Christos Passas will hold an author's workshop at the forum.

The renowned British architect worked with Zaha Hadid on projects for the Lois Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati (USA), the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the MAXXI Museum in Rome (Italy). Christos Passas currently teaches design and urban planning at the Architectural Association in London.

Christos Passas received his professional education at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture in Brooklyn (USA). He is a graduate of the Architectural Association in London. He has been working at Zaha Hadid Architects since 1998. He started his career as a senior designer, then became a project director.

Christos Passas led the project of Dominion Tower Business Center, the first one built by Zaha Hadid in Moscow. His works also include the design of 33-35 Hoxton Square in London (UK), the Beko Masterplan multi-purpose complex in Belgrade (Serbia) and Eleftheria Square in Nicosia (Cyprus).

Currently, Christos Passas teaches parametric design and urban planning at the Architectural Association in London, and often participates in university competitions as a jury throughout the UK.

Recently, Christos has been leading projects for the Sberbank Technopark in Skolkovo, the Admiral Serebryakov Master Plan in Novorossiysk and the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic in Yekaterinburg.