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14-11-2024
Keynote lecture Designs for the Biocene at SigraDi 2024 Conference, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona Spain.
Keynote Speakers: Jordi Fauli, Marcos Cruz, Benedetta Tagliebue
Host: The Institute for Biodigital Architecture & Genetics (iBAG) / Alberto T. Estevez with David A. Torreblanca-Díaz, Yomna K. Abdallah, Affonso Orciuoli
Chairs of round tables: Neil Leach, Yomna K. Abdallah, Rosa Cervera
Photo credit: Josep Mias


01-03-2024
External Examiner at the Architectural Association Design Research Lab (AADRL), London, UK.
Programme Director: Theodore Spyropoulos 
Studio Leaders: Patrick Schumacher (founder); Shajay Bhooshan; Pierandrea Angius; Theodore Spyropoulos
Examiners: Winka Dubbeldam; Marcos Cruz


27-03-2024
Official launch of the Bioscope with installed biological panels at the St Andrews Botanic Garden, Scotland UK. Under Harry Watkins's leadership SABG is going through an impressive transformation, which the Bioscope is a small part of. On a rainy day, but with a great atmosphere and Gin tasting event, we presented the project to friends and trustess of SABG! 
Director SABG: Harry Watkins. Team: Brenda Parker and Marcos Cruz. Collaboration (design): David Edwards. Microbial Pigment Biohybrid panels: Ella Hetherington, UCL Bio-ID. ELM panels: Prantar Tamuli, UCL Bio-ID / Tattva. CNC routing: Hamish Veitch, Lucy Flanders, Mark Burrows, UCL B-Made; McRobb Display Limited, Edinburgh. Construction and pre-assembly: David Watson and Peter Baxter, SABG; David Edwards, Ian Robinson, Ella Hetherington, Prantar Tamuli, Hannah Laeverenz-Schlogelhofer. Structural engineering: Clancy Engineering, Glasgow. Support: WCMT Activate Fund; AHRC Impact Accelerator Award
Photo credit: Harry Watkins
Photo credit: Marcos Cruz


21-22.03.2024
Bio-ID end-of-term project reviews in Here East at the Bartlett School of Architecture, London UK. 
Students: (Year 2) Farida Radwan; Sophie Kirkpatrick; Maria Creuheras Gonzalez; Natalie Rizk; Nathanael Myers; Edward Khoury; Yumeng Wei; Gayatri Jain; Xinrui Cai; Fang-Yu Liu; Rashneet Chhabra; Sahda Salsabila; Daisy Rani Xavier; Sophia Saleki; Aitch Hunt; Isik Ogutcu; Rida Mughal; Keren Permutti; Andrita Orbandi; Choi Wing Tse; Chao Chun Kung; (Year 1) Juhi Dhanesha; Miranda Xiyao Shou; David Humberto Gil Garzon; Robin Kown; Suchi Chai; Basil Frost; Yingying Yan; Yi-Ning Loh; Grace; Aaushi Mehta; Ping-Chun Shih; Jana Bakr; Kayan Patel; Arin Aydogdu; Parisa Azizi Shamami; Xinning; James Zengjie Lang; Sarvin Farhangi; Roba Alfraih; Xiaomeng Fang
Tutors/critics: Alexandra Lacatusu; Anete Salmane; Ella Hetherington; Ian Robinson; Tony Le; Javier Ruiz; Pradeep Devadass; Nina Jotanović; Andreas Körner; Brenda Parker; Marcos Cruz
Photo credit: Parisa Azizi Shamami


19.03.2024
End-of-term project reviews of C-Biom.A / Marcos Cruz and Ricardo Mayor Luque at Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia / IaaC, Barcelona Spain
Students: Carlos Alejandro Herrera Flores; Somaih Medhat Abdelaziz Elsayed Bakr; Ruining Xie; Zhixing Tian; Anish Hatekar; Sunny Manish Chopda
Critics: Alexander Dubor; Francesco Polvi; Laura Civetti; Jessica Dias; Ricardo Mayor Luque; Marcos Cruz


14-03-2024
Opening of Water Pressures exhibition with Augmented Polycultures featured at the Museum of Arts & Crafts / Museum für Kunst & Gewerbe, Hamburg Germany.
Curator: Jane Withers
Design direction: Ria Hawthorn
Team: Brenda Parker, Marcos Cruz, Nina Jotanović. Robotic ceramic extrusions: Yao Yao Meng, Guillem Perutxet Olesti, Pradeep Devadass. Computational design: Tony Le. Collaboration (robotic extrusions): Yifan Shi. Ceramic slipcast (Belgrade): Nina Jotanović with Dejan Petrović at Stari Zanat. UCL B-Made support: Hamish Veitch, Claudia Toma, Alice Foxen, Mark Burrows. Sponsorship: EPSRC VaxHub Sustainable , University College London
Photo credit: Marcos Cruz