Marija Katrīna Dambe
About
Marija Katrīna Dambe is an architect and owner of NOMAD architects, as well as lecturer at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences. She has studied architecture at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and sustainable architecture at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Currently she does her PhD studies at Estonian Academy of Arts with research focus on the changing role of an architect in sustainable and participative construction processes. Marija’s primary expertise is in the circular economy. Some of most notable projects include research and co-development of the 3cycle system, circular pre-renovation audit for Riga Municipality as well as designing the Latvian National Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
Example of Estonian public buildings
The presentation introduces the architectural development process of a circular and non-toxic public building in Estonia, taking example of the already built Elektrilevi training center in Kiili as well as the Manufaktuuri kindergarten in Tallinn, currently in the planning stage. will cover the design and behavior of wood and concrete composite structures under bending loads. Also included will be information on the nature of the wood-concrete material interface and the interactions between the two dissimilar materials under load.
NOMAD architects
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