_What we do

FLOW Architecture bridges practice and academia, translating urban research into tangible experiences for cities, institutions, and communities.

Founded in 2013 by Vincent Nowak and Annarita Papeschi, the studio works at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and media art, developing projects that range from buildings to public-realm installations and immersive environments.

Our research explores how emerging technologies and collective intelligence transform the collaborative processes of space-making. This inquiry often materialises as media-art interventions presented at festivals and institutions across Europe. Supported by the European Media Art Platform (EMAP), our VR installation, PERVASIVE EYES ASTURIAS, was recently exhibited at LABoral, Gijón (ES).

As ARB-registered architects in the UK, we deliver both private and public commissions, including the award-winning LIGHT FALLS house in London and the forthcoming MUNARI SCHOOL COMPLEX in Arcugnano, Italy.

Our mixed-practice model bridges academic research, design consultancy, and creative production, fostering a continuous exchange between theory and practice. We currently teach at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, across the Master’s programs in Urban Design and in Engineering and Architectural Design. Our work has been featured internationally in Dezeen, Wallpaper, Interni, Frame, Azure, and Detail, and has been presented at the Tallinn Architecture Biennale and the London Festival of Architecture.

_The Partners

Annarita Papeschi is a practicing architect, a researcher, and an educator, with a Laurea in Architettura (UniFi 2003) and a MArch in Architecture and Urbanism (AA 2007). She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at The Bartlett School of Architecture, with a thesis on post-digital participation, and a Visiting Researcher at the University of Innsbruck Synthetic Landscape Lab. She has taught architecture and urban design in the past at The Bartlett School of Architecture, the London School of Architecture, and Kent School of Architecture. She was previously a Lead Architect at Zaha Hadid Architects where she contributed to the design of projects such as the KAPSARC building (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), the Generali Tower (Milan, Italy), and the d’Leedon complex (Singapore). She is the co-founder of FLOW Architecture and runs the practice as a director with Vincent Nowak since 2016.

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Vincent Nowak is a practicing architect and a researcher in the field of computational design and interaction. He studied architecture and obtained his Diploma at the RWTH Aachen (Germany) in 2004. During this time, he was also an exchange student at Paris-Malaquais (2001/2002). He joined Zaha Hadid Architects in 2004 and worked as Lead Architect on several high-rise projects in the Middle East and China. He led the design and development of the OPUS Office Tower, overseeing the project from competition to tender. He was also the Project Architect of the Youth Olympic Centre in Nanjing, China. Vincent is a registered architect in the UK (ARB) since 2012. He co-founded FLOW Architecture in 2013 and led the practice since.

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