Eran Chen is the founding principal of ODA. Since establishing the office in 2007 he has become one of the most prolific and influential architects in New York. Eran has gained a reputation for delivering imaginative designs that are radically innovative as well as socially, ecologically, and fiscally responsible.

Seeking to reorder architectural priorities by putting people first, Eran challenges conventional perspectives of dwelling with hopes that it will, over time, influence life in our cities. Amongst others, his work has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects and the Society of American Registered Architects. Eran graduated with honors from the Bezalel School of Art and Design in Jerusalem, where he serves on the board. He is a frequent speaker at design and development forums around the world, as well as architecture schools including Columbia University, Clemson University, Syracuse University, Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture, and The Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

Architect, Founder @ MKCA // Michael K Chen Architecture – USA

Creative Director @ Controvento – NL

Born in Imola in 1965, he graduated in Architecture at the Faculty of Florence.In 1992 he founded the architectural firm Costanzi Bedeschi architects In 2006 he founded the architectural firm Marco Costanzi architect.He enters the professional world with a number of houses and showrooms projects. Since then he has designed a large number of shops, showrooms, homes, offices, mostly located in Italy, but also boasting an important experience abroad .

The idea of ​​founding an architectural firm grows in order to condense not only an individual experience but also a need for spatial investigation.The desire to dare and a fresh and genuine curiosity become the ingredients to designate a path that reveals the prominence of a perceptual philosophy and states a clear awareness of choices.His research is developed and perfected by the tension between the sensory dimension of the project, based on a game of similarities and contrasts, and the choice of spatial essentiality.This search for a balance of gestures, which accepts influences by art, lets you focus on the sensual experience of space.A fundamental role is played by light, which turns into a material for the investigation and the design.

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To understand complexity and make it simple and timeless. This is the core idea of the studio led by Susanna Cots, who innately designs spaces that make borders and contrasts invisible and balances all the elements of good design making it comfortable. White as a concept, starting point and lifestyle. Emotions and the philosophy of Slow Design are at the root of the essence of every project. Balance is created between space and emotion, visual comfort is perceived naturally and seamlessly. Comfort appears quite simply. Design becomes emotion. Interior Design becomes personified.

Her projects awaken the expression of order, visual comfort and clarity. A combination in which playing with volumes, stylized lines and white as maximum inspiration, creates a soft explosion. The result is always a sensitive design. Impassioned by change that lasts through time, understandable metaphors, and comfortable contrast, Susanna Cots has been designing spaces and everything capable of being designed for 15 years. Her simplicity and consistency have moved her into pole position in the ephemeral world of design.

In 2001 decides to found her own design studio, formed by a team of creative people related through different fields of design. Her projects embrace both the commercial and private spheres. Due to the volume of international orders, in 2010 the studio decides to be present in Barcelona and in 2013 in Girona as well. In 2014 Susanna Cots opens her first international office in Hong Kong. Her work has been recognized in publications nationally and internationally in over 30 nations and is present in some universities across the country.

It has been definitively consolidated into the international scene through the recognition of prestigious awards: winner of the 2013 International IDEA Tops Awards in Shenzhen (China), finalist in the 2012 International IDEA Tops Awards (Shenzhen), finalist in the 2012 SBID International Design Awards (London), finalist in the 2011 SBID International Design Awards in (London), finalist in the 2010 Architecture and Interior Design Porcelanosa Awards (Spain), shortlisted in the 2009 International Contemporary Furniture Fair Awards (New York), finalist in the 2005 FAD Interior Awards in (Barcelona). After more than a decade accumulating experience, knowledge and sensations, Susanna Cots has a curriculum that allows her to talk about Emotional Interior Design and Slow Design in any format, from opinions in specialized publications to professional lectures. Currently dedicating part of her time to talks in multidisciplinary creative circles, she is also often a guest speaker at Design Trade Shows or Design Weeks and at national and international universities. Susanna Cots’ Studio is an honorary member of SBID The Society of British Interior Design and of the Colegio de Decoradores de Colombia. Susanna Cots is member of ADP Board of Directors -Professional Designers Association- and member of BCD Businesses Club -Barcelona Design Center.

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Cruz y Ortiz was founded in 1974 with headquarters in Seville, in Amsterdam since 2001, and in Madrid since 2015. The office also collaborates with other partner firms in many European countries as well as in Mexico, China, and Lebanon. Cruz y Ortiz is an architecture office that carries out the entire construction process, from the initial conception until its materialization, including the interior design and the incorporation of BIM technology into its projects.

Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos has developed projects for both the public and private sectors. Among these projects include the transformation of the Dutch National Museum, the Rijksmuseum, transportation buildings such as the Basel train station and the Santa Justa train station in Seville, football and athletic stadiums such as the Wanda Metropolitano for Atlético de Madrid and the Cartuja in Seville, and university buildings such as the Faculty of Education Science at the University of Seville and the Campus of Health Sciences at the University of Granada. Other projects include office buildings, residential buildings, and hotels.

Cruz y Ortiz’s projects have been awarded in numerous international competitions. Its works have been widely published and solo exhibitions have been held in both Europe and the United States. Cruz y Ortiz’s works have also received numerous prizes such as the National Architecture of Spain award in 1992, the National Sports Architecture award in 1998, the International Architecture Prize in 2014, and the European Aadipa Prize for Intervention in Architectural Heritage. The office was awarded the Andalusian Gold Medal for the entirety of its work in 1997. International awards include the Silberner Hase and the Schweizer Heimatschutz for the Basel train station, the Brunnel Railway Award for the Seville train station, and the Abbe Bonema Award for the best building in Holland in 2014.

In 2014, Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz were distinguished as Knights of the Royal Order of the Dutch Lion and appointed honorary members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). They have been guest lecturers at the polytechnics of Zurich, Lausanne, and Delft, at Harvard University, Cornell University, and Columbia University, and at the architecture schools of Pamplona and Geneva. Since 2004, they have been honorary professors at the University of Seville.

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Interior designer, Founder @Studio 2046 – IT