About

Urban innovator, architect of peace and artist Mateja Rot builds solutions for global communities and improves the livelihood of spaces through artistic and architectural interventions. She works at the intersection of community activism, urban design, sustainable architecture, environmental arts and technology and advocates user related solutions that enable environmentally friendly living. Mateja’s research interests lie in the field of aesthetics and embodied perception in relation to games and play. One of her core research topics is the sustainable development of communities and cities within current technological possibilities. She engages with social and poetic justice, prototyping and co-creation of ecological art strategies together with local community members, and experimenting with everyday urbanism and new urban forms. Mateja’s recent urban games include PLAY:CES, featured at Fusion – Urban Games Festival Matera, Sprites of Meadowlands, a game exploration of green spaces in the city and Flækingar game set in Isafjordur Iceland. She is Evolutionary of Design science studio, run by Buckminster Fuller Institute, CEC Artslink Fellow 2023, IWF Fellow 2021-2022 and has worked at UCSD Design Lab as Visiting Scholar within WDC San Diego/Tijuana 2024.

Skills

  • urban design
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  • games for change
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  • architectural innovation
  • music journalist
  • business innovation
  • entrepreneur

Recommendations

Experience

vladimir palibrk

7/6/2024
10

"Teja is a highly skilled professional whose work and working ethics i highly appreciate!"