Nely Vînău. Co-founder of the ALT+A Association and coordinator of SF(a) – Society. Film. Architecture, Nely Vînău is an architect and Teaching Assistant at the “G.M. Cantacuzino” Faculty of Architecture in Iași. Her academic and cultural interests revolve around the intersections of architectural theory, dystopia, and cinematography. She is the author and co-author of several books and articles exploring the critical role of architecture in contemporary culture.
Tiberiu Teodor-Stanciu. An architect driven by optimism and a strong passion for graphic design, wayfinding, and cultural memory, Tiberiu is the founder of Atelier Spre and Memorat. He has authored several books on the history of Iași and is a Teaching Assistant at the “G.M. Cantacuzino” Faculty of Architecture. His work bridges historical research, visual storytelling, and design experimentation.
Răzvan Mircea Nica. An architect drawn to what a diagram can argue and what a film can expose about the city, Răzvan is Associate Professor and Vice-Dean at the “G.M. Cantacuzino” Faculty of Architecture in Iași. Within SF(a) he lectures, tutors the labs and curates the exhibitions, and he co-edited Beyond Dystopia, the project’s collective volume. He is the founder of Archsynopsis, an open archive of interpretive architectural drawings, and co-founder of ALT+A. His research addresses temporality in architecture and the imaginaries through which built space is produced.
Organisation & Partnerships
Seasons 3 and 4 of SF(a) – Society. Film. Architecture were organised by the Romanian Order of Architects – Iași Branch (OAR Iași) and the ALT+A Association.
Seasons 3 & 4 of this project were supported by the Romanian Order of Architects, from the Architectural Stamp Duty.
Production credits
Concept and coordination – Nely Vînău
Graphic design and identity – Tiberiu Teodor-Stanciu
Exhibitions, communication and production – Răzvan Mircea Nica
Lectures and tutoring – Cristina Tudora
Logistics and tutoring – Gabriel Tudora
Throughout its four editions, SF(a) has collaborated with a wide network of institutional and cultural partners, including:
- “G.M. Cantacuzino” Faculty of Architecture, Technical University of Iași (TUIASI)
- Faculty of Visual Arts and Design, “George Enescu” National University of Arts, Iași (UNAGE)
- “Vasile Pogor” National Museum of Romanian Literature, Iași
- FABLAB Iași
- ASAI – Association of Architecture Students in Iași
- Atelier Spre
- ZEPPELIN Magazine
- CIVICA Association
- CTP – Iași Public Transport Company
- Colegiul de Artă “Octav Băncilă” Iași
- NegruZI (cultural space)
- ZBOR Iași by BCR
- Cinema Arta, Cluj-Napoca (itinerant exhibition host).
The ALT+A Association
The ALT+A Association is a non-governmental, non-profit, independent, apolitical, and public-benefit organisation. Its mission is to promote education, research, cultural and artistic exchange, and social responsibility, with a particular focus on architecture, urban planning, and visual arts.
Founded by architects Nely Vînău, Tiberiu Teodor-Stanciu, and Răzvan Mircea Nica, ALT+A has, since 2022, been organising the SF(a) workshop and lecture series. This initiative uses science-fiction cinema as a shared reference point to question architecture and society. Each edition is structured around a cult film and its corresponding architectural paradigm:
- Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982) & Postmodernism
- Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927) & Modernism
- A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) & Brutalism
- Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve, 2017) & Hypermodernism
- High-Rise (Ben Wheatley, 2017) & Late Modernism
Through these explorations, ALT+A and SF(a) create a cross-disciplinary platform constantly in search of new educational alternatives in architecture and the visual arts.