J. MAYER H. (J. Mayer H. Architects) Berlin - President of the jury
www.jmayerh.de
Founded in 1996 in Berlin, Germany, J. MAYER H Architects’ studio, focuses on works at the intersection of architecture, communication and new technology. Recent projects include the Town Hall in Ostfildern, Germany, a student center at Karlsruhe University and the redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnacion in Sevilla, Spain. From urban planning schemes and buildings to installation work and objects with new materials, the relationship between the human body, technology and nature form the background fora new production of space.
Jürgen Mayer H. is the founder and principal of this crossdisciplinairy studio. He studied at Stuttgart University, The Cooper Union and Princeton Universtiy. His work has been published and exhibited worldwide and is part of numerous collections including MoMA New York and SF MoMA. National and international awards include the Mies-van-der-Rohe-Award-Emerging-Architect-Special-Mention-2003 and Winner Holcim Award Bronze 2005. Jürgen Mayer H. has taught at Princeton University, University of the Arts Berlin, Harvard University, Kunsthochschule Berlin, the Architectural Association in London, the Columbia University, New York and at the University of Toronto, Canada.

FRANCESCO LIPARI (OFL architecture) Rome
www.francescolipari.it
Is the founding principal of OFL architecture, an interdisciplinary architectural research laboratory interested in redefining potential relationships within the contemporary city and its existing urban conditions. Francesco established OFL architecture in 2008 with the intention of developing a new design methodology that integrates architecture with parallel disciplines: Art, Sculpture, Biology, Cinema. In 2009 the office receive several prizes: the honourable mention at the Hong Kong Noise barrier competiton with the Riccio project and the third prize at the PontèPigneto competiton with the project Instant Bridge. In december 2009 OFL has its first solo exhibition in Sicily. The exhibition named CARNE provoked the attention of the critic thanks to the provocative installation and projects. His works have been exhibited and published in Rome Venice, Milan, Seville, Seoul, Turin and Hong Kong.

FRANCESCO GATTI (3 Gatti Architecture Studio) Shanghai
www.3gatti.com
Francesco Gatti was born in Rome in 1973. He graduated with honours degree in ROMA TRE university. In 2002 he
established the 3GATTI ARCHITECTURE STUDIO. In 2004 he opened a new branch of the office in Shanghai where he completed many projects as the “ShenYang shopping mall”, the “In Factory” old factories renovations, and prestigious interiours as the Red Object office space, “The Cut” interactive disco club and the “ZeBar”.
Gatti won many competition and awards as: the “Buchanan Underground Station” (Glasgow-Scotland), the “Tra la murgia e il mare” urban development (Andria-Italy), the “500M³ design “ GBD art residential district (Beijing-China), the “06 Modern Decoration interior design media price” (Shenzen-China) and recently won the international competition for the construction of the Automobile Museum in Nanjing. His work was published in many international reviews.
Today Gatti teach in ROMA TRE university (Italy) and in TongJi and JiaTong university (China) where he also participated as master of the Archiprix International.

FELIPE ESCUDERO (MAD project manager) Beijing
www.felipe-escudero.com
Felipe Escudero is the co-founder of Atomic lab Architecture. Born in Quito, he studied architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Technical University of Brandenburg, and the School of La Villette in Paris.
Since 2003, Felipe has been combining research and practice in architecture while living in Atlanta, Rome, Berlin, and Paris. He has won several prices such as the Albert Lee Hawes Memorial Award in 2006 and the Lewis Lanter Award in 2007. His work has been exhibited at ENSAVPL and appeared in many publications around the world. In 2007 he taught at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York. In 2008 and 2009 Felipe was project manager at MAD architects where he developed the Huangdu Art House project in the center of Beijing. Atomic lab is a Beijing based alternative form of architectural practice that unites designers, artists, and philosophers to investigate the possibilities of the environment.

MICHAEL CATON (Michael Caton Architecture) Abu Dhabi
www.michaelcaton.com
Michael Caton is a multidisciplinary designer and professor of architecture and design at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. A native of New York City he studied at Pratt Institute School of Architecture receiving his degree in 2008. Having been involved in the Middle East region over the last few years, Michael has been involved in various projects and programs dealing with advanced digital technologies in design. Working currently from Dubai, in mid 2009 Michael established the [insert] design research group. As an experimental multidisciplinary soft office, [insert] explores futures for architectural, digital, and interactive design. Design is explored as a synthetic practice, engaging research in art, science, and political culture while impacting communities.