_What we do

FLOW Architecture is a multidisciplinary research and design practice, working at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and media art. Founded in 2013 by Vincent Nowak and Annarita Papeschi, the practice has built an extensive portfolio of architectural projects and mixed media installations.

Our research explores the impact of distributed technologies on the collaborative mechanisms of space making at the urban and architectural scale. We explore the topic through the design of media art interventions that have appeared at festivals and art institutions in UK and Europe. Funded by the European Media Art Platform (EMAP), our latest immersive VR installation, PERVASIVE EYES ASTURIAS, was recently exhibited at LABoral, Gijón (ES).

We are registered architects in the UK (ARB), with a design portfolio that includes a range of private and public architectural projects. The recent completion of the LIGHT FALLS house represents the apex of our explorations on domesticity. The practice was recently awarded the design of the MUNARI SCHOOL COMPLEX, a pre-primary school complex in Arcugnano, Northern Italy.

Our production draws on a mixed practice bridging academia and design consultancies. We have taught in the past at the Kent School of Architecture, London School of Architecture and The Bartlett School of Architecture. Our work has been extensively featured internationally and appeared on publications such as: Dezeen, Elle Décor, Interni, Wallpaper, Azure, Diseño Interior, Frame, Detail. FLOW Architecture was also part of the Tallinn Architecture Biennale in 2017 and the London Festival of Architecture 2016 and 2018.

 

_The Partners

 
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Annarita Papeschi is a practicing architect, a researcher, and an educator, with a Laurea in Architettura (UniFi 2003) and a MArch in Architecture and Urbanism (AA 2007). She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at The Bartlett School of Architecture, with a thesis on post-digital participation, and a Visiting Researcher at the University of Innsbruck Synthetic Landscape Lab. She has taught architecture and urban design in the past at The Bartlett School of Architecture, the London School of Architecture, and Kent School of Architecture.  She was previously a Lead Architect at Zaha Hadid Architects where she contributed to the design of projects such as the KAPSARC building (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), the Generali Tower (Milan, Italy), and the d’Leedon complex (Singapore). She is the co-founder of FLOW Architecture and runs the practice as a director with Vincent Nowak since 2016.

 
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Portraits: NAARO

 

Vincent Nowak is a practicing architect and a researcher in the field of computational design and interaction. He studied architecture and obtained his Diploma at the RWTH Aachen (Germany) in 2004. During this time, he was also an exchange student at Paris-Malaquais (2001/2002). He joined Zaha Hadid Architects in 2004 and worked as Lead Architect on several high-rise projects in the Middle East and China. He led the design and development of the OPUS Office Tower, overseeing the project from competition to tender. He was also the Project Architect of the Youth Olympic Centre in Nanjing, China. Vincent is a registered architect in the UK (ARB) since 2012. He co-founded FLOW Architecture in 2013 and led the practice since.