“Imagining alternative futures for ports in transition” was an official Side Event of Habitat III, Quito, 17-20 October 2016. Former ports of air and water, in various parts of the world, experience uncertain states of gradual or abrupt transition. Some are being imagined as metropolitan parks, while in times of economic recession, others are facing…
An NTUA|PUCE Erasmus+ workshop
The workshop was held in collaboration between the School of Architecture of NTUA and the university of PUCE, in Quito, capital of Ecuador. Our workshop examined alternative planning procedures and strategies around the urban fabric in theory and in practice. A strategic goal was the interaction with the city itself and the collaboration with various local…
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Abstract of Keynote presentation to the Autonoma Conference Developing a South-to-South dialogue through addressing in parallel two post-colonial histories, the traditions of community, top-down and bottom-up approaches and the role of the state in two seemingly different countries such as Greece and Ecuador, is a provocative concept and it produces interesting results. This comparison is…
Ephemeral social use of Św. Jana. Gdańsk
The historic church of Św. Jana in the city of Gdańsk is a gothic church which has been converted into a multi-cultural space where various activities from concerts to speeches take place. In the context of Jamm’Art two architects, Nicholas Anastasopoulos and Christopher Guest, collaborated in converting the typical unidirectional congregation seating of the nave…
Oncologist doctor’s office, Rigilis street, Athens
The redesigning and ugrading of an oncologist doctor’s office included secretary, nurse, doctor’s office, waiting and patients examination rooms. The goal of this interior design project was to create a tranquil space which induces inner peace, a sense of order, harmony and introspection. Towards this a well-thought out vocabulary of subtle colors, materials engaging in…
Museum for agriculture and the environment. Loggos, Achaia
The project involves the reuse and transformation of a traditional olive press in the center of the small town of Loggos, into a museum for agriculture, the environment, local history and folklore collections. The Lambropoulos building in Loggos functioned as an Olive Press at the beginning of the 20th century, at a time during which…
MET@transmediale!
The MET workshop was invited in transmediale.2016 to participate in the Re-examining Global.Ports panel, moderated by Ben Vickers and Oliver Lerone Schultz.
Unplanned Interdependencies | Guapamacataro
An unplanned but orchestrated encounter between two groups of people: a group of artists in Residency and a group of invited visitors from the community meet up and are invited to participate in a circle of friendship. The human circle is a formation which allows for a better and more equitable understanding between members of an encounter….
Syntagma Square. Proposal for a square offering an alternative public experience
The proposal for the design of Syntagma Square, the main public square in the city of Athens, loaded with history from the inception of the Greek state to contemporary history, adopts measures that re-align its axes and bring passive cooling design elements and a wider variety of social uses of the public space. These include:…
Mediterranean Garden project
An experimental, sensory and productive garden of coexisting species, local and imported, provide visual, tactile and olfactory stimuli year-round. The selection of the plants has been made with the following criteria: – The elimination of watering needs. For this, species that adapt to the Mediterranean climate of plants with an already developed root system that…
Two houses in Vrilisia
The two adjacent residences share the same plot and are designed for the families of two sisters with both many common and distinct characteristics as well, whose lifestyles could be seen as complementary to each other. This is reflected in the architecture that houses them. They are arranged so as to ensure a certain…
Ipirotiki office building
This is an office building project which was the result of a competition. Ipirotiki Software & Publications is a company that controls the production of software and trade media which address accountants, tax data and trading, as well as sees itself as a major player in the area of specialized education in related areas. It…
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