Ostrava 2024

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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GALLERY

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, Founder of zeitgeist.limited

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, founder of Klaska Ltd

Máté Antal / HU Architect, Co-founder of NAUTES Architects

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 Deputy Director of the Municipal Office of Architecture and Spatial Planning in Warsaw

Petr Hlaváček / CZ Architect, 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

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Gallery and Highlights

I recently attended the PULSE conference in Ostrava and it was an exceptional experience. The event brought together architects, planners, and designers from across Central Eastern Europe, focusing on our shared heritage. The conference was flawlessly organized, with warm hospitality that made everyone feel welcome. Overall, the Pulse conference was an inspiring opportunity to connect with professionals and discuss the future of our region, leaving me with a renewed sense of optimism for what we can achieve together.

Kacper Gronkiewicz
Architect / PL

What excited me the most at PULSE was the opportunity to see the diverse approaches of creatives from the participating countries, the variety of solutions to similar problems and, last but not least, the great networking.

Jakub Pollág
Product Designer / SK

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