09.00 - 09.30 | Guest Registration & Welcome Coffee
09.30 - 09.40| Welcome Messages
FLORIN MINDIRIGIU
Founder SHARE Architects
ORLIN DAVCHEV
Dean Faculty of Architecture, Interior and Architectural Design / University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy
09.40 - 11.45 | SESSION I
Moderator:
VANYA MANEVA, PhD Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning
Speakers
"Unusual in the ordinary"
ANGEL ZAHARIEV
Founder AAA architects, Bulgaria
Through examples from their recent projects, they demonstrate how they strive to improve the unsightly appearance of cities affected by mass construction and how they work to challenge the imposed stereotypes in building functionality. Modern urban environments, shaped by repetition and efficiency, have often lost their individuality and emotional depth. Rows of identical apartment blocks, monotonous facades, and lifeless public spaces dominate many cities, creating an atmosphere of uniformity and detachment. Their approach seeks to reintroduce character, diversity, and a sense of discovery into this repetitive landscape — to find the unusual within the ordinary.
”From Ruins, with Love: Architecture as an Act of Courage.”
CLAUDIU IONESCU
RINO Architects, Romania
The presentation will showcase projects that illustrate the direction Romania and Bulgaria should strive toward in their architectural and urban development. Attendees will gain an overview of the shared history between the two countries and explore how it can inform a more connected and forward-thinking regional identity. The lecture will move through themes of history, changing perspectives, challenging the status quo, and defining a future attitude, offering insights into how past experiences can inspire innovative, context-driven design for the future.
”Innovative Path to Advanced Technologies”
VIKTOR KERCHEV
Sales Supervisor ȘIȘECAM
Highlights:
Integration of solar power in modern architecture – Exploring how solar energy is transforming contemporary architecture by merging aesthetics with renewable energy solutions.
Example of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye – Showcasing the building as a landmark that demonstrates the synergy between advanced glass technology, architectural design, and sustainability.
”Piazzale Loreto”
FEDERICO PAROLOTTO
CEO Senior Architect MIC-HUB, Italy
Highlights: Exploration of the LOC project in Piazzale Loreto, Milan — a model for transforming car-dominated areas into sustainable, people-centered urban spaces. Demonstrates how traffic-heavy zones can be redesigned into walkable, inclusive, multifunctional environments that support community well-being.
”Dynamic Organization - Architecture as a Field of Habitation”
MOHSEN MARIZAD
Founder Marizad Architects, Iran - USA
Highlights:
Architecture as a living system – Mohsen Marizad explores how architecture can actively respond to movement, interaction, and environmental forces rather than merely enclosing them.
Four innovative projects – The lecture features the Tehran Science Museum, Atlas Office Building, Sky7 Residential Tower, and Topological Bodywear, illustrating how design integrates social, spatial, and environmental dynamics into coherent forms.
Relational design language – Marizad introduces a design approach that transcends style, using geometry, transparency, reflectivity, and light to dissolve boundaries between body, space, and environment.
”Living in the present, designing for tomorrow”
LUKAS KRONAWITTER
Director LAVA, the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture, Germany
The lecture explores how LAVA integrates technology and cultural understanding across diverse projects to create intelligent, adaptive, and sustainable designs that balance innovation, material circularity, and human-centered architecture.
Q&A
11.45 - 12.15 | Coffee Break
12.15 - 14.15 | SESSION ll
Moderator:
ANTONINA ILIEVA, University of Architecture Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Bulgaria
Speakers
”Endurosat Space Center, Sofia”
RADOMIR SERAFIMOV
Atelier Serafimov Architects, Bulgaria
The lecture will focus on the new headquarters and Space Center will embody precision and openness, reflecting the company’s pioneering spirit in satellite technology. Designed to unite a high-performance workplace with state-of-the-art cleanrooms and adaptable research and collaboration areas, the project will foster a seamless interaction between engineering innovation and architectural experience. It will stand as a symbol of technological excellence and spatial clarity—where innovation, functionality, and design converge to shape the future of aerospace environments.
