Daniel Libeskind
Founder and Principal Design Architect for Studio Libeskind, Jury Member of the Lazar Khidekel Award.
Mario Botta
Principal of Mario Botta Architetti Studio.
Toyo Ito
Architect, 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate.
Massimiliano Fuksas
Architect, co-founder of Studio Fuksas, Hon. FAIA, Hon. FRIBA.
Eduardo Souto de Moura
Architect, 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate.
Ricardo Bofill (1939—2022)
Founder and Chairman of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.
Ben van Berkel
Professor, AA Dipl. (Hons), Hon. FAIA, (F)RIBA, founder/Principal Architect of UNStudio, founder of UNSense (Amsterdam).
Flavio Manzoni
Chief Design Officer, Ferrari SPA.
Tadao Kamei
President and CEO, Nikken Sekkei Ltd.
Fabrice Rousseau
Cultural Counselor to the French Embassy in Russia, Director of the French Institute in Russia.
Rodney Mims Cook, Jr.
President of the National Monuments Foundation (USA), CEO of the Millennium Gate Museum (Atlanta).
Rainer Vollkommer
President of the Winckelmann Society with Winckelmann-Museum, PhD, Honorary Professor for Ancient History under consideration of the material artefacts at the Technische Universität Dresden, former Director of the Liechtenstein National Museum.
Barry Bergdoll
Meyer Schapiro Professor of Modern Architectural History at Columbia University, Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art (New York).
Sir Philippe Samyn
Doctor in Applied Sciences, Architect, Civil Engineer and Urbanist, member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Science, Art and Literature, Lead and Design Partner of architecture and engineering practice Samyn and Partners (Brussels).
Jean-Paul Viguier
Founding director of VIGUIER architecture urbanisme paysage (Paris), architect DPLG, Hon. FAIA, MCP UD Harvard, Sachs Fellow, RIBA, Member of the Académie d’Architecture.
Tristram Carfrae
Building designer, Deputy Chair Arup (London), Royal Designer for Industry, Structural Gold Medalist.
Paul Williams
Architect, Founder and Principal Director of Stanton Williams (London), OBE, Royal Designer for Industry, RIBA.
Peter Morrison
Chief Executive Officer of RMJM (Edinburgh).
Hussam Chakouf
Senior Associate at Zaha Hadid Architects (London).
Stephen Barrett
Architect, Partner of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (London).
Nicola Fontanella
Founder and Creative Director of Argent Design (London, Miami, Australia).
Peter Pennoyer
Architect, Founding Partner of Peter Pennoyer Architects (New York, New York; Miami, Florida), FAIA.
Richard Gluckman
FAIA, founder and Partner of Gluckman Tang Architects (New York).
Mark Khidekel
Architect, designer, PhD, New York State RA, member of the AIA, Chairman of Lazar Khidekel Society (New York) and Lazar Khidekel Award for young architects.
Jean-Louis Cohen
Architect, historian, curator, Sheldon H. Solow Professor of the History of Architecture at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts, visiting professor at the Collège de France in Paris.
Boris Groys
Philosopher, art theorist, essayist, Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University.
François Mairesse
Professor of Museology, Head of UNESCO Chair on the Study of Museum Diversity and its Evolution at Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris), former President of the International Committee for Museology of ICOM (ICOFOM).
Bruno Brulon Soares
Professor of Museology at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), President of the International Committee for Museology of ICOM (ICOFOM).
Puay-peng Ho
Architect, Architecture Historian, Conservation Architect, UNESCO Chair on Architecture Heritage Conservation and Management in Asia, Professor and Head of the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.
Matthias Henkel
CEO of Embassy of Culture (Berlin), Visiting Professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing), President of the International Committee for Marketing and Public Relations of ICOM.
Oya Atalay Franck
Architect, architectural historian, President of the European Association for Architectural Education EAAE, Professor of Architecture and Dean of the School of Architecture, Design and Civil Engineering at Zürich University of Applied Sciences.
Jeff Daly
Museum designer and consultant, Principal of Jeff Daly Design, retired Chief of Design at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York).
Aaron Betsky
Director of the School of Architecture and Design at Virginia Tech University, critic on art, architecture and design.
