OOA x DISRUPT SYMPOSIUM

Disrupt x OOA is an exciting, two-day virtual event bringing together architects and individuals from diverse backgrounds who have taken their training in architecture and applied it in innovative and non-traditional ways.

Our fantastic lineup of speakers includes industry leaders and trailblazers from various fields including fashion, product design, technology, and more. Watch as they share their unique stories, best practices, and provide valuable insights on how to successfully disrupt the norm and build a fulfilling career.

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    Rachel Armstrong

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    Peggy Deamer

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    Melodie Yashar

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    Dror Benshetrit

    Founder of Studio Dror and SuperNature Labs, Dror is a designer, thinker, inventor, and futurist whose ingenuity informs a striking range of affecting, unconventional work. Dror has an award winning 20+ year career in product design, interiors, architecture, master planning and city planning.

    His eponymous NY studio collaborated with top tier companies and developers around the world, envisioning, researching and developing systems to connect people with nature through the built environment. Dror aims to foster authentic connections and improve people’s well being with these designs. Some of Dror’s major works include a novel structural support system named Quadror, the masterplan of Galataport in Istanbul, Turkey, and the Cappellini Peacock chair. Additionally, his first built architectural project, Nurai Island, broke the record for the most expensive residential units sold in the UAE per sq. ft.; units sold out in 72 hours, with sales totaling 976MM.

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    Cameron Sinclair

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    Alkistis Mavroeidi

    Alkistis Mavroeidi is currently the Director of Product Design at KAYAK, where she is responsible for managing the metasearch product using UX research, design thinking and UX practice methodologies. She collaborates with the product managers, designers, and engineers at KAYAK to create products that facilitate people's exploration of the world. Prior to joining KAYAK, Alkistis worked at Building Conversation, a tech startup, where she utilized VR and AR technologies to inform product design. She has a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering from NTUA polytechnic school in Greece and a Master's degree in Design Studies from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

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    Alessio Rosati

    Alessio Rosati was born in Rome where he studied at the local architecture school. He founded an independent design firm while working for some of the main cultural Italian institutions, namely the Auditorium Parco della Musica and Rome International Film Fest.

    In 2010 he started his collaboration with MAXXI - Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo (The National Museum of 21st Century Arts) where he headed the Research Department, curating exhibitions and editing publications. Currently he's the Head of Institutional Projects, curating events ranging from art to architecture, literature to film and more.

    He regularly gives lectures in both Italian and North American architecture schools and engages in the architectural design process, either entering competitions or designing and building spaces.

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    Wandile Mthiyane