Elena Mitrofanova works in Architecture, Planning, Design and Digital Fabrication.
In 2012 graduated Moscow Institute of Architecture as architect-designer.
Took part in the foundation of Looqlab architectural office specialized in visualization.
In 2014 took a Master of Advanced Architecture in the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia – IAAC. There Elena continues her thesis and a research work in alternative energy resources in collaboration with Dr. Paolo Bombelli (Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge) – Moss Voltaics project.
Publications:
2013 – “What Moscow wants” – Strelka press, Moscowidea.ru
2014 – Pasajes Arquitectura, Junio № 133 – project “Diaphanous” interactive and responsive facade system (IAAC Physical Computing)
2015 – Civil Engineering (USA), March 2015 – Hydroceramics (TEAM:Akanksha Rathee, Pong Santayanon, IAAC_Digital Matter Intelligent Consructions_2014 -Faculty: Areti Markopoulou, Assistants: Alexandre Dubor, Moritz Begle)
Exhibitions:
2008 – installation in Moscow Week of Design
2013 – people’s choice award in the Martini Art Love competition together with Looqlab – Humans and birds bench
2014 – interactive and responsive facade system (IAAC Physical Computing) Moritz Factory in Barcelona
2015 – Pavilion of Innovation, IAAC | Fab Lab Barcelona, in partnership with Beyond Building Barcelona and Fira de Barcelona – project Moss Voltaics (Scientific development: Paolo Bombelli, Advisors: Luis Fraguada, Silvia Brandi, Alexandre Dubor, collaboration: Ceramica Cumella) , Hydroceramics (TEAM:Akanksha Rathee, Pong Santayanon, IAAC_Digital Matter Intelligent Consructions_2014 -Faculty: Areti Markopoulou, Assistants: Alexandre Dubor, Moritz Begle)
2016 – Agricultural Revolution 3.0, Tsuruoka, Japan – project Moss Voltaics
Lectures:
2015 December – Skoltech, The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology – tutor for Arduino
2016 February – MArch – Lecture “Sustainable facade systems. Global experience and personal research”.
2016 April – Synthesis, Central House of Architects – Public talk “Biology and robotics in architecture”.
2016 July – Strelka Institute, tutor at IaaC | Global Summer School » HYPER CITIES | MOSCOW
