Laura Cristea is an architect based in Bucharest, Romania. She was a guest lecturer at PBSA Düsseldorf in 2024, with previous teaching experiences at AHO Oslo, EPF Lausanne, ETH Zurich, and UAUIM Bucharest. Laura has also been invited for various lectures and critiques at University of Mendrisio and Xiamen University, among others.
Together with Swiss architect Raphael Zuber she co-founded Pelinu Books, an independent publishing house, and Pelinu Projects, a company through which they aim to develop a series of experimental projects. She is currently supervising the construction of the first one, House at The Black Sea, nearing completion.
Other important works include the lakeshore development of the six Colentina lakes in Bucharest (1st place awarded competition 2024 together with Raphael Zuber and Beros Abdul Architects, under design), an inclusive mountain camp for children in Romania (1st place awarded competition 2023, under design), Inverted House as part of a team from AHO Oslo (built 2016 in Japan and widely published).