About the Reviewers

CJ Arquitecto is a young Portuguese architect born in Lagos, Portugal, in June 1984. He loves architecture and likes photography, 3D modeling, and 3D rendering. He uses these skills to communicate his work and ideas around the world. He entered the world of art with the first sketch he made on his sofa at the age of one. Then, while playing with Lego and Playmobil, a cliché for any architect, he discovered that he would love to be an architect. So, he pursued his dream of becoming one. With this aim in mind, at the age of 24, he finished his degree in Architecture from the University of Porto, also known as the Faculty of Architecture of Porto, Siza Vieira. He defines the importance of photography with regards to his professional work as an intimate relationship. He projects the desire to expose his imaginary and biographical stories, adventures, and misadventures by stopping them in time through a simple click while working on his projects. Also, he has been developing several architectural projects, mostly in Africa; these include projects that range from residential houses to sports complex centers. By the time he started reviewing this book, he was working on an architectural project for Luanda and was glad to be a part of the Packt Publishing team. You can find more information about him at archinect.com/cjarchitect.

Ahmed Osama El-Bakry was born and brought up in Cairo; he was born on August 16, 1990. He got his BSc degree from Ain Shams University, the urban planning and design (UPD) department, in July 2012. He worked as a teaching assistant at Ain Shams University in the urban planning and design department. His accumulative ranking is the first among his colleagues. He completed his premaster studies, the duration of which was a year, from the same college that he graduated from. Then, he joined the IUSD Master's program between Stuttgart University, Germany, and Ain Shams University, Egypt. While still part of this program, he began with his practical work by participating in urban competitions such as redesigning the El Opera and El Ataba square project, the Tahrir square project, and others at Cairo. He works as an executive engineer for some interior architectural projects such as the renovation of the IUSD branch in Egypt at Ain Shams University. He also works as a freelancer for several urban and architectural projects, especially in Saudi Arabia. When he was an undergraduate, he participated in a student exchange program and had the opportunity to study at Ain Shams University; Artesis University, school of architecture, Antwerp, Belgium; and l'ecole de' Belleville, Paris, France; this happened in December 2010 and the program was about urbanism and future developments. He attended several conferences and workshops on sustainable urbanism, different and contemporary planning approaches, and development of cooperation between countries, which were organized by UN-habitat, GIZ, and BMZ at Germany. He also deals with several engineering and graphical programs, which has led him to have a part in reviewing this book.

Gianfranco Maiorano is a creative and talented architect and an EU-licensed construction engineer; he is based in London, United Kingdom, since 2013. He studied and completed his master's degree in Architecture and Construction Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy. His experience after his graduation covers both public and private projects in the UK and Italy, including several competition submissions.

Since childhood, Gianfranco has been very passionate about architecture. He possesses a natural intellectual capacity and curiosity about his chosen field. These skills have led him to develop a keen interest in conducting research on contemporary architecture, art, and digital tools, especially in connection to quantum physics and parametric and generative techniques for architecture. He possesses exceptional technical expertise with regards to a wide range of software from 3D modeling and BIM to visualization and animation. His inspiration comes from artists such as Lucio Fontana, Antony Gormley, and Anish Kapoor, and architects such as Renzo Piano, Ben van Berkel, and Rem Koolhaas. He can be contacted on his website at www.gianfrancomaiorano.com.