INTEGRATIVE/S DESIGN Team
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.
Barbara IMHOF, MSc
University Professor
+43 512 507-64800
Barbara.Imhof@uibk.ac.at
Barbara Imhof is an esteemed space architect and design researcher. Educated in architecture at Vienna, London, and Los Angeles, she furthered her studies with a Master in Space Studies at the International Space University and subsequently worked at NASA's Johnson Space Center. As a co-founder and leader of LIQUIFER, a firm specializing in space architecture based in Vienna and Bremen, Barbara collaborates with international partners on projects for NASA and ESA, integrating technology and sustainability to address global challenges. Since September 2023, she serves as Professor of Integrative Design with a focus on Extremes at the Institute for Experimental Architecture. Her work combines aerospace technology, ecological sustainability, and adaptive design to create living spaces suited for extreme environments.
MArch.
Natalia PIÓRECKA
Senior Scientist
+43 512 507-64802
Natalia.Piorecka@uibk.ac.at
Natalia is an interdisciplinary designer with a strong focus on biodesign and sustainable development. Her work centers around bridging architecture with scientific advancements, aiming to redefine conventional approaches to design and ecology. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Newcastle University and a Master's degree in Bio-Integrated Design from the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL, winning the "Bartlett's Best MArch Award". Natalia's innovative projects have earned her recognition, including being featured in Forbes' "25 under 25", receiving the Green Product Award, and most recently, winning the prestigious New European Bauhaus Prize. Her work focuses on working with living organisms like mycelium or bacteria, which, coupled with her dedication to advancing sustainable design and biotechnology, aims to positively contibute to the field.
Mag. arch.
Viktoria SANDOR
Senior Scientist
+43 512 507-64803
Viktoria.Sandor@uibk.ac.at
Viktoria Sandor is an architect, currently holding a senior scientist position at the University of Innsbruck-Integratives Desing while working as a research engineer in the field of computational urban planning at the Austrian Institute of Technology. She earned her Master's degree in architecture from the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, in 2017, where her thesis on "The Permanently Temporary: in the age of gravity independent architecture" received distinguished reviews, scholarships and awards. Since then, she has worked as Geometrist at the Studio Olafur Eliasson, has led design studios and workshops across Europe and has been involved in research projects with the primary focus on computational design, machine learning, point cloud notation and co-design.