Max Dudler
Architect, Professor of Düsseldorf Art Academy, founder of Max Dudler firm (Berlin, Zurich, Frankfurt am Main, Munich).
Ole Gustavsen
Rector of Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Rector of Nordic Baltic Academy of Architecture, Partner of Snøhetta (Oslo, New York, San Francisco, Innsbruck, Paris, Stockholm).
Harriet Harriss
Architect, PhD in Architecture, Dean of Pratt Institute School of Architecture (New York), RIBA, PFHEA.
John Quale
Chair and Professor of Architecture at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning, Founder and Director of ecoMOD Project.
Jacques White
Architect, Professor, Director of the School of Architecture at Laval University (Quebec City).
Lorraine Farrelly
Architect, Head of Architecture, Foundation Professor in Architecture, University of Reading (UK), Chair of SCHOSA – representative body of UK Schools of Architecture.
Matt Gaskin
Head of the School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University.
Beth Hughes
Head of Architecture, Royal College of Art (London).
Andrew Stone
Head of the Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University.
Nicolas Pham
Architect, Professor of Architecture and Head of Architecture at the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (Geneva HEPIA).
Dietmar Eberle
Professor of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, founder of Baumschlager Eberle Architekten (with 12 offices in Europe and Asia).
Valerio Olgiati
Architect, Professor at the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio at the Università della Svizzera Italiana.
Sergei Tchoban
Architect, head of SPEECH (Moscow) and Tchoban Voss Architekten (Berlin) architectural offices, member of BDA, the Union of Architects of Russia, the Union of Artists of Russia, IAAM Academician, Honourary Academician of Russian Academy of Arts.
Martin Jochman
Dip. Arch. (Bristol), ARB (UK) RIBA, Founder and Senior Director of JADE+QA and JADE (UK) Ltd. (London, Hong Kong, Shanghai).
Ana Betancour
Visiting Professor of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Associate Professor at Malmö University.
Erwin Viray
Architectural Critic, Professor of Architecture, Head (Dean) of Architecture and Sustainable Design Pillar, Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Juha Kostiainen
EVP, Urban Development, YIT.
Teemu Helppolainen
EVP, Housing Russia segment, YIT; CEO, YIT St. Petersburg JSC.
Teemu Kurkela
Architect SAFA, Founder and Creative Partner of JKMM Architects (Helsinki).
Antti Ahlava
Architect SAFA, Principal at helsinkizürich Architects, Professor of Emergent Design Methodologies at Aalto University, Helsinki.
Rainer Mahlamäki
Architect SAFA, co-founder and Partner at Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects (Helsinki), Professor of Contemporary Architecture at Oulu University.
Juho Grönholm
Co-founder and partner at ALA Architects (Helsinki), member of the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA).
Kolja Nielsen
Founding Partner of CEBRA architecture (Denmark, UAE), member of the Danish Association of Architects (MAA), RIBA.
Madeleine Isabelle Lüthi
Founder and President of Helenika culture and science international collaboration center, Honourary Consul General of Switzerland in St. Petersburg (1998-2006).
Henriette Borg Reinholdt
Director of the Danish Cultural Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Jukka Huuhtanen
Country Director for Russia at the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce.
Sani Kontula-Webb
Art historian, Director of the Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg.
Günther Hasenkamp
Director of the Goethe-Institut in St. Petersburg.
Volker Staab
Architect, Professor at the Technical University of Braunschweig, founder and Principal Architect of Staab Architekten (Berlin).
Christoph Ingenhoven
Principal of Ingenhoven Architects (Düsseldorf), Dipl.-Ing. Architect BDA, RIBA, AIA int.
Francine Houben
Founding Partner/CEO and Creative Director of Mecanoo architecten (Delft), Int. FRIBA, Hon. FAIA, Hon. FRAIC, Doctor honoris causa Utrecht University/Université de Mons.
Michiel Riedijk
Architect, Director at Neutelings Riedijk Architects, Professor of Public Building at Delft University of Technology.
Ralf Pasel
Professor, Dipl-Ing., Head of Chair for Architectural Design and Construction at the Technical University of Berlin, co-founder of Pasel.Künzel Architects (Rotterdam).
Frederik Künzel
Professor, Dipl-Ing., Munich University of Applied Science (MUAS), сo-founder of Pasel.Künzel Architects (Rotterdam).
