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= BORIS MICKA = Boris Micka ( born 02 January, 1962 ) is a Czech architect and exhibition designer. He was born in Kroměříž, Moravia, to mother Věra Slovenčíková and father Zdeněk Micka who were both engineers. He studied architecture with specialisation in scenography under the mentorship of famed stage designer Josef Svoboda, and gained his Academic Architect Master degree in "Architecture - interior, stage

design and exhibition" from The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague . In 1991, Boris established his residency and life in Seville, Spain.  He has 2 children - Tamara and Jakub from his first marriage and is married to Singaporean Architect Joyce Lau since 2020.

Biography
In the past 30 years, Boris has become one of the most influential museum and exhibition designers internationally.

Upon graduation, he worked in Prague before leaving to Canada where he designed residential and institutional developments. In 1990, he moved to Spain to work on the designs of the pavilions in Seville Expo 1992, beginning his lifelong affiliations with Expo projects. Thereafter, Boris worked in APD (Acciona Productions & Design - now Acciona Cultura ) as its Creative & Operations Director to design and led many important cultural projects to gain distinguished awards.

In 2008, Boris founded his design studio – Boris Micka Associates (BMA ), with the mission to only create exciting and innovative projects with contextual significance. This vision seeks his connection with aligned client-stakeholders and experienced architects, media designers, production & project managers. Boris strives for an enabling and engaging architecture in his projects, where architecture, people, its contents, technology and operations are seamlessly integrated and interacting.

As of 2022, Boris and his teams continues to work with Istanbul Archaeological Museum, the Treasury Collections of Topkapi Palace and the 'Invisible World' extension to the American Museum of Natural History, New York.

Boris is personally involved in the creation of the projects and travels between BMA's offices in Seville, Istanbul and Dubai.

Notable Projects
BMA’s significant projects are selectively listed:


 * 2020, the Pavilion of Saudi Arabia in Dubai Expo 2020
 * 2021, the permanent exhibition in Istanbul Archaeological Museum
 * 2016, “A Day In Riyadh Event” in United Nations, New York,
 * 2014, the Helv Relic Museum in Wuxi, China,
 * 2014, The House Of European History in Brussels, Belgium.
 * 2012, the Permanent Exhibition "Daily Life in Ancient Greece" at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens (Greece)
 * 2010, the Pavilion of Saudi Arabia in Shanghai Expo 2010
 * 2008, Aragon, Russian, Oman Pavilions at the International Exhibition Zaragoza 2008
 * 2008, Museum of Almeria, Spain
 * 2004, Archaeological Museum of Alicante Alicante (Spain)

Distinctions & Awards

 * Lifetime Award ????
 * The Blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List 2021 Power 10
 * International Architecture Award 2022 - The Chicago Athenaeum (Saudi Pavilion in Dubai Expo 2020)
 * The Art Director's Club Award ADC
 * Red Dot Awards (Saudi Pavilion in Dubai Expo 2020 & Shanghai Expo 2010)
 * New York Festivals
 * European Museum of the Year Award
 * Bureau International des Expositions
 * Exhibitor Magazine (Saudi Pavilion
 * Guinness World Records

Interviews & Publications

 * Invited Speaker to Heritage Istanbul 28 May – 12 June 2022 “Memory Spaces, Museums: Architecture and Exhibition” part of the Beyoğlu Cultural Road Festival.
 * Interview Boris Micka, scénographe "De Byzance à Istanbul"
 * Conversations with Boris Micka - Asociación Andaluza de Diseñadores 2018 en Málaga, Febrero 2019.