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Marta, a Canadian-born Chartered Structural Engineer and Group Director at AKT II with Spanish roots, integrates her multicultural background into a design philosophy that embraces adaptability across diverse contexts. Since joining AKT II in 2007, she has taken a leading role in the firm’s carbon initiatives, ensuring that all projects adhere to both AKT II's internal standards and the UK government’s net-zero guidelines. Marta has recently spearheaded the development of ‘Carbon.AKT,’ a cutting-edge design tool that uses generative parametric modelling to enable clients and architects to calculate and optimize embodied carbon from the earliest massing stages.

Her portfolio spans projects across the world, including Gardermoen Airport in Oslo, Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune, Green City Kigali in Rwanda, as well as high-profile UK projects such as the Museum of London and 81 Newgate Street, which are both on site. An advocate for repositioning buildings through thoughtful design, Marta's work reflects a commitment to sustainability, innovation, and the future of architecture.

Marta, a Canadian-born Chartered Structural Engineer and Group Director at AKT II with Spanish roots, integrates her multicultural background into a design philosophy that embraces adaptability across diverse contexts. Since joining AKT II in 2007, she has taken a leading role in the firm’s carbon initiatives, ensuring that all projects adhere to both AKT II's internal standards and the UK government’s net-zero guidelines. Marta has recently spearheaded the development of ‘Carbon.AKT,’ a cutting-edge design tool that uses generative parametric modelling to enable clients and architects to calculate and optimize embodied carbon from the earliest massing stages.

Her portfolio spans projects across the world, including Gardermoen Airport in Oslo, Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune, Green City Kigali in Rwanda, as well as high-profile UK projects such as the Museum of London and 81 Newgate…

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