George Garofalakis
George is an urban planner and GIS analyst based in Luxembourg and the co-founder of SpaceViz. He studied Urban Planning and Regional Development in the University of Thessaly in Greece and Urban Design in University College London’s Bartlett School of Architecture. He focuses on spatial data analysis and visualisation using GIS. His work with leading UK planning and design organisations has been pivotal in the successful delivery of a variety of projects, ranging from neighbourhood-scale character studies to large-scale masterplans. His cartographic analysis of London’s Local Character and Density, a project commissioned by Historic England and delivered by Allies and Morrison’s Urban Practitioners, won the 2017 RIBA President’s Award for Research in the Cities and Community category.
Alexander Alexiou
Alex is an urban planner based in London and the co-founder of SpaceViz. He studied Urban Planning and Regional Development in the University of Thessaly in Greece. Since 2019, Alexander is working as a Senior Foresight Strategist with global design and engineering firm Arup analysing the trends that are shaping the future of the built environment and developing scenarios and tools that allow public and private organisations to understand change and empower them to make better decisions about the future. Prior to Arup, he worked as a Design Strategist for design and architecture firm Gensler and as a Business Development Strategist for engineering firm Buro Happold.