Markus Vogl 

Studio Urbane Strategien | Stuttgart (DE)

Markus Vogl is a registered architect, urban planner and has been a partner in Studio Urbane Strategien since 2020 after several years of collaboration on joint projects.After ten years of freelance work at the renowned Viennese architecture firm querkraft, he worked independently as a partner at UTA Architects from 2014 to 2019. He has taught at internationally renowned universities such as TU Delft, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, University of Vienna, University of Innsbruck and University of Stuttgart. From 2017 - 2022, he was Profesor titular at the DAAD-funded Walter Gropius – Chair at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since winter term 2025, he is full professor for Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Arts Linz and is directing the Institute of Urban Design. He is a recognised expert in urban development processes in South America. The project Parque Educativo - La Carcova in Buenos Aires – a collaboration of various public universities with a local NGO received the Latin American prize XII BIAU for educational projects.

Lina Malfona 

University of Pisa | Pisa (IT)

Lina Malfona is an Associate Professor in Architecture, founder and director of the research lab Polit(t)ico. She studied in Rome, earned a Ph.D. in Architectural and Urban Design and was the recipient of many fellowships, from the Fulbright Foundation to the Visiting Scholarship at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). She has taught at many Schools of Architecture, including Sapienza University of Rome and Cornell University. Her publications include essays on the history, theory and criticism of architecture, and the relationship between architectural form and urban/suburban/exurban space. Among her most recent books are The Mannerist Phase in Architecture. On Early Style (Routledge 2025), Residentialism. A Suburban Archipelago (ACTAR 2021), and La condizione manierista (Lettera Ventidue 2021). As the curator of the eponymous lecture series and symposium, she recently edited the book Future or Eclipse of Criticism (ACTAR, 2025). Her essays have appeared in architectural journals, including Domus, Log, and The Journal of Architecture. The architectural firm Malfona Petrini Architettura, of which she is the founder, has received awards and exhibited its work at many institutions and museums, among which are the MAXXI Museum of Rome, the Venice Architecture Biennial, and the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Carmen Izquierdo 

Esencial | Stockholm (SE)

Carmen Izquierdo is a Spanish-Swedish architect with a master’s degree in architecture from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (E.T.S.A.M). She began her career in Spain, collaborating with Ábalos & Herreros (1995–1997) and Mariano Bayón (2000–2003), before moving to Sweden, where she established her own practice and won the architectural competition for Domkyrkoforum in Lund.

Following several years of collaboration with Tham & Videgård — where she led projects such as the New School of Architecture in Stockholm — Carmen co-founded Esencial in 2017, a Sweden-based architectural firm recognized for its sustainable, human-centered and site-specific design approach. Her work explores the intersection of technology, craft, and sustainability, with a focus on timber construction, reuse, and energy-efficient strategies. Carmen is the first woman to receive Sweden’s prestigious Casper Salin Prize.

Alongside her practice, she has been an Associate Professor of Design Studios in the Master’s program at KTH (2014–2016, 2019–2021). She frequently serves as a jury member, critic, and lecturer, and has chaired the Stockholm Association of Architects, fostering dialogue on architecture as both a cultural expression and a tool for social development.

Jonas Janke

B+ | Berlin (DE)

Jonas Janke (DE, 1991) is an architect and partner at bplus.xyz (Berlin). He has a diverse background in architecture, was trained as an architectural draughtsman before pursuing his studies in Hamburg, Stockholm, and Berlin. He gained valuable experience as a tutor and assistant in various departments including design & typologies, building construction, and structural design. He was part of the team 2038, the German Pavilion at 17th Venice Architecture Biennale 2021. His early teaching experiences include guest studios at the University of Innsbruck (Austria) and Politecnico di Milano (Italy). He is regularly invited to give lectures and guest critiques at universities, cultural institutions, and public institutions. His focus is on new ecological construction materials and methods for adaptive reuse and renovation projects, seeking pragmatic and efficient technical and mechanical solutions that use material and construction thoughtfully.

Hector Mendoza 

Mendoza Partida | Barcelona (ES)

Hector Mendoza is an architect based in Barcelona, founder of the international architecture studio Mendoza Partida. His work focuses on cultural, residential, and heritage architecture, developed primarily through international competitions and widely awarded and published. He is a permanent professor at the School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB–UPC), where he teaches in the Department of Architectural Representation.