Museum Of Emotions Jury Panel

Buildner Competition Organisers is proud to announce the jury panel for the Museum of Emotions Competition!

Martin Beverfjord, Rever & Drage
Tommaso Calistri, Killa Design
Nina Freedman, DREAMLAND CREATIVE PROJECTS (DCP) + WHEREING
James Krueger, HMC Architects
Sebastian Letz, Milla & Partner
Nuno Pimenta
Ben Piper, Killa Design
Angelo Renna
Sean Shen, ZJJZ Atelier

Martin Beverfjord is co-founder of Oslo-based Rever & Drage. He obtained his Master of Architecture from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology specializing in architectural theory, semiotics and wooden constructions. River & Drage’s portfolio includes a triangular, aluminium toilet near the Farstadsanden beach on the west coast of Norway on one of the country's national scenic tourist routes.

Tommaso Calistri is a Senior Architect at Dubai-based Killa Design where he has worked on projects including the Museum of the Future. He is a qualified architect with over 8 years’ experience in Florence, Prague, Copenhagen, and Abu Dhabi, on residential projects, museums, high rise developments, schools and villas.  In 2017 Tommaso was ‘highly commended’ in the ‘Young Architect of the Year’ category at the Middle East  Architect Awards and has won several international architectural competitions.

Nina Freedman is the Principal of of DREAMLAND CREATIVE PROJECTS (DCP), host of WHEREING, a Podcast about Belonging, Space and Design, and on the faculty of Cornell University, Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design. Her work spans architecture, landscapes, installations and furniture, with a focus on intersections between psychology and design. Prior to DCP, she was the Director for Shigeru Ban Architects, worked with Renzo Piano, Richard Meier, Hugh Hardy, and Paul Rudolph, and co-founded ArchiteXX. She received her degrees from the Architectural Association.

James Krueger is a Design Principal in HMC Architects’ San Diego studio, and serves as the firm's Civic and Pre-K-12 Practices Design Principal leading designs for the firm. With more than 20 years’ experience working in studio, James brings a unique design perspective to the practice. What inspires James’ work is the idea that everything HMC builds has the opportunity to have a positive impact on the lives of each client. In a firm that focuses primarily in Education, Healthcare, and Civic markets, the facilities that HMC creates are focused on improving the fabric of the communities they serve.

Sebastian Letz is a Partner at Milla & Partner, in Germany. He is an architect and creative director. His work combines architecture, design, communication and media to create integrative scenographies and spatial experiences, with a focus on unique brand and thematic stagings as well as custom-tailored visitor experiences.

Nuno Pimenta runs a transdisciplinary practice in Porto, with a portfolio that spans temporary architecture, installation, public art, exhibition design and performance. His work focuses on the appropriation and subversion of common construction elements and techniques for the creation of social and political narratives.

Ben Piper is a Principal and Associate Partner with Killa Design with 22 years of professional experience in architecture. He is an experienced leader with an excellent ability to lead  multidisciplinary teams in the delivery of building projects. He has held senior design roles in a variety  of global practices including Gensler, Halcrow, Atkins, Perkins+Will and Killa Design where he has led  the design of multiple hi-rise hospitality, residential and mixed-use projects in the Middle East, India, China, US, and the UK.

Angelo Renna is an architect with a keen interest in multi-species narratives, one he developed during his studies in Florence and Porto, and was further honed through collaborations with different offices, such as Stefano Boeri in Milan and Topotek in Berlin. He recently published the book Monkey Factor – Small stories for a reconciliation with nature.

Sean Shen is a lead architect at Shanghai-based ZJJZ Atelier. ZJJZ’s projects have garnered numerous recognition, such as its Woodhouse Hotel being listed as one of the top 10 Chinese architecture projects by Dezeen in 2019.

The Museum of Emotions competition is an ideas competition tasking participants with designing a museum that includes two separate exhibition halls that bring out contrasting emotions – one inducing negative emotions, and the other inducing positive emotions.