International Festival
of Architecture & Design

What are the current challenges in the Central European region?

May 2-3, 2024
OSTRAVA DOV, Gong

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This networking and best-practice sharing event, one of the largest in Central Europe dedicated to architecture, interior, and product design, allowed architects, designers, and representatives from corporate, development, and municipal sectors to connect, and collaborate. Attendees engaged in discussions with industry leaders from across the region, exploring the rich architectural and design identity of Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. PULSE Ostrava 2024 featured a series of inspiring lectures, discussion panels and exhibitions that showcased innovative projects and fresh perspectives on design, sparking creativity among participants.

Conference Program

May 2, 2024 Product and Interior Design
10:00

RECONNECTING DESIGNERS AND PRODUCERS

Arik Levy / FR Artist and Industrial Designer
10:45
LOCAL DESIGNERS x LOCAL PRODUCERS

Vrtiška & Žák / CZ Product Designers

Jakub Pollág / SK Product Designer

Michaela McClelland / SK Sales Director Javorina

Tomek Rygalik / PL Product Designer

András Kerékgyártó / HU Product Designer

Eva Olasz / HU Interior Designer

Klemens Schillinger / AT Product Designer
13:30
Lunch Break
13:30
JAN KAPLICKY’S STUDY ROOM OPENING
14:30

BIOPHILIC DESIGN: WHAT DOES OUR BRAIN CRAVE IN A SPACE?

Michal Matlon / SK Architecture Psychologist
15:00
INTERIOR DESIGN – RETHINKING INTERIOR DESIGN

Martin Thörnblom / AT Interior Architect, President of the European Council of Interior Architects

Ivanka Kowalski / CZ Interior Designer

Studio Minusplus / HU Architects

Karolina Drogoszcz / PL Interior Designer

GRAU Architects / SK Interior Designer
17:00
PULSE OPENING PARTY, DJ, GONG Foyer, 3rd Floor
19:00
VIP MEET & GREET ARIK LEVY, Dolce Vita lounge
20:00
VIP PARTY DOLCE VITA LOUNGE
21:30
MONKEY BUSINESS CONCERT
May 3, 2024 Architecture and Urban Planning
10:00

THE SIGNIFICANCE AND FUTURE OF VIRTUAL REALITY IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

Adam Rajnoha / CZ VR and AR Expert
10:30
REASSESING DEVELOPMENT REALITIES – ARCHITECTS

Juraj Benetin / SK Architect

Peter Lorenz / AT Urbanist, Architect

Monika Arczyńska / PL Urban Planner, Architect

Jakub Klaška / CZ Architect

Máté Antal / HU Architect
12:00
Lunch Break
13:00

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Daniel Libeskind / USA - PL Architect
14:00
(IN)EFFICIENCY OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM? – DEVELOPERS

Lubomír Pecl / CZ YD Capital

Viktor Jurčík / CZ Explicit Invest

Miloš Kocián / CZ PENTA
14:20
(IN)EFFICIENCY OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM? – URBAN PLANNERS

Monika Konrad / PL Urban Planner, Chief Architect of Warsaw

Petr Hlaváček / CZ Architect, First Deputy Mayor of the Capital City of Prague

Zoltán Erő / HU Chief Architect of Budapest

Silja Tillner / AT Urban Planner, Architect

Petra Marko / SK Architect, Chief Executive of the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava
18:00
VIP MEET & GREET DANIEL LIBESKIND, Ligne Roset lounge GONG
19:30
PULSE GALA EVENING, GONG