In my childhood, I spent several summers hiking
My master degree in BAS helped me to rediscover
in Kyrgyzstan and was fascinated by the moun-
my more artistic side and not be afraid of my ideas.
tain shelters and the local authentic architecture, which combined functionality and beauty in sim-
Generally, I like to focus on sustainable design,
plicity. The desire to become an architect was born
natural cycles, material recycling/reuse and holis-
then, to learn how to carefully interact with na-
tic approaches to architecture. Last spring I met
ture, to feel the place and function of the building.
architect Anna Heringer at a seminar in Lichtenstein, and I remember well one phrase: “We have
My rather technical bachelor’s degree and working
enough materials, the most important thing we need
experience with different scales in architecture and
to do is to establish good relationships between
urbanism gave me an understanding of the practical
people.” I would like my architecture to reflect this.
side of architecture as well as the importance of place, local identity and connectivity with an environment.
In my free time, you can find me climbing in Sotra or splitboarding in local mountains.
It helps
me to be in touch with nature and learn from it.
+47 41207651 mark.sofya@gmail.com
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