Chapman Taylor’s Marcelina Zielinska to speak at Tbilisi Architecture Forum 2026

Chapman Taylor’s Marcelina Zielinska to speak at Tbilisi Architecture Forum 2026

Chapman Taylor Group Board Director Marcelina Zielińska will speak at Tbilisi Architecture Forum 2026 (TAF), taking place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 18–20 September 2026.

Bringing together more than 600 attendees, the three-day forum will connect leading international and regional voices from architecture, design, urbanism, and culture to exchange ideas about the forces transforming our cities and communities.

This year’s theme, ‘Places in Transition’, will explore the evolving nature of cities, landscapes and communities, and how they are being reshaped by social change, technological innovation, climate challenges, shifting identities, development and the reinterpretation of heritage.

Rather than focusing solely on creating new places, TAF 2026 will consider how architecture can adapt, preserve, regenerate and reimagine existing environments. The programme will bring together architects, designers, urbanists, researchers, institutions and voices from beyond the profession to examine how the built environment is changing and how the industry can shape that transformation responsibly.

Marcelina brings extensive international experience in architecture and masterplanning to the discussion, with particular expertise in large-scale urban regeneration and the creation of sustainable, people-focused places. Her participation also reflects Chapman Taylor’s growing presence in Georgia and the wider region.

As one of the region’s leading international architecture platforms, Tbilisi Architecture Forum provides an important meeting point for global expertise and local perspectives, encouraging collaboration and dialogue around the future of architecture, cities and urban development.

Find out more about Tbilisi Architecture Forum 2026 – Click here.

Marcelina Zielinska (MSC Arch and Urb Des, RIBA, FRSA)

Group Board Director, UK

Marcelina has extensive experience of all design stages on a diverse range of projects of various scales, from individual buildings to large urban masterplans.

She has a particular passion for high street regeneration, with a talent for anticipating future trends in retail and leisure and the impact they will have on town centres. Her current projects include heritage-sensitive masterplans for historic city centres.

As an architect and urban designer, Marcelina understands the importance of placemaking and of combining uses to create socially, commercially and environmentally sustainable communities, both in the UK and internationally.

Marcelina has been with Chapman Taylor since March 2007, when she joined the company to help deliver St. David’s 2 in Cardiff. She was promoted to the Group Board in 2025.

Areas of expertise:

Masterplanning / Mixed-use / Retail / Leisure / Asset Enhancement / Placemaking

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