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Carlos Banon (Spain/Singapore) is an Architect specialised in Digital Processes and Advanced Manufacturing methods. He is Director and Co-Founder of AIRLAB Singapore, Partner of Subarquitectura Architects, and Assistant Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. His research projects span from 3D Printing in the built environment (3DPA), Geometric Exploration for Sustainable Making (GESSM), Artificial Intelligence in structural design, and Affordable Housing. His work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2018 and 2020, and has won several international awards including the Design of the Year Prize by the London Design Museum, the Mies Van der Rohe Prize nomination, the German Design Award 2020, and four SG Marks (Singapore Good Design), and selected as one of the Iconic designs by the German Design Council in 2020. His recent work AirMesh received the Singapore PD*A President Design Award, the highest distinction for designs and designers in Singapore.