The presentation will address the translation processes (social, procedural, aesthetic) that take place between concept and implementation, focusing on the design of interior spaces using three arenas of work: The first is architectural practice as a professional service. The second highlights alternative collaborative work models and self-initiated projects. The third addresses teaching, specifically my current pedagogical projects that implicitly ask questions about the widening gaps of experience between the academy and the realities of practice. The talk opens up discussions about specialization, multidisciplinarity, equity and the heterogeneous nature of what it means to be an architect or designer today.

Gregorio Santamaria Lubroth was born in the United States in 1978. He received a bachelor's degree in history and fine arts from Wesleyan University in 2000 and a master's degree in architecture from Yale University in 2007. In 2000 he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in Turkey, Syria, and Central Asia to study medieval caravan stops. After a year in the Near East, he returned to New York City to work in the fields of architecture, urban design, and fine arts. In 2007 he co-founded Tzou Lubroth Architekten together with Chieh-shu Tzou. In 2016 he co-founded the urban design collaborative Team Wien. Gregorio Lubroth is a lecturer at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.