Nicholas Anastasopoulos is an architect, researcher, and Associate Professor at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) whose work operates at the intersection of architectural design, ecological practice, and social innovation. As a scientific coordinator for pioneering EU projects like REDESIGN (Horizon, 1.22025-31.1.2028) and MATCH (Creative Europe/ 1.12.2024-31.5.2027), he leads research on transformative urban food systems and climate resilience in the Mediterranean. His scholarly pursuit challenges conventional Western frameworks by engaging with epistemologies of the South, concepts of Buen Vivir, non-Western notions of the commons and education systems. This is grounded in extensive on-the-ground experience, including a postdoctoral research fellowship (Prometeo program, 2014) in Ecuador, where he collaborated with the FLOK Society to envision commons-based economies. This research directly informs innovative pedagogies, developing courses that treat Athens as a living laboratory for exploring participatory design, sustainability, and climate adaptation. His interest in the role of the profession and its pedagogies is reflected in the Architecture School of Commons, an Erasmus+ project (2022-2024) between academic partners (École Nationale Supérieure d’architecture de Grenoble (ENSAG), the DAD Politecnico di Torino, and the School of Architecture of the NTUA) and architect collectives from France, Italy, and Greece/Spain. Also an active practitioner and curator, having contributed to the Greek Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale and engaged in community-led architectural projects in Greece and Latin America.
His influential body of work is consolidated in his recent monograph, “Nature, Man, and Architecture: Notes on Sustainability, Ecology, and Participation” (Alexandria Publishing, 2024).

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