Speakers

MARIANA CABUGUEIRA is the Architect Director, Award Winner and Founder of [MC] Studios, the Architecture and Design Studio with a hybrid practice for physical built Architecture and Real-Time Rendered Open World Design.

Mariana holds a Master’s in Architecture and Urbanism from Lisbon's FAL School and the Politecnico di Milano, alongside a Master's in Architectural Design Research from Architectural Association - DRL in London, cementing her as an Architectural Designer.

As a Senior Architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, for over 5 years Mariana contributed to the design of iconic projects like the Navi Mumbai Airport and the Tower C in Shenzhen. In 2022, she was the Leader and Art Director of the Architecture Department at Wilder World - an international web3 company - designing and urban planning the metaverse City, Wiami.

Founded [MC] Studios in 2022, she's driving evolution in architecture and digital design by launching the architect as the main actor to design and build the multi-levelled social arenas in both physical and digital sites. [MC] Studios was created to bridge the physical and the digital in the architecture practice, particularly within the rapidly emerging of virtual reality in the Cognitive Health Industry.

Mariana is also an Academic teacher, Head Tutor, and Research Studio Director of the Design Research Studio ArchiMetaverse Pro.

With a global impact as an influential speaker worldwide Mariana has won the Digital Futures Award in 2023.