VIKTÓRIA ŽIGMUNDOVÁ



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portfolio
EDUCATION
2025 - 2026
2024 - 2025
2021 - present
2017 - 2021
EXTRA EDUCATION
alumni 2024
study internship 2022-2023
field research 2025
 workshop participant 2024
workshop participant 2023
workshop participant 2024

ACTIVITIES co-founder 2022 - present
co-founder 2023 - present
architect 2018 - present
TALKS & EXHIBITIONS 2025
2025
2023
2023
2022
WORK EXPERIENCE
2026 - present
2025
2025
2023 - present
2022
LANGUAGE
native
proficient
proficient
intermediate
beginner
beginner
SKILLS software

crafts

softskills
Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart  - Germany -  Urban design studio
Kyoto University of the Arts  -  Japan  -  Department of Environmental Design
Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague  -  Czech Republic  -  Architecture 3 studio
Secondary School of Art Industry in Trenčín  -  Slovakia  -  Interior design


CLIMATE ACADEMY  -  President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová  -  climate crisis politics
PLANET B  -  Umprum Prague  -  interdisciplinary experimental practice, exploring environmental and social issues of the present
NAIROBI FAIR SHARED CITY - University of Nairobi Kenya - interviews, mapping, analysing urban life of care-givers and care-receivers
IGNORED TECHNOLOGY  -  Academy of Fine Arts Vienna  -  natural fibre weaving
CONCRETE MODULARITY  -  Slovak Technical University Bratislava  - robotic 3D printing of concrete for sustainable architecture
ARTIFFICIAL INTELIGENCE  -  Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava  -  the role of Ai in art, practical software training


MYCEELAB  -  Prague  - lab - student platform researching mycelium material for CO₂ negative architecture
PRAKS  -  Bratislava  -  non-profit organisation - organising student workshops on sustainable architecture
WASH_ED  -  Trenčín  -   young artistic collective that activistically brings art to the public, regardless of social differences


CEZAAR - Nomination for PRAKS building - Art Hermitage, Slovakia
EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED  -  1. price - Kansai Regional Competition - Osaka University of Art Japan
MYCELIUM AS A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIAL  - 1. price - ASCAAD international conference Jordan
WOOD AND 3D ROBOTIC FABRICATION  -   Ars Electronica festival, F orum Wood Building Baltic Estonia
TOXIC FUTURES  -   Gallery 35M2 Prague - artistic research on nuclear energy and toxic water waste storage, Czechia


SHIFT UMPRUM - lab for sustainability - social media management
KYOTO 2m26 -  Japanese vernacular architecture internship
KYOTO IN-STRUCT -  Japanese construction company internship
ASGK DESIGN  -  junior architect, interior designer, marketing manager
SLOVGARTEN  -  landscape work


Slovak
English
Czech
German
French
Japanese


Rhinoceros 3D, Archicad, AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray, Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, Cinema 4D , Grasshopper 3D, 3ds Max,  Premiere Pro, Ai
woodwork, mushroom mycelium, building small scale building, clay work, stonework, weaving, metal work, robotic 3D printing, CNC, textile, sketch, bamboo, straw, draw, painting

respect for life, empathy, precision, listening, communication, teaching, independence, reliability, teamwork, international colab, organise

INTRO


PROJECTS


co-founderMYCEELAB  Mycelium Experimental Lab  2022 - present
Myceelab is an experimental research platform based at the Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague that explores the potential of mycelial composites as a sustainable and environmentally friendly material in the built environment in the context of the global climate crisis.

The research project introduces an alternative building material combining clay, lignocellulosic substrate and fungi, and explores its use in industrial production through digital design and 3D robotic manufacturing. 

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co-founderPRAKS  Sustainable Architecture  2023 - present
The PRAKS Architecture Workshop focuses on the tangible level of architecture, supported by thematic lectures. The aim of the workshop is to engage participants in the practical aspects of architecture. The project provides an opportunity for young architects to gain practical skills and raises awareness of environmentally responsible architecture. 

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design researchROOT CHAIR 2023
 The study presents the utilisation of robotic milling fabrication, focusing on residual tree stump. It respectfully reflects on the possible transformation of traditional woodworking craftsmanship to meet the digital and technological demands of the 21st century.  

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workshop participant   CONCRETE MODULARITY 2023 The concrete industry accounts for 8% of total global CO₂ eq. The architecture and construction industry is faced with adapting to the current climate crisis and 3D printing of concrete may be one possible solution.
Modular exterior public elements encourage socialization, serve both people and nature. Their concrete surface is bioreceptive - structured to trap water, support the growth of local biodiversity and host a variety of organisms.

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interior design MULTIPLE PROJECTS2019 - 2021 - 28m² space for one
- Bamboo, the steel of the future
- Adventure playground
- Forrest cabin


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product design MULTI-FOLDING LAMPSHADE 2020 The lampshade is made from a set of modular plywood components, highlighting the authentic texture of the plywood. The geometry offers the freedom to assemble the components multifunctionally for different purposes. The shape allows the density of the shade to be individually adjusted and the user to regulate the light intensity according to his or her needs.

exhibition architect EXPERIMENTAL INSTITUTE WASHED2019 - present -  The exhibition What is to Modify??? presents the work of queer artists working with personal trajectories of mental development or specific manifestations of mental health, allowing viewers to peer into intimate and sensitive life situations. 

- The aim of the reconstruction of the city underpass in Trenčín is to create a medium through which we will communicate art with the general public. The Gallery in the underpass is a place that shows that art is for everyone.




parametric architectureFOOD AND ARCHITECTURE2022 The construction industry accounts for up to 40% of the human ecological footprint. The food industry accounts for another 20%. Even allowing for some overlap, together these industries are responsible for more than half of humanity's environmental impact. 

The aim is to design a food marketplace from the inside out.  Using computational algorithms, the project explores whether space can enhance human communication and how geometry influences human behaviour.   The project analyses the logic of an ant multi-agent system. It investigates its movement, its ability to cooperate and its affective navigation in space.  The programmed paths become the initial geometry of the market space, the skeleton of its mass

artistic researchTOXIC WATER2023 The project reflects on the role of water in nuclear energy production. Toxic Water follows the ambiguities of water in environments affected by radioactivity where it acquires a dual quality of both protection and  threat, as it offers a false sense of control over processes and substances that are never fully graspable.


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artistic researchECONEMESIS2024 The project is based on a hyperbolic prolongation of the present political tendencies in the context of climate change response. Video tells a story of a future eco-terrorist group called EcoNemesis that chooses to accelerate environmental destruction in order to inflict a civilizational collapse and a subsequent rise of a new socio-ecological formation. 


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