Speakers

Marcos Novak is a professor, artist, architect, and pioneering researcher in virtual architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is Professor of Media Arts & Technology and Art and Director of transLAB. His work explores virtual environments, computational design, interactive media, worldmaking, and the evolving relationship between physical and digital space. Known for developing the concept of Transarchitecture, he has published, lectured, and exhibited internationally and represented Greece at the Venice Biennale in 2000. His research continues to investigate how emerging technologies transform architecture, experience, and spatial culture.His films have premiered on platforms including Channel 4, the Tribeca Festival, the Venice Biennale, and the BBC. His films, designs, and costumes have been collected internationally by museums such as the MoMA, New York; the Smithsonian, Washington; the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; and M+, Hong Kong.