Bernhard Marte
Co-founder of Marte.Marte Architekten (Feldkirch), member of a number of design advisory boards in Austria.
Stefan Marte
Co-founder of Marte.Marte Architekten (Feldkirch), President of Vorarlberg Institute of Architecture.
Emre Arolat
Founding and Design Partner of EAA – Emre Arolat Architecture (Istanbul, London, New York), Hon. FAIA, RIBA.
Ahmet Vefik Alp
Professor Emeritus, Architect, Urbanist, Founder & Principal of Alp Mimarlar Tasarim Ltd., AIA, RIBA, Istanbul President of the International Academy of Architecture.
Arda İnceoğlu
Professor of Architecture, Founding Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture at MEF University (Istanbul).
Marcos Mazari Hiriart
Architect, Dean of the School of Architecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, President of the Mexican Association of Institutions for Architectural Education and of the Latin American Union of Schools and Faculties of Architecture.
Ivan Cabrera i Fausto
PhD Arch. ETSA-UPV, Dean of the Valencia School of Architecture, President of the Spanish Association of Schools of Architecture and Chair of the EAAE-ARCC International Conference & 2nd VIBRArch.
Philippa Nyakato Tumubweinee
Co-founder and Director of IZUBA in Africa Architects, PhD in Higher Education Studies, Head of School of Architecture, Planning & Geomatics, University of Cape Town.
Sung-Taeg Nam
Architect, PhD EPFL, Professor at the School of Architecture, Hanyang University, Seoul Campus.
Daniel Silberfaden
Architect, Dean and Head of the School of Architecture at the University of Palermo (Buenos Aires) and Professor at the School of Architecture, La Plata University.
Elisa Silva
Director of Enlace Arquitectura and Enlace Foundation (Caracas), Visiting Professor at Princeton University.
Qi Zhou
Architect, Professor of Architecture at Southeast University (Nanjing).
Li Xiaodong
Architect, Principal of Li Xiaodong Atelier, Professor of Tsinghua University (Beijing).
Xie Peihe
Founder & Chief Designer of AD Architecture (Shenzhen).
Abha Narain Lambah
Conservation architect, museum consultant, Principal Architect at Abha Narain Lambah Associates (Mumbai).
Julie Willis
Architectural historian, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of Architecture, Dean at the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
Andrew Leach
Architectural historian, Professor of Architecture, Associate Dean (Research) at the University of Sydney, School of Architecture, Design and Planning.
Nicola Braghieri
Professor of Digital Fine Arts at the Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL), founder of EX-M architectes (Geneva).
Yukio Hashimoto
Interior designer, Principal of Hashimoto Yukio Design Studio Inc. (Tokyo).
Adélaïde Marchi
Co-founder of Marchi Architects (Paris), laureate of the New Albums for Young Architects (2008), Top ten for the Iakov Chernikhov International Prize (2014), laureate of the Architecture Prize from the Academy of Fine Arts of the French Institute (2016).
Nicola Marchi
Co-founder of Marchi Architects (Paris), laureate of the New Albums for Young Architects (2008), Top ten for the Iakov Chernikhov International Prize (2014), laureate of the Architecture Prize from the Academy of Fine Arts of the French Institute (2016).
Tristan Kobler
Dipl. Arch. ETH, SIA, AKB, co-founder of the architecture studio Holzer Kobler Architekturen (Zürich/Berlin).
Fedor Bron
Associate Director at MVRDV (Rotterdam).
Olga Bolshanina
Associate Partner at Herzog & de Meuron (Basel).
Aat Vos
Creative guide, architect, speaker on the subject of third place development, Creative Director at aatvos b.v. (Netherlands).
Raffaele Gambassi
Architect, General Director of the Raffaele Gambassi architectural studio (Siena).
Alessandro Rocca
Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of Politecnico di Milano.
Elsa Garavaglia
Associate Professor in Solid Mechanics at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Politecnico di Milano.
Benedikt Brönnimann
Managing Director of UB Umbau-Service AG and CEO of BRB Baumanagement GmbH, Professor at IBZ.
Jan Skuratowski
Owner of Jan Skuratowski Architektur (Basel), member of SIA.
Martina Bigliardi Möhr
Founding Member of the Lazar Khidekel Society, Banking & Finance (Switzerland).