Porota

We are all a part of nature, what we take from nature needs to be returned back in a sustainable manner, it is challenging and we needs to be sensitive and also design towards that. Depending on the context and circumstances you may face different challenges yet innovation should proceed reaching the set objectives. I believe this is the most futuristic idea for the planet earth !

Senior Designer at BuildX Studio (Nairobi) and part-time lecturer at the Kenyatta University.

Jaime has worked as leading architect and project managers in educational and healthcare sectors in Kenya, Rwanda and Zambia; with emphasis on participatory design approaches and sustainability. He has also lectured at the NSPA Architecture Department and at the University of Rwanda.

historical urban & architecture + public spaces and its changing under the impact of social / economic pressure.

Founder, Sameh  Farid Architects

Hospitality, sustainability, development 

Energy efficiency in buildings.

Architectural visualization

Angelos Tzigkounakis was born in 1983. He studied BSc in Finance, holds an MSc in International Finance from the Westminster University of London, a Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing from the Athens University of Economics and Business and has successfully completed with partial scholarship the YALE School of Management publishing course Leadership Strategies in Print and Digital Media. In 2008 he completed his studies with an MA in Publishing (learning specialism magazine multi-platform publishing) and returned to Greece to join the leading Greek architectural publishing house "ek Architectural Publications Ltd".
Named the publishing house Editor-in-Chief in 2010, fired up his ambitions to present something fresh and new to the market, The result were shown via radical changes in the magazine’s overall design and style by heading up a complete rebranding and re-launching plan. This included working towards a more contemporary overall image and boosting the titles in an effort to reach a dominant position within the Greek market. At the same time, particular focus was given to looking outward (especially for the annual titles), expanding and growing in international markets and eventually managing to stream advertising revenue from foreign countries and multinational brands not affected by the Greek crisis. 
The rebranding plan included redesigning the logo and even re-naming the main monthly issue from while the redesign and re-launching of four annual editions involved an updated, bilingual format. 
In 2011 aiming to expand and evolve the annual editions Villas, Apartments, Maison de Campagne and the special editions MykonosVillas, ParosVillas and SantoriniVillas undertakes the further promotion of the magazines abroad with positive results. Currently these editions, bilingual and with international contents are being circulated apart from Greece in USA, Canada, UK, Cyprus, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, India, China and Taiwan.
Today, he holds the position of Editor in Chief for all the publications of ek Architectural Publications Ltd (monthly and annual), while he is in charge of the online portal www.ek-mag.com.

Interior Architecture

Urban Mapping

Heritage Preservation

• PhD thesis in the field of cinema, city and sociology of art.
• Professor of Azad University of Iran (Science and Research Branch & Central Tehran Branch)
•  Co-founder of the design studio of Ravanshadnia and colleagues since 2011
•  First place in the International Architectural Competition for the Design of the Great Square of Azerbaijan 2015.
• 3rd place in the International Architectural Competition  INSPIRELI AWARD2016(Azerbaijan Square)
• Finalist of the Asia-Berlin Architecture Biennial 2017 Award.(Azerbaijan Square)

• Cooperation with Tehran Hashtak Consulting Engineers from 2009 in projects:

  ·        Design of phase zero and one in horse racing series in Norouzabad, Tehran

  ·        Design of phase 1 in Research Institute of Medical Sciences University in Tabriz University

  ·        Internal design of Amphitheater Hall in Malayer University

  ·        Design of library in Malayer University

• Cooperation with Consulting Engineers Firm of Palardej Tehran (Shiraz Branch) on 2007

  -         Design and draw of phase 2 in Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kongo-Kinshada Africa country

• Different residential and commercial projects independently.

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  Member of the brilliant talent club and elite of the Islamic Azad University of Science and Research Branch of Tehran