”Balancing Light and Comfort: The Key Role of Sunshade Technology in Modern Architecture”
SABINA GUSTOF
Business Development Manager ALUPROF
The presentation by Business Development Manager ALUPROF explores how innovative sunshade technology is redefining the possibilities of contemporary glass architecture. As modern buildings increasingly rely on expansive glazed façades, the company highlights the importance of intelligent shading systems in overcoming challenges of heat, glare, and energy efficiency. The session underscores ALUPROF’s expertise in designing adaptive, sustainable, and visually refined solutions that balance comfort with aesthetics. At its heart, the message is clear: by integrating advanced sunshade technologies, architects can transform light into a functional and artistic element, creating buildings that are both energy-smart and architecturally inspiring.
JORGE SOBEJANO
Founder BURR studio, Spain
"Urban Agency: Adaptive Design Strategies from Waterfronts to High-Rises"
NARCISA IONITA
Project Director Urban Agency, Denmark
Through a series of projects ranging from waterfront transformations in Copenhagen to urban ensembles in Germany, a large-scale post-industrial master plan in Luxembourg, and high-rise developments in Seoul, this lecture explores how site-specific constraints can drive innovative architectural and urban solutions. The presentation will highlight adaptive design strategies across different scales, showing how careful reading of context, innovative façade approaches, and public space design can turn challenges into opportunities and shape vibrant, human-centered cities.
”On & off-site facade solutions for the renovation and requalification of the old residential buildings”
ALEXANDRU CIUCA
Technical Manager ISOPAN
”Nature as the Main Character – DMAA Designing the Future”
GIANMARCO PAGLIERANI
Head of Computational Design at Delugan Meissl Associated Architects | DMAA, Austria
Highlights:
Architecture collaborating with nature — projects where natural systems shape design and experience.
DMAA’s five strategies: Bringing Nature Up, Creating Layers, Blending, Covering, and Renaturalising.
Architecture as an ecosystem — integrating light, climate, and material empathy to connect people with nature.
Q&A
14.15 - 15.00 | Lunch
15.00 - 17.30 | SESSION III
Moderator:
TZVETELINA DASKALOVA, University of Architecture Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Bulgaria
Speakers
KARIM EL HAYAWAN
Co-Founder, DesignPoint, Egypt
(Online Presentation)
"Physical past and virtual future meeting"
IVAYLO PETKOV
Founder DESET architects, Bulgaria
”Integrated Approach: The Key to Efficient Management of Industrial Access and Logistics Projects”
IVAYLO PETKOV
Senior Sales Manager MCA
”Co-Living”
MEROUJAN MINASSIAN
Co-founder at Storaket architectural studio, Armenia
The lecture will showcase a selection of recent projects that illustrate how the team engages with the environment and its context to create meaningful architecture. Each project will reveal the influence of design on communities, cultural heritage, and the urban fabric, showing how thoughtful architecture can shape its surroundings. The presentation will guide the audience through the ”entire design process—from concept to realization” offering insights into the challenges, decisions, and innovations behind each work. Special focus will be placed on contextual and sustainable design strategies, demonstrating how environmental awareness, material choice, and respect for heritage inform every stage of development. Ultimately, the lecture will provide a comprehensive look at how contemporary architecture can connect people, place, and culture in ways that are both responsible and inspiring.
”Rooted Futures: Shaping a Contemporary Language from Place, Diriyah Art Futures”
MATTEO MOLINARI
Associate SCHIATTARELLA Associati, Italy
Highlights:
Balancing innovation and cultural identity – The lecture addresses how rapid urban development in the MENA region can embrace innovation while preserving and reinterpreting cultural heritage.
Diriyah Art Futures as a case study – Centered on the Riyadh project, the presentation explores the design process from massing and façade development to the transformation of regional values into a contemporary architectural language.
Reimagining tradition through modern design – By integrating local materials, traditional techniques, and contextual principles, the project exemplifies a contextual contemporary architecture that honors the past while shaping a culturally grounded future.
”Expanding Practice: Computational Workflows in Architecture and Metaverse Research”
JOSE PAREJA-GOMEZ
Senior Associate at Zaha Hadid Architects, UK
This research explores the use of computational workflows to support creative design processes, allowing architects and designers to rapidly generate, test, and refine multiple design scenarios. It also investigates the potential of the metaverse, including immersive virtual environments, digital twin integration, and interactive experiences, to expand spatial understanding and engagement, offering new ways to visualize, inhabit, and interact with architectural ideas.
Conversations
17.30 | Concluding Remarks and Official Group Photograph