Jorge López Conde

Architect, Designer, Researcher
“After having studied watches, we must now study the clouds.”
Karl Popper“After having studied watches, we must now study the clouds.”
Karl Popperworks in the Futuresurrounded by Research&Innovation, develops constructive and creative activities in different sectors:
Architecture & Urbanism, Cities, Art, Culture, Design, Food
Materials & Technologies, Mobility, Fashion, Music, Communication...
Hisgoalistocreateimpacttohelptranslatebetweenallthese signsthehistorytounderstandourcontext,past,present, naturalorartificialanddesignthesolutiontoglobalchallenges.
He has Directed and Created the Design & Technology department, the Research & Development Unit and the Sustainable Development Materials Library at the Norman Foster Foundation.
He has been published and awarded for his work in different national and international areas...
- Directed, collaborated, and managed holistic teams: Architects, Product / Graphic / Exhibition designers, Biologists, Economists, Lawyers, Sociologists, Anthropologists, Environmentalists, Engineers, Curators and development teams. through value engineering and to develop special programs for key retailers.
- Served as Creative Director and product manager for the Norman Foster Foundation promotes interdisciplinary thinking and research to help new generations of architects, designers and urbanists anticipate the future. the results.
Technologies - Digital Fabrication, Food, Farming, Mobility & Transportation, Art, Product Design, Energy.
- Provide Planing and supervise global vision and strategy business in Architecture & Fashion.
- Plan, develop, and implement strategies for generating resources for the Norman Foster Foundation: Partnerships, Sponsorships & Clients.
- Generated $1.1 million in revenue coordinated with the Comercial & Financial teams. Increased annual volume of clients & funding: Airbus, Ford, Construmat, Habanos, etc...
European Institutions, Local & National Governments.
- Sustainability strategy introduction and consultancy at The Norman Foster Foundation: projects & protocols
- Norman Foster Foundation representative at the Sustainable Development Goals - Cities Observatory & other forums.
- Creation of the most important Library in Europe of New Materials - Bio Materials, Upcycle, Recycle... related to Sustainable Development Goals: Global Warming, Climate Change, CO2 Absortion, 3d technologies, Circular Economy.
Architect from Madrid ETSAM, Art Expert from I-Art & Innovation Leadership from MIT
The COTEC Foundation for Innovation
Architecture, Technology & Depopulation - Expert. 2022 - today
European Clusters Alliance
Deployment Chief Manager - New European Bauhaus. 2021 - today
Norman Foster Foundation
Research & Development, Director. 2019-2020
Sustanible Development Materials Library, Director.2018-2020
Design & Technology Units Coordinator. 2016-2020
Dj Mag
Creative Director / Art Director. 2015-2018
LOTOCOHO
CEO – Owner. 2013-2016
Andrés Jaque - OFFPOLIN
2012-2013
Herzog & de Meuron
Senior Architect – Art Director. 2010-2012
Jorge López Conde - Freelance Consultant
Owner. 2008-Currently
HOT
Luis Úrculo + Luis Diaz Mauriño + Jorge López Conde
Owner. 2008-2010
Julián López Galán & asociados
Partner. 2007-2010
Flores & Prats
Architect. 2006
Cero 9 / AMID
Architect. 2005
Zuloark
Founder. 2001-2005
academic tutor
IED
Istituto Europeo di Design- Product Design Tutor. Master/Grado.
ESNE
Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología- Product Design Tutor. Grado.
Bronze at World Habitat Awards
National Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts - Spain
Guggenheim Helsinki Design Competition
Mediterranean Fashion Prize
200.000 Homes Quaderns International
Madrid Pavillion Expo 2010 Shanghai
500 Social Housing
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Design Museum
London, Trienale Milan, Alhóndiga Bilbao, Paris
Fashion Week, Circuit – ICFF New York, CIRCA Puerto Rico, Inhorgenta Munich, Venice
Biennale, Periferias Huesca, Madrid Centro Centro, La Casa Encendida, Jumex México DF, Lisbon
Architecture Trienal, Matadero Madrid, Oslo
Architecture Trienal, Guggenheim Bilbao.
conferences & masterclasses
Architectural Association, ELISAVA, Universidad
Politécnica de Arquitectura Madrid, Cartagena, Navarra. Umea-Sweden, La Nave, Pechakucha
Valencia, Murcia, IE Madrid. Congreso Nacional de Materiales Compuestos, Mañana Madrid, Vigo.
settlements by 2050 and searching for innovative solutions: Settlements WITHOUT MIT Project + Norman Foster