Jacek Urbanowicz

(Computational) Architect
Cox Architecture

Jacek is a Melbourne-based, design technology specialist and registered architect with 8 years of professional experience. His best features orbit around: building strong relationships with teams, computational and generative design, façade engineering, building envelope development including a-z coordination process and documentation, leading design optioneering and logical, sometimes counter-intuitive problem-solving attitude. At Bates Smart, Melbourne, he worked on award-winning projects, such as: VRC Club Stand and Capitol Grand, followed by: Darwin Luxury Hotel and Ivanhoe Tower in Sydney. Jacek’s previous experience includes: working in Shanghai on cultural, residential, retail and public buildings, as well as assisting with residential and public projects in Barcelona, Spain and Beirut, Lebanon. Jacek graduated from Poznan University of Technology, Poland in 2013 with highest grades. Ever since he collaborated on many international competition projects in order to investigate various design techniques and research sustainable strategies. 

Lately, Jacek devotes his passion and ambition to master Machine Learning and Generative Adversarial Networks to enhance his start-up www.Tunarch.org - first online Architectural Data Platform that allow users to publish and explore architectural works through data-driven lenses and provide new tools to designers and real estate clients of all scales and building types. 

In March 2020 Jacek joined COX Architecture and used both: holistic and algorithmic approach to develop several projects in Melbourne: 130 Little Collins (boutique commercial tower), 308 Exhibition (hospitality and residential towers) and 685 La Trobe (build-to-rent amenity-filled residential towers with podium at the heart of Docklands next to Marvel Stadium).