previous projects
Complete projects
& commissions
EXHIBITION and furniture design
Selected installations and furniture design, 1999-2014 (Marcos Cruz; MAM / marcosandmarjan et. al.)
Structures for the Public Realm
Algaezebo, folier for the London Olympics, 2012; Algae-Cellunoi, mural for the Archilab exhibition in Orleans, 2013 (MAM / marcosandmarjan)
Biotech Design
Algaegarden - installation for garden competition Métis, 2012 (Heather Ring, Brenda Parker and Synnøve Fredericks); Algae Beauty Bar at UCL, 2018 (Brenda Parker)
Competition and Invited Commissions
Selected building designs, 2002-2010 (MAM / marcosandmarjan)
Previous work
Project
Client / Partner
Type
Team / Partnership
Date
Algae Beauty Bar - temporary installation
Institute of Making, UK
biotech design
Brenda Parker with UCL Algae
2018
Residential tower in Croydon
LEOS, London UK
façade design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2018
Gridded tension - domestic bookshelf
Private Client, Wembley London UK
furniture design
Marcos Cruz
2017
Micro-Pangea - private garden design
Private Client, Wembley London UK
garden design
Marcos Cruz
2016-20
Bioeceptive concrete panels
EPSRC / UKRI
prototype
Marcos Cruz with Richard Beckett, Sandra Manso, Chris Leung and Bill Watts
2016-17
Swimmers - site based installation and film
Hmn3/ Chris Fite-Wassilak and Anne Tallentire
exhibition installation
Brenda Parker and Carole Dumoulin
2015
Algaegarden - installation for CityLab conference
St Pancras Grand Hotel, London, UK
biotech design and exhibition installation
Brenda Parker with Wayward Plants
2015
New entry landscape for Nanhua University (competition), Hengyang
LUD, London UK
landscape design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti with Rui Liu / LUD
2014
The twist - new façade for a residential housing block in Hsinchu
Daniel Tai, Taichung Taiwan
façade design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2014
New Union Square (competition)
RMJM, Dubai, UAE
public space
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti with Andy Shaw / RMJM
2013
Algal Innovation Centre - pilot plant for algal biotechnology
Cambidge Botanic Garden, UK
pilot scale facility
Brenda Parker with Adapt Low Carbon Group + INTERREG EnAlgae network
2013
New Hakkasan hotel in Dubai
RMJM, Dubai UAE
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti with Andy Shaw / RMJM
2013
Algae-Cellunoi - bioreceptive mural
FRAC, Orleans, France
competitions and invited commission
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti with Guan Lee and Richard Beckett
2013
Biohacking laboratory - immersive experience
Secret Cinema + Unknown Fields, London, UK
Interactive site installation
Brenda Parker with Heather Ring / Wayward Plants
2012
Alga(e)zebo - folie for the London Olympics
GLA, Euston Square Gardens, London, UK
small building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2012
Algaegarden - installation for the garden competition
Metis International Festival, Quebec, Canada
biotech and garden design
Brenda Parker with Heather Ring and Synnøve Fredericks
2011-12
Taiwan Tower 2nd phase (competition)
Taiwan Tower competition, Taichung, Taiwan
biotech and building design
CRAB Studio (Peter Cook, Gavin Robotham) with consultancy from Brenda Parker
2011
Algae Pods - installation for FARM:shop
FARM:Shop Dalston, London, UK
biotech design and exhibition installation
Brenda Parker with Heather Ring and Synnøve Fredericks
2011
Molly Wally - wall installation for the 350th Royal Society Exhibition
UCL Nanotechnology Department, London UK
exhibition wall installation
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2010
WIW - Chong Qing Nan Lu Towers in Taipei
Glory Yeh, Hsinchu Taiwan
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2010
Food Junction Kiosk, Camley Natural Park
Food Junction Reveal Festival, London UK
garden installation
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2010
Sublime Flesh - exhibition installation for Christchurch Spittalfields
Christchurch Spitalfields, London UK
exhibition installation
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti with Bartlett Unit 20
2010
Archimaera - wall installation
Ermida Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Lisbon Portugal
façade design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2009
Flat refurbishment in Soho
Private client, London UK
interior design
Marcos Cruz
2008-10
Agropolis - self-sufficient city in Egypt (competition)
IAAC, Barcelona Spain
landscape and urban planning
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2008
Sales Centre in Cairo (competition)
DAMAC, Cairo Egypt
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2008
The Boomerang - residential tower in Dubai (competition)
Private client, Duabi UAE
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti in collab. with Salvador Perez Arroyo
2008
El Coral - Museum extension for MEIAC
MEIAC, Badajoz Spain
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2006
Interfaces/Intrafaces solo exhibition design and layout
Architekturpavilion, TU Braunschweig Germany
exhibition layout and prototypes
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2005
Lisbon Book Fair - auditorium and cafeteria
Camara Municipal de Lisboa, Portugal
exhibition and furniture design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2005
Interfaces/Intrafaces solo exhibition design and layout
Instiute of Culural Policy, Hamburg Germany
exhibition layout and prototypes
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2005
Splinewall / Nurbster III
Feng Chia University, Taichung Taiwan
exhibition installation
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti with FCU students
2005
Lofting House - experimental housing in Moita, Lisbon
Experimenta Design, Lisbon Portugal
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2005
Azores International Fair in Ponta Delgada, Azores
L'Atalante, Ponte Delgada Azores Portugal
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2005
Xiyuan entertainment complex in Beijing
Private client, Beijing P.R.China
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti with Lu Jia and Steve Pike
2004
Bai Jia Zhuang retail and office building, Beijing
Private client, Beijing P.R.China
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti with Lu Jia and Steve Pike
2004
Nurbster II - installation for the Venice Bioennale
Portuguese Representation Venice Biennale, Italy
exhibition installation
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2004
Resurface - installation for Rotterdam Biennale
NAI / Rotterdam Biennale, Netherlands
exhibition installation
Marcos Cruz with Bartlett Unit 20
2003
New Godet Club in Istanbul
Private client, Istnabul Turkey
interior design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2003
New Tomihiro Museum (competition)
Tomihiro Museum, Azuma Village, Japan
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2002
New England Biolabs (competition)
New England Biolabs, Massachusetts USA
building design
Marcos Cruz, Marjan Colletti
2001
Kunsthaus Graz (competition)
Kunsthaus Graz AG, Graz Austria
building design
Peter Cook / Colin Fournier with Niels Jonkhans, Marcos Cruz, Mathis Oosterhage
2000
New Palos Verdes Art Centre (competition)
New Palos Verdes Art Centre, USA
building design
Marcos Cruz
2000
New Pinhão Pier (competition)
Private client, Porto Portugal
infrastructure
Marcos Cruz with Jorge Albuquerque and A400
1998
Primary School in Equatorial Guinea
Private client, Porto Portugal
building design
Marcos Cruz with Duarte Soares Lema
1998
Housing in Suzão
Private client, Porto Portugal
building design
Marcos Cruz with Jorge Albuquerque
1998
Housing in Maia
Private client, Porto Portugal
building design
Marcos Cruz with Sonia Arbaci
1997
New Portuguese Embassy in Berlin (competition)
Minsitry of Foreign Affairs, Portugal
building design
Marcos Cruz with Rui Cunha
1997
