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Tomaz Pipan

Tomaz Pipan is an urbanist and an architect. He finished his Bachelor studies in Ljubljana, Slovenia and then went on to receive his Masters degree at Architectural Association in London. His project was awarded Honors degree. Currently he works in London as a researcher and practitioner. He is also tutoring at London Metropolitan University focusing on urban systems in correlation with urban form.

Birth Date

05. March 1978

e-mail

tomaz@urban.si

web:

urban.si | infrascapes

education

2007 - 2008

Architectural Association, School of Architecture, London, UK
MA in Landscape Urbanism

1997 - 2005

Faculty of Architecture, Ljubljana, Slovenia
BSc in Architecture (5 year accredited professional degree - RIBA part 2 equivalent)

work experience

2009 - 2010

London Metropolitan University, London, UK
Unit tutor (Unit 8)

2008 -

Gustafson and Porter, London, UK
Architect

2006 - 2007

CHORA, Architecture and Urbanism, UK,
Urban designer and architect (project design and management)

2006 - 2007

London Metropolitan University, London, UK
Unit Assistant (Unit 8)

2005 - 2006

Faculty of Architecture, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Course Assistant (Architecture of the City)

2003 - 2006

Faculty of Architecture, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Managing, organizing and tutoring CAD course

2001 - 2006

Elastik, Ljubljana Slovenia- Amsterdam Netherlands
Architect and urban designer

publications, lectures, workshops

Jun.2010 | lecture

Imbedded Spatial Intelligence - Inherent Potential of Peri-urban Fabric in China
Lecture on flexible urban organizations in China. As Found, World in Denmark Conference 2010

Mar.2010 | workshop

Performative Models
Organization and support tutor for a cybernetic workshop on physical performative models.
London Metropolitan University.

Jan.2010 | article

Three Sustainabilities
Article on the Chinese speed of development and ways of making it sustainable.
306090, Sustain and Develop, Issue 13, Hong Kong, China

Nov.2009 | workshop

Scenario Games Xiamen
Organization and leading of a workshop for students from Xiamen University China, Tung Hai University Taiwan and London Metropolitan University

Jan.2009 | lecture

Towards the Incomplete Form
Lecture on adaptable urban material organizations. In Between sessions, Amsterdam, Netherland,

Dec.2008| lecture

Sustainable Development of Peri-urban Areas in China
Lecture on UCL, China Planning Research Group

Jun.2008 | article

Reading Pearl River Delta Through Rossi
Urbani izzivi (Urban Challenges - professional magazine for physical planning in Slovenia)
Volume 18, No. 1, Urban planning Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2008

Dec.2007 | exhibition

Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
Preparation of the exhibition of the Landscape Urbanism course from AA.
Shenzhen, China, December 2007 - March 2008

May.2007 | booklet

plotPlay, generation of dispersed city - research on implementation of parametric tools
Faculty of Architecture, Chair of Urbanism, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007

Sep.2005 | article

Computer as a Generative Tool, article on possible implementations of computer in urbanism
Magazine Urbani izzivi , Volume 16, No. 2, Urban planning Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2005

Oct. 2004 | exhibition

REX evolution: half a century in a history of a chair, Organization of exhibition on 50th anniversary of the chair REX
Moderna Galreija, Ljubljana, Slovenia, May - October 2004