The Foundation announces the appointment of the new 2026 International Junior Ambassadors Board, officially introduced on March 28, 2026.
Composed of a multidisciplinary network of architects, urban planners, engineers, and scientists—most of whom are former nominees and laureates of the International Architecture and Innovation Competition—this collective of young talents embodies, across the five continents, the Foundation’s philosophy: imagining and building sustainable living environments by combining arts, sciences, and technologies in connection with nature.
For 2026, Jose Carlo Bolaños Padilla (Costa Rica) serves as Program Director, alongside Inge de Beer (South Africa) as Vice-Director. Together, they lead a regionally structured organization supported by coordinators across key geographical areas: Christolle Tsambang for Africa, Maram Abbas for the MENA region, Pluem Pongpisal for Asia, Teresa Rodríguez García for Europe, and Ryan Wong for Oceania, while Jose Carlo Bolaños Padilla also serves as Interim Coordinator for the Americas.
The Foundation also announces the establishment of a Junior Ambassadors Supervisory Board, composed of Mohamed Emad (United Arab Emirates), Chair of the Supervisory Board and former Program Director, Cedrix Tsambang (Cameroon), Magazine Director and former Program Director, and Dr. Samer El Sayari (Lebanon), member of the Supervisory Board.
Through the organization of university conferences, workshops, academic programs, and collaborative projects, this new Board will be responsible for deploying the program’s initiatives on the ground and strengthening, at a global scale, the visibility and impact of the International Architecture and Innovation Competition.
The Foundation warmly thanks all these young talents for their commitment. Through their work, the Foundation’s values, its international ambition, and its trust in youth continue to resonate across universities, territories, and professional networks worldwide.