Oto Nováček is an urbanist and city designer specializing in innovative approaches to urban and transportation planning, climate resilience, and digital tools for urban development. In his practice, he connects city planning and design with data analytics, GIS technologies, and strategic planning.
He has 8 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, both domestically and internationally. He currently works at the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava and is involved with the urban platform INAAK. In the past, he has collaborated with the World Bank, the UN, and design studios in Germany and Slovakia. He is a co-author of Public Space Manuals for several Slovak cities and contributed to documents such as Bratislava 2030, the MUŠ Mlynské Nivy, and the urban concept of Nitra Zrejúca (Nitra Maturing).
Academically, he works at the intersection of research and practice—having obtained a Ph.D. from the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, during which he was part of CityScienceLab at HafenCity University and MIT MediaLab. His research focused on the integration of data models into urban planning and the creation of urban environments.
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Work experiences
08/2019 – present
Metropolitan institute of Bratislava /SK/
Senior Urbanist & Project Manager
01/2024 – present
INAAK /SK/
Senior Urbanist & Architect
01/2023 – 12/2023
Alistiq /SK/
Urban, Transportation & Innovation Consultant
05/2020 – 03/2021
World Bank /Int. /
Urban Consultant
06/2019 – 12/2020
Futuristiq /SK/
Urban & Innovation Consultant
09/2017 – 12/2019
Atrium Architects /SK/
Junior Urbanist & Architect
09/2017 – 11/2017
Pernament Mission of SR to UN in NYC /USA/
Urban Consultant – Internship
01/2016 – 12/2016
Trabitzsch Dittrich Architekten /DE/
Junior Architect
Education
Doctoral degree /PhD./
09/2018 – 08/2021
Slovak University of Technology /SK/
01/2019 – 12/2020
CityScienceLab Hamburg /DE/
01/2020 – 02/2020
MIT Media Lab /USA/
Master’s degree /Ing. arch./
09/2015 – 06/2017
Slovak University of Technology /SK/
10/2015 – 09/2016
HafenCity Universität Hamburg /DE/
Bachelor’s degree /Bc./
09/2011 – 06/2015
Slovak University of Technology /SK/
Skills
Počítačové zručnosti
ArchGIS / QGIS
pokročilý
SketchUp
pokročilý
AutoCAD
pokročilý
Adobe Family
pokročilý
Rhinoceros
mierne pokročilý
Power BI
mierne pokročilý
ArchiCAD
začiatočník
Jazykové zručnosti
Angličtina
pokročilý /C1/
Nemčina
mierne pokročilý /B1/