09.00 - 09.30

Participant Registration and Check-in

09.30 - 09.40

Opening Ceremony: SHARE KOSOVO 2026

Perparim Rama, Mayor of Pristina, Kosovo

Florin Mindirigiu, Fondator SHARE Architects

Bledion Baraliu, President of the Architects’ Association, SHARE Society Ambassador

09.40 - 09.55

SHARE OPERA OMNIA Awards Ceremony
Laureate: Masar Dushi

Former President of the Architects Association of Kosovo

10.00 - 10.30  SHARE Architecture Awards 2025 Finalists

Moderated Conversation:

Ideal Vejsa - MADEN GROUP, Category Winner Completed Buildings 

Ajhan Bajmaku - DIEFORM SPACE, Category Winner Future Projects

Burim Bajraktari - MODIUM STUDIO, Honorable mention

Visar Geci - 1010, Honorable mention Completed Buildings

10.30 - 11.45   Session 1 "Building on Memory: Inspiring Architecture in Heritage Structures"

Moderator

National Partner, EVEREST

Armand Vokshi

Founder of Avatelier, SHARE Architecture Awards 2025 Honorable mention, Albania

Natalia Uribe

Cities Director | Urban Futures, BDP UK

Natalia is an architect and urbanist with over 20 years of experience, specialising in cities at the LSE. Her career path has been shaped by a wealth of experience in architectural design and masterplanning. She has worked in over 25 countries, including the Middle East, the UK, and several across Latin America, collaborating with both public and private sector clients to deliver transformative projects for cities, people and communities. These experiences have provided her with a deep understanding of the complexities of urbanisation across diverse cultural and economic contexts on a global scale.

SPECIAL LECTURE

KEYNOTE: Francois Valentiny

Founder of VALENTINY hvp architects, Luxembourg

In 1991 H&V became Luxembourg’s first representatives at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. From 1991 to 1994 Valentiny was Member of the Architectural Committee, the Gestaltungsbeirat of the City of Salzburg, Austria. From 2000 to 2003 François Valentiny was a professor at the University of Applied Sciences and Art at Leipzig, Germany. From 2000 to 2005 he became a member of the advisory committee to the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in Frankfurt. From 2003 to 2007 Valentiny was a member of the administration committee of the Fondation de l´Architecture et de l´Ingénierie à Luxembourg (today LUCA, Luxembourg Center for Architecture) which’s president he became from 2006 to 2007. 2004- 2006 François Valentiny was Luxembourg’s commissioner for the Venice Architecture Biennale. In 2006 the opera building, das Kleinen Festspielhaus „Haus für Mozart“ in Salzburg was inaugurated. Three years later François Valentiny became a member of the Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste in Salzburg. In 2010 Valentiny hvp architects & partners designed the "green heart of Europe" pavilion for the World Expo in Shanghai. Since 2011 François Valentiny has been a professor for "Community Planning and Green Architectural Design" at the DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA) and the Shanghai Visual Arts Institute (SIVA) in China. In 2011 Francois Valentiny founded together with Sabine and Carlo Lovatelli, Dominique and Reinold Geiger the "Musica em in Trancoso - MeT" festival in Bahia (Brazil). Three years later the building of the “Teatro l’Occitane“ that should from now on house the festival was inaugurated. In 2014 the Studio Valentiny hvp architects & partners was founded in Shanghai, China. In the same year the Valentiny Foundation in Remerschen opened its doors to the public

Introduction to the Blueprints Exhibition

MODERATED CONVERSATION - SHARE SOCIETY

11.45 - 12.15  COFFEE BREAK AND EXHIBITION TOUR

12.15 - 14.30  Session 2 "Designing the Future City: International Best Practice in Contemporary Masterplanning"

Moderator

Partner: 

Kosovo speaker

Tatiana Lupascu & Vladimir Pinzaru

Founders, Senior Architects at ARCHFORM, Republic of Moldova

Our mission is to create distinctive and authentic architecture that reveals the potential and character of each project, remaining relevant and appealing over the years. Specializing in premium residential and commercial properties, we also design interiors for restaurants, hotels, bars, spa centers, offices, and wine bars. Our goal is to craft spaces that enrich lives, uplift spirits, and enhance the quality of life. We collaborate closely with our clients to understand their needs and goals, offering individualized solutions for each project. We prioritize eco-friendly and energy-efficient architecture, reducing the negative impact on the environment and minimizing energy consumption. Striving for inclusivity, we aim to make architecture accessible to all social groups, ensuring equal opportunities.

Kosovo speaker

Main Partner:

Tae Young 

Senior Architect and Project Lead, Snøhetta Norway

Tae Young is one of Snøhetta’s most experienced architects and project managers. He holds a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and has been a part of Snøhetta since 2005. Tae Young has contributed to several of the firm’s most notable projects, including the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet and the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture in Saudi Arabia. Most recently, he has led many of Snøhetta’s international projects, including the Balkan region. In recent years, he has focused on sustainable design, advancing energy-positive buildings.

