For more than a hundred years, a wave of concrete has been engulfing the globe, inundating places of different climates and cultures with nearly identical buildings. Can there be alternatives? How can materials that respect our environment be used in building the architectural spaces that shape our daily lives?
Join the presentation at the MASQ and learn from practitioners about using eco-friendly natural materials in architecture. Our guests will present their experience in using such materials in their projects, and explain why they believe that it is important to re-examine what materials are used in the building industry and for what reasons.
ARCHiNOS Architecture is hosting this talk on Sunday, 22 October at 5:30 PM at the Maq‘ad of Sultan Qaitbey (MASQ). We are honoured to host Anna Karlsdóttir and Jan Dobrowolski, the founders of “Lúdika” a young architectural design studio based in Reykjavík, Iceland, as well as Ramses Nosshi, the co-founder of MADA Architects, a Cairo-based architectural studio focusing on innovative methods of using local and natural materials to create contemporary spaces that are environmentally conscious and well-adapted contextually. The discussion will be moderated by Agnieszka Dobrowolska, the director of ARCHiNOS Architecture and the lecture will be in English language only.
Please join us and enjoy the afternoon!
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About the Guests:
Anna Karlsdóttir:
Anna is an architect and co-founder of Lúdika architects. She has vast experience in varied projects in Iceland, Norway and the UK. She has led from inception to completion challenging schemes across Reykjavík, London and the UK. She tutors at the Icelandic University of the Arts and is a co-founder of the Icelandic Network of Circular Construction.
Jan Dobrowolski:
Jan is an architect and co-founder of Lúdika architects. He has extensive experience in projects across the UK, Iceland and the Middle East. He has designed and delivered highly complex projects, with his work published in the UK architectural press. He runs multi-disciplinary courses in architecture and building construction in various educational institutions in Reykjavík.
Ramses Nosshi:
Born in Cairo, studied architecture at Texas Tech University followed by graduate studies at the University of Arizona where he earned a Masters degree in passive solar architecture in . after returning to Egypt, Ramses worked on several freelance design/build projects, using domes and vaults, as well as well as the restoration and conservation of various buildings such as the Gayer Anderson Museum in Cairo, and Habib Gorgy museum at Wissa Wassef Art Center. In 2007 Ramses co-found MADA Architects, a design-build studio focusing on innovative ways of using local and natural materials to create contemporary, environmentally conscious, and contextually well adapted spaces.
