceans shores) gives us enough inspiration to follow the idea to compliment Nature, instead of destroying it.

Architect, graduated in Rome at La Sapienza, with A. Terranova and R. Secchi. Master in Architecture at IN/ARCH and Master Degree in Advanced Architecture at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia of the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya with the direction of Vicente Guallart, Willy Müller and Marta Malé-Alemany.

currently
Professor at University Federico II NAPOLI for Computational Design.

Director o f Design and Research in Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory of Città della Scienza Napoi.

Professor and CEO  at MEDAARCH, Mediterranean Academy of Architecture;
Responsible Mediterranean FabLab
He has taught in several school Visiting Athens and Madrid.
Scientific director and professor of the summer school in digital fabrication and parame- tric design "Digitalmed" InarchCampania.
Director of INFOGRAM, Agency of infovisualizzazione.
Teaching assistant at the Second University of Napoli for the application of parametric design into the process of urban generation.
Self-employed in the office of Architecture and Engineering "picernocerasolab" of which he is CEO with Ing. Gianpiero Picerno Ceraso. Associated with the office wins in Italy and abroad several architecture competitions . His works are rewarded as innovative projects in the international arena up to be submitted for the SMART CITY WORLD CONGRESS EXPO 2012.

Expert in digital fabrication and computational design, holds numerous lectures to universities in Italy and abroad.
Expert in architecture communications and technology for rapid prototyping.
CEO of www.aramplus.com webzine since 2004 providing articles and making videos that explore the making of contemporary architecture.

Patents for "Communicative architectural facades." He has exhibited at the Biennale of Architecture of Seville. His works have been selected for Beyond Media - Vision. He was Professor of Interior Design Urban edited by the Campania Region. Playwright, television and radio, has written for national TV (Rai Tre, Italia 1). Awarded at the Giffoni Film Festival as a writer for the miles innovative TV format in 2005. Awarded for Project Workshop Slowloop project WinP_07 Lions and the city of Salerno. His works are included as a "case history" in the course "Innovative Marketing" at Bocconi, MIlan.

I dream of Parametric sheep 2.0