Bernard Storch

Partner, PLP Architecture, UK

Bernard Storch is one of PLP’s key creative thinkers, known for his life centric design approach that strengthens the relationship between people, nature and the built environment. As a Partner at PLP Architecture, he plays a key design leadership role, shaping collaborative, user focused outcomes across complex projects. His work spans residential, commercial, mixed use and urban design projects across the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In the Middle East, he led the early design stages of a major mixed-use development in Riyadh, leading master planning, massing and early architectural concepts aligned with Saudi Vision 2030. In the UAE he has led design on major waterfront and mixed use schemes, including Dubai Creek Beach. In the Netherlands, Bernard was part of the senior design team for Tower Ten, a major extension to the World Trade Centre Amsterdam campus in the Amsterdam Zuidas.

MODERATED CONVERSATION - SHARE SOCIETY

14.30 - 15.15  COFFEE BREAK AND EXHIBITION VISIT

15.15 - 17.30  Session 3 "Beyond Greenwashing: Rethinking Architecture for Sustainability"

Moderator

Partner: 

Kosovo speaker

Alexandros Kitriniaris

Founder KAAF Architects, SHARE Architecture Awards 2025 - Future Projects Winner, Greece

The architectural design for the mass timber basketball arena with a composite timber load bearing system were developed after being directly commissioned by the Galatsi Municipality. The wooden supporting body is organised around the perimeter of the indoor gymnasium in a rectangular framework measuring 45 meters in length and 30 meters in width, with a reach of 5 meters. The shell consists of 10 identical isostatic beams bridging a 30-meter span. They are symmetrical and consist of beams and posts, as shown in the designs, and function as a triple arch. Additional metal elements are used when deemed necessary, mainly as connecting elements but also as stiffness elements. The roof is covered with special lightweight pieces of waterproof, recyclable, printable plastic polymer with high weather resistance.The challenge of the architectural design is to create a bioclimatic structural shell that will ensure the building is permanently in the shade, that favours natural ventilation, cooling, and lighting, recycles water from the roof and shaped surfaces for irrigation, fosters collegiality, healthy competition and promotes the idea of “fair play,” uses natural structural recyclable materials guided by the triple methodology of sustainability principles, enriches the existing Mediterranean flora of the Grove, and finally, it is integrated to the global network of sustainable constructions by minimising its ecological footprint while simultaneously increasing its positive impact on the environment

Kosovo speaker

Main Partner:

Ondrej Svancara

Director CHYBIK + KRISTOF ARCHITECTS, Czechia

Since the beginning, our practice has regularly received awards not only from Czech architectural organizations (7 awards) but also from significant European and international media, including: Mies van der Rohe Award, Nominee EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture Europe 40 under 40 Award by the Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design Architecture Masterprize, Winner in the Restoration&Renovation category Architizer A+ Awards, Jury Winner Design Vanguard by Architectural Record (NYC, USA) Award for the Best Emerging Practice of the Year Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC,USA) exhibition Veranda for Rio de Janeiro, Ondrej Chybik + coll. ETH Zurich

Andy Young

Partner BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, Denmark

Andy joined BIG in 2016 as Technical Director of the London office and has been a Partner since 2021. He has over 35 years of experience in the design and construction of large-scale projects, with a particular focus on the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Andy has led some of BIG’s most prominent projects, including East Side Tower in Berlin and all BIG’s London projects. These include Google’s new UK Headquarters in Kings Cross, 120 Fleet Street, Red Lion Court and Canada Water Dockside. More recently, his responsibilities include hospitality projects in Saudi Arabia and the competition-winning Kosovo Opera and Ballet Theatre in Pristina. He continues to oversee the technical design and delivery of all London Studio projects, including the Citywave project in Milan; and leads professional development programmes for London staff. He received his Diploma in Architecture and ARB registration from The University of Westminster in 1993 whilst working at Michael Hopkins & Partners.

John McElgunn

Senior Director, RSHP (Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners), UK

John joined Richard Rogers Partnership (now RSHP) in 2001, becoming a Partner / Director in 2016. John’s role in the practice keeps him heavily involved in live projects, communications, finance and the search for new projects. Working with private developers, he has been involved in some well-known projects including: The Leadenhall Building, One Hyde Park in Knightsbridge, NEO Bankside next to Tate Modern and 99 Bishopsgate one of the latest towers in the City of London. He has also led some of the practice’s cultural projects, including the British Museum World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre in London (shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 2017) and the Louvre Conservation Centre in Liévin, France. Currently, he is working on a major extension to the British Library in London. John continues to work across sectors and countries with live projects in London and the Middle East

MODERATED CONVERSATION

Closing Remarks. Invitation to SHARE Society Program