Teaching
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2023-24
Patras Research & Learning Center
Extroversion in the knowledge produced is one of the key issues of our time. New technological tools are being introduced in the scientific and technological field, both in the process of research and learning, and in the ways of externalising and highlighting the knowledge produced. The coexistence of physical presence and technology-based intangible communication is now a fact. The question is as follows: What can be the structure of the site that hosts the production and externalization of knowledge, in relation to the possibilities offered by the use of technology in the contemporary research and learning space?
The objective of the course is the design of a Research and Learning Centre in Patras, in the area of the railway lines of Agios Andreas and its currently inactive buildings. The Centre operates as an urban hub with a supporting and complementary function in relation to the University of Patras. It introduces a space to showcase research and learning in the urban environment, highlighting the role of the University in the global knowledge ecosystem. Extroversion activities such as exhibitions, technological walks, events, workshops and conferences are interwoven with the operation of the building and the immediate urban environment. The Research and Learning Centre brings the living pulse of modern research to a currently inactive urban space. The reintroduction of the function of the site as a railroad passageway or station (above or below ground level) is part of the design, adapted to the particular relationships resulting from the immediate proximity of the past with the vibrant and extroverted research and knowledge environment of today.
Featured Student Projects by: Konstantina Lampou, Stella Stafila – Paulina Piekarz, Anna Lejczak – Panagiota Kapetanaki, Konstantinos Polizois
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2022-23
Urban Bio-Topos
Patras Wetland Visitor Center
The workshop “Urban BioTopos” explores the relationship between the natural landscape and human interventions within a site that integrates both natural and urban elements. The intervention area is located at the southern edge of the Agia Marsh. It is a region that not only reflects urban characteristics, as well as natural characteristics that derive from its proximity to the sea, but also possesses distinct natural characteristics of its own. The area serves as a transitional zone, bridging the wetland of the Agia Marsh with the suburban landscape.
The course aims at transforming this space into an Urban Biotope, with the intent of establishing a Patras Wetland Visitor Center.
Featured Student Projects by: Maria Sfalagkakou, Chrysa Vlastari – Maria Stavroulaki – Eleni Theodoropoulou, Ismini Koula – Julka Kutera, Gerrit Gronau
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2022-23
Patras Research & Learning Center
Extroversion in the knowledge produced is one of the key issues of our time. New technological tools are being introduced in the scientific and technological field, both in the process of research and learning, and in the ways of externalising and highlighting the knowledge produced. The coexistence of physical presence and technology-based intangible communication is now a fact. The question is as follows: What can be the structure of the site that hosts the production and externalization of knowledge, in relation to the possibilities offered by the use of technology in the contemporary research and learning space?
The objective of the course is the design of a Research and Learning Centre in Patras, in the area of the railway lines of Agios