Masters of Building Fair

MBF wishes you joyful holidays and a prosperous New Year! 🎄 #MBF #MastersofBuildingFair

Going beyond borders – a look back at a successful 2024 at Ecas AG For us, 2024 was full of exciting events, valuable encounters and new insights. We particularly remember the Masters of Building Fair event in #Rovinj, Croatia, which our Moses Monaco attended. Thanks to the excellent organisation by Maja Borovina Frankić, this fair was an outstanding event. It offered us the chance to understand the opportunities and possibilities of the Croatian #realestate market first hand. Since joining the EU and switching to the Euro, Croatia has experienced an impressive property boom. We are impressed by the country's commitment to confidently manage this upturn through strategic regulation + sustainable strategies to make it fit for the future. We gained exciting insights into future regulations that will affect both investors and homeowners, and are thus well prepared for whatever the future holds. Special thanks go to Amstein+Walthert, in particular Mario Kuvac, for inviting us to this inspiring event. Furthermore, it was a great honour for us to meet the Deputy Head of Mission of the Swiss Embassy in Croatia, Thomas Casura, in person and to have interesting discussions with him. The fair impressed not only with the variety of lectures and panel discussions in the different halls, but also with special guests such as the world-famous designer Karim Rashid, who fascinated visitors with his unconventional and revolutionary design ideas and encouraged them to take on new perspectives. We look back on this successful year with gratitude and motivation and look forward to the new opportunities and challenges that await us in 2025! Pictures: Moses Monaco #MastersOfBuildingFair #BuildingTheFuture #Innovation #EconomicDevelopment #Networking #Croatia

🌟 Masters of Building Fair – A New Chapter for Economic Development 🌟 When Croatia becomes the hub of an internationally recognized economic event, it deserves our attention! The Masters of Building Fair (MBF), held recently in Rovinj, brought together leaders from industries as diverse as tourism, IT, and construction, showcasing innovations, strategies, and collaborations that are shaping our future. Behind this visionary project stands Maja Borovina Frankić, the driving force behind the digital platform Building.hr and the mastermind behind MBF. Recently, Maja shared her inspiring journey and insights in an exclusive interview for PD Code, the business supplement of Poslovni dnevnik. From balancing her role as Development Manager at the family-owned Spegra company to creating platforms like Building.hr and curating impactful events like MBF, Maja’s story exemplifies the power of ambition, innovation, and strategic vision. https://lnkd.in/dQKMMtxJ #MastersOfBuildingFair #BuildingTheFuture #Innovation #EconomicDevelopment #BuildingHR #Leadership #Networking #Croatia

A rather overdue post but few months ago we paid a technical visit to an impressive engineering feat, that of HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd 2 tunnels in West Ruislip that are currently under construction. The tunnels are twin-bore and are constructed using Tunnel Boring Machines. Within Northolt Tunnel West, we were able to examine, in detail, several aspects of the as-built designs. This was a particularly interesting and rewarding site visit for me as I have been leading the Materials and Durability design for High Speed 2 Greater London works (S1-S4 contracts) for the past 5 years and tunnels have been a major component of that. We got to discuss the peculiarities and challenges of the design and how the design was successfully implemented during construction . What particularly stood out for me, was the impressive level of workmanship given the demands and challenges of TBM segmental lining construction and other specialist construction features, such as cross-passages. Fun fact: out of the 12 major tunnelling projects I have been involved with globally and led the durability design on, this was the first one I got to visit – it is always challenging to pay a visit to underground structures, especially once the design is completed and there are no major issues during construction. Thanks to Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture colleagues, Apostolos Tsoumelekas, Wolf Wichmann for arranging the technical visit and to my Arup colleagues Alexis Harrison Florence Wu Magdalena Janota, PhD, AMICT for joining me. The challenges with regards to sustainability in concrete in the built environment, was also a major part of the invited lecture I gave during Masters of Building Fair in October in Croatia. The lecture covered the opportunities for improving the sustainability of design and specification of concrete materials and structures with case studies from certain inspiring #Arup projects. This was related to the EU GREECO project (coordinated by Marijana Serdar) that #Arup is part of and focuses on the education towards the sustainable transformation of the construction sector. Unlocking a sustainable future of the built environment is not only associated with action, e.g., doing better across the value chain, but also with disseminating experience widely across different locations and practices. Reflecting on the journey to date, dissemination has always been a key component of my work and is quite rewarding in several fronts, including the increase of impact and reach of ideas, feedback, upskilling others and demonstrating how to push boundaries of what is possible beyond current practice. Recently receiving the Sir Henry Royce Medal from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) of Engineering and Technology was a humbling recognition but as importantly, it served as motivation to carry on with cutting edge work in the area and disseminating experiences and ideas towards a sustainable future for the built environment.

Kako gradimo "više nego ikad", a produktivnost nam je niža nego prije 30 godina? ⬇️ Kada me profesor Darko Tipurić na Masters of Building Fair upitao koje su prilike u građevinskom sektoru, prva stvar koja mi je pala na pamet, a koju sam tada bio i izgovorio je: povećanje produktivnosti! 📈 Nevjerojatno, no produktivnost u građevinarstvu je niža nego što je bila 1995. I to značajnije niža! Dok je proizvodna industrija povećala svoju produktivnost za 80%, ukupna ekonomija 40%, građevinarstvo je palo za 9% ❗❗ Zašto je to tako i na čemu moramo raditi kako bismo povećali produktivnost? 🤔 👉 optimizacija i automatizacija procesa ⚙️ 👉 povećanje angažiranosti zaposlenika 👥 👉 upotreba digitalnih alata 💻 👉 ubrzavanje procesa kod javnopravnih tijela 🏛️ 👉 promjena mindseta: arhitekti i inženjeri nisu trošak, već investicija! 💡 Svaka od ovih točaka zahtjeva detaljnu i temeljitu razradu i duboke promjene u procesima. Kad bismo poradili na produktivnosti, povećali je za 20%, više ne bismo imali probleme s radnom snagom, cijene nekretnina bi se stabilizirale, a samim time i cijeli sektor. 📈 Paul Krugman kaže: “Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything.” ⏳ Vrijeme je za promjene. Možemo li si priuštiti da i dalje čekamo? 💡

Naša ekipa iz DC&T imala je izvanredno iskustvo na nedavno održanoj konferenciji Masters of Building Fair u Rovnju. Kao značajan dio ovog prestižnog događaja, ponosno smo predstavili naš DC&T lounge, koji je bio otvoren za sve zainteresirane koji su htjeli razgovarati o inovativnim rješenjima i potencijalnim suradnjama. Naši partneri, SITIA srl, Codutti Furniture S.r.l. i Matteo Pala, predstavili su svoja inovativna rješenja, oduševivši posjetitelje bezvremenskim talijanskim dizajnom namještaja. Lounge je bio pravi centar okupljanja, gdje su ljudi provodili vrijeme u inspirativnim razgovorima, razmjeni ideja i umrežavanju. Mnogi posjetitelji iskoristili su prostor ne samo za druženje, već i za obavljanje poslovnih zadataka, poput telefonskih poziva, stvarajući tako produktivnu i kreativnu atmosferu. U našem lounge-u također su bile izložene prekrasne slike umjetnice Studio Alina Neculcea, čija su djela dodatno obogatila ambijent i privukla pažnju posjetitelja. Njene jedinstvene umjetničke vizije savršeno su se uklopile u koncept našeg prostora. Tijekom konferencije, naš CEO Timi Kovačević sudjelovao je u panel raspravi o prodajnom mindsetu u građevinskoj industriji, zajedno s Bojan Petković, MBA iz PlanRadar, i Vedran Sorić, Founder & CEO Sorbel Group. Ovaj panel je bio jedan od najposjećenijih, a obuhvatio je važne teme poput uspješnog vođenja projekata, pravovremene after-sales podrške i stvaranja dodatne vrijednosti za klijente tijekom cijelog trajanja projekta. Naglasak je bio na tome kako posao ne završava potpisivanjem ugovora, već da pravi prodajni mindset uključuje kontinuiranu podršku i vođenje klijenata. Također, imali smo priliku slušati izuzetna iskustva i ideje velikog dizajnera Karim Rashid, čije su vizije i inovacije dodatno inspirirale sve prisutne. Njegove priče o kreativnom procesu i važnosti dizajna u svakodnevnom životu ostavile su snažan dojam na sve sudionike. Posebno želimo zahvaliti Maja Borovina Frankić, organizatorici i začetnici ovog događaja, koja je svoju viziju pretvorila u izuzetno značajan događaj o kojem će se pričati još dugo. Bez nje, sve ovo bi ostalo samo na razini ideje. Njezina predanost i trud doprinijeli su stvaranju platforme koja okuplja ključne aktere iz industrije. Ovaj događaj bio je odlična prilika za umrežavanje, razmjenu iskustava i istraživanje novih suradnji. Radujemo se budućim projektima i nastavku suradnje s kolegama iz industrije! Vidimo se na idućem Masters od Building Fair-u koji će se održati od 02. do 05. listopada 2025. 🌟 #MBF #conference #DC&T lounge #design

MBF & Festival Days of Oris partnership! Join us for the 24th edition of the Days of Oris Festival, international architectural symposium, which will be held on 15 and 16 November 2024 in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb. ◾ Friday, 15 November 2024 (program starts at 13:00) ◾Saturday, 16 November 2024 (program starts at 10:00) Speakers are:  Kengo Kuma (Japan) - winner of the Keraterm Oris Award 2024 for an outstanding contribution to architecture, Rob Adams (Australia), Dinko Peračić (Croatia), José María de Lapuerta (Spain), Carlo Ratti (Italy), Nemanja Zimonjić i Ognjen Krašna (Serbia, Switzerland), Carlos Martínez de Albornoz (Spain), Vedina Babahmetović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Matevž Zalar i Miha Munda (Slovenia) Special events: Alpine Contrapposto - Medprostor Round table: Participants: Rok Žnidaršič, Kengo Kuma, Carlos Martínez de Albornoz, Maruša Zorec, Maroje Mrduljaš Kengo Kuma exhibition - project Minamisanriku 311 Memorial Moderators: Mia Roth Čerina, Maroje Mrduljaš, Dinko Peračić For more information about the programme and participation fees, visit us at: https://lnkd.in/d7hp2dZs

U subotu 12.10.2024. završio je 1. Masters of Building Fair u Rovinju, na kojem smo sudjelovali kao izlagač. Rovinj, sunce, more, odlična organizacija, sjajni i zanimljivi panelisti, te nezaboravna gala večer bili su odlična kombinacija kako provesti vrijeme korisno sa ugodnim. Velike čestitke Maja Borovina Frankić i cijelom timu MBF-a! #MBF #GenesisGrupa

🎯 Shaping Conversations X MASTERS OF BUILIDING FAIR 2024 (MBF) // ROVINJ // CROATIA 🇭🇷 (10-12 October) Croatia's International Flagship Event for the Architecture, Luxury Real-Estate, Investment Sectors AHHH.. Rovinj. You'll agree... There's something about this place... Croatia's little paradise.... That always makes us smile. If you've been there - you know what I'm talking about! For me, living in Rovinj more than 20 years ago, it's always emotional to return to the place where everything started for me in Croatia, working for a British tour operator jumping from the Eden Hotel, to the Adriatic & Park hotels - even twice-a-day catching a small boat to a petite Adriatic island! (Crveni otok) This time I returned, shaping the stage... for something special. A first-time event. Uniting a list of regional & international professionals from luxury real-estate, architecture, design, tourism & investment and everything in between! Masters of Building Fair Superbly masterminded by Maja Borovina Frankić who realised there was a a niche opportunity to create such an event making a dream into a strong reality. MBF shared straight-talking discussion on the relationship between architecture & landscape alongside some of the most renowned architects in the field. Covering a multitude of key global trends, conversations through keynotes and panels focused on the importance of sustainable tourism development, digital transformation, economics, real-estate, and EU funding strategies - to name just a handful. Speaking on stage and hearing Karim Rashid the globally renowned industrial designer was certainly a stage highlight for many at MBF, passionately sharing his vision about the future of design. He beautifully emphasized design is certainly not just about aesthetics but equally about crafting experiences. Experiences to enhance our everyday lives - reshaping the way many perceive design. Great to meet, share conversations & smiles with so many who shared their insights, hear from others on stage and equally bumping into familiar faces a meeting new ones: Siniša Topalović, ISHC / José Gil Duarte / Igor Tomić / Maud Truchi / Luka Grubor MBE OLY / Ben Smith / Marko Dabrovic / Carlos A. Ortega Miranda / Niko Lakovic / Marko Pažanin / Mario Kuvac / Jelena Glišić / Gordana Gelencer / Aco Momcilovic / Ivana Bakunic / Ronald Korotaj / Damjan Geber / Dario Hrebak / Kristina Milin / Nick Halls / Andrea D'Antrassi / Una Barac-Tinegate / Ante Marić / Carlo Stanga / Gianmarco Ćurčić Baldini / Monika Kun and so many others (not enough space!) Hats-off to the entire MBF team and crew who all played their roles in managing the stages and program including Lana Bedeković Rosandić / Bogoljub Velickovic / Martina Fukač / Dejan Brcković / Maja Bosanac Domijan / Ivan Tominac / Dora Šestan and everyone else (you know who you are!) Smooth working alongside you all ;:)

Delighted to participate at the first Masters of Building Fair in beautiful Rovinj, Croatia. Many thanks to the organizers, sponsors and prestigious local & international professionals for their contribution to the MBF maiden show success.