Lectures

At the 25th edition of Business Arena North in Stockholm – a meeting place for decision-makers in the real estate and community building sector – BIG Associate Tomas Minör took part in a panel discussion and presented a keynote on the main stage focused on sustainability and urban development. The panel discussion on Important Values in Contemporary Urban Development brought together CEO of Strawberry Living, Mattias Stengl; Partner & Interior Architect at Tengbom Stockholm, Nadia Tolstoy; and Land and Development Manager at Luleå Municipality, Roger Tuomas. Tomas’ keynote , Waterfront Urban Development in Aarhus – and Google’s office in California, provided an international perspective at the Stockholm event, highlighting BIG’s Aarhus Masterplan in Denmark and Google Bay View in California, USA.

At the 208^th edition of Zak World of Façades, BIG Senior Architect Luis Delgado took part in the panel conversation “Facades in 21st Century Barcelona: Identity, Innovation and Sustainability for the Future”. The panel brought together Partner of Societat Organica, Albert Sagrera Cuscó, Technical Director of Talleres Inox, Jordi Vila Alsina, Co-Founder of DOS54, Maria Cedó, and Partner and Director of Technology at b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos, Pablo Garrido, to discuss the architectural identity between Barcelona’s architectural heritage and the new demands of the urban landscape. The event brought together architects, engineers, and façade specialists, showcasing and exploring sustainable innovations and the latest technological solutions.

At this year’s World Cities Day held in Bogotá, Colombia, BIG NYC Associate Jeremy Alain Siegel presented strategies for integrating sustainability, climate adaptation, and nature into urban design. Aligned with the 2025 theme “People-Centered Smart Cities,” Jeremy focused on BIG’s coastal resilience proposal for Lower Manhattan, the BIG U – a 10-mile system of flood and storm protection developed after Superstorm Sandy – as a leading example of combining social infrastructure with climate-responsive design.

Organized by UN-Habitat, World Cities Day is held annually on October 31 to raise awareness and inspire action toward inclusive, future-ready, and sustainable cities.