Nacho Marti
Nacho Marti graduated from Elisava School of Design in Barcelona and the Emergent Technologies and Design MSc at the AA. His projects have been exhibited, published and awarded internationally, including a nomination for the 2007 Index Design Award in Copenhagen, the FAD prize in 2008, the IPlus award in 2009 and a High Commendation in the TTJ Achievement in Engineered Timber Award in 2013. He founded Nacho Marti Design Studio in 2004 and is the Director of the Visiting School Amazon since 2014. His areas of interest are material systems; material performance; digital design techniques; digital and advanced fabrication; digital and material testing and simulation; responsive architectural systems; smart materials; composites; and evolutionary multiparametric design strategies.