Speaker Listing 8

OMA is an international practice operating within the traditional boundaries of architecture and urbanism. Hans has overseen OMA’s Hospital of the Future research group, which culminated in an exhibition at the 2021 Venice Biennale as well as proposals for new hospitals in Paris and Cremona. Hans is also engaged in the development OMA's AI platform, and has taught at the Berlage, TU Delft, and written for 032c and Volume Magazine.

Architecture office UNStudio has a mission to design for lasting impact and contribute to the societal challenges of urbanization, climate change, ageing populations, and socioeconomic inequality. Driven by purpose and focused on solutions, they create value by designing for the implications of these megatrends on our built environment. Designs that make our lives healthier, have little impact on the planet, but a lasting impact on our cities - and people. Lars van Hoften is a Senior Associate Architect at UNStudio, working for over 10 years at UNStudio on a large variety of projects. From big infrastructure projects like the Doha Metro Line in Qatar and Chamartin Station in Madrid to smaller boutique projects like the Looking Glass in the PC Hooftstraat or the Mother Child Center in The Hague.

Maurits Algra is internationally recognized as a leading healthcare architect. He designs healthcare projects on an international scope, being able to find a perfect balance in designing a hospital that has a healing effect on its patients while at the same time fulfilling investors’ requirements for effectiveness. Having experience designing all over the place, Maurits Algra knows like no other that not one hospital is the same. He has an extensive portfolio of international projects that he has contributed to.

PLANHO was founded in 1997, with the aim of providing a comprehensive and human-centred approach to the planning and design of technically and functionally complex buildings. Specialising in hospitals, their scope of work also includes research and teaching facilities, as well as urban and institutional infrastructure. Hospital Muñoz Cariñanos, a remodeling project designed by PLANHO, has been awarded as the best hospital remodeling in europe at the European Healthcare Design Awards 2024.