Kostis Velonis lives and works in Athens/Greece. He holds an MRes in humanities and cultural studies from the London Consortium (Birkbeck College, ICA, AA), London/Great Britain. Furthermore, he studied Esthétiques et Technologies des Arts at Université Paris 8 (D.E.A), Paris/France, and earned his PhD from the Department of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens.

Kamen Stoyanov is an artist based in Vienna and Sofia, working across film, video, performance, installation, painting, and drawing. He studied painting at the National Art Academy in Sofia, visual arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, and film directing at New Bulgarian University. In 2024, he premiered his first feature film, "Zvesda," which debuted at the 29th Sofia International Film Festival in March 2025. His short experimental film, "Up and Through," won 'Best Experimental Film' at the Dumbo Film Festival in 2020 and was nominated for Best Experimental Film at the Long Story Shorts Festival in Bucharest.

Johannes Schweiger (*1973) is an artist and designer based in Vienna, Austria. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Mechthild Weber studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart and at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. She received the MAK-Schindler scholarship and gained experience in stage design and architectural practices. Since 2010 she has been working with Querkraft architects in Vienna on a wide range of projects in multiple scales throughout all planning phases. She was part of the research team at Conceptual Joining.

Moritz Heimrath studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart and graduated from the University of Applied Arts Vienna in 2010. He is currently a partner at Bollinger+Grohmann ZT GmbH and part of the developer team of Karamba3D, an inter- active parametric finite-element plugin for Grasshopper.

Lukas Allner is an architect and researcher. Since 2020, he has been co-directing Circular Strategies together with Prof. Karin Raith, a field in teaching and research at the IoA that addresses the future-oriented use of resources in architecture.

Lasse Schmidt Hansen (b. 1978 Albertslund, Denmark) studied at the State College of Fine Arts with Tobias Rehberger from 2003 until 2006. Selected exhibitions include Galerie Reinhard Hauff; Grazer Kunstverein, Graz; Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen; Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt/Main; and Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York. He is represented by Galerie Reinhard Hauff in Stuttgart. Lasse Schmidt Hansen lives and works in Frankfurt, Germany.

Christoph Eppacher is a London based architect and researcher and principal of CEPP studio. His work combines an interest in digital design techniques together with event driven architectural scenarios. He was working for architectural practices in Berlin, Paris and London, including J Mayer H, Francois Roche – R&Sie(n), Plasma Studio and Zaha Hadid Architects. For many years he collaborated with Architect Alex Graef on various international competitions.

Shima Roshanzamir is an architect and urban designer whose work spans both academic and professional spheres. She earned her Ph.D. in architecture in 2015, focusing on "subjective deterritorialization," under the mentorship of Wolf Prix and Sanford Kwinter. She also holds a Master of Urban Design from the Applied Art University of Vienna and a Master of Sustainable Architecture from the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST).

Morteza Farhdian Dehkordi holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Art University of Isfahan and a master’s degree in urban design from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, which he completed with distinction. He has received several awards, including a selected project at the Architecture Biennale in Beijing in 2010 and the MAK-Schindler Scholarship in 2011.

Johann Lurf (born in 1982) was educated as a film director at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria. He is known as an experimental filmmaker who cannot easily be subsumed under one style or category.