Senior Associate

Dipl.Ing., MArch, ARB

London, UK

Nannette Jackowski

Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©

About Nannette

Nannette Jackowski joined ZHA in 2007 and has since contributed to many of the practice’s major projects, including the London Aquatics Centre in the UK and Nuremberg Messe H3C in Germany.

Photograph by Hufton + Crow

Legacy Mode : December 2013

Profile

Nannette extensive experience spans a range of typologies, including sports, civic, aviation, and cultural projects. Specialising in fair-faced concrete and detailing,  she has been involved in overall design team management, consultant coordination, production of tender and construction documents, and site supervision. 

 

Prior to joining ZHA, Nannette worked at Wirth+Wirth Architekten in Switzerland and Wilkinson Eyre Architects in London.

Photograph by Hufton + Crow

Legacy Mode : December 2013

Featured Project

London Aquatics Centre

Designed as a wave on its riverside site, the London Aquatics Centre hosted the aquatics events of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. After the Games, the centre was converted to community use, with reduced seating, teaching 4,000 local children and adults to swim every week.

Photograph by Heiko Stahl

Messehalle 3A

Education & Professional Philosophy

Nannette completed her Diploma in Engineering in Architecture with Distinction from the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences in Germany and her Master of Architecture with Commendation from the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL). She has taught at both UCL and the Architectural Association (AA) as a Unit Master and has led workshops in London, Rio de Janeiro, and South Korea.

 

Nannette has also designed and curated exhibitions in London, Paris, and São Paulo, and co-authored several publications, including Scavengers & Other Creatures in Promised Lands (AA Publications, London), Ambiguous Spaces (Princeton Architectural Press, New York), and The Hanging Cemetery of Baghdad (Springer Wien New York).

 

Nannette’s work reflects her interest in crafts, materiality, and culture. Through mixed media representation and expressive drawing, she enjoys exploring architectural narratives that investigate scenarios for the future.