Keynote speaker May 2025

David Gianotten

MANAGING PARTNER-ARCHITECT, OMA

Topic: Adaptive Reuse - Unlocking opportunities in architecture & urbanism

The construction industry is increasingly turning to adaptive reuse to minimise its environmental impact, breathing new life into outdated and disused buildings. The premise is simple: why start from scratch when we can transform existing structures to meet contemporary needs? But retrofitting existing structures presents a unique set of challenges.

OMA is a world leader in revitalising and transforming existing districts and heritage buildings, creating new projects with fresh purposes and energy.

At Design Experience in May, OMA Managing Partner-Architect David Gianotten will share OMA’s global experience, taking a deep dive into projects that demonstrate how districts and buildings can transcend their pasts to serve contemporary needs, exploring some of the challenges and the concepts of cultural and environmental sustainability along the way.

Upcoming Events

Past Speakers

We have been lucky to have some of the biggest names and brightest minds in architecture and design globally headline our events.

Register for free!

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.

Necessary

Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Functional

Performance

Analytics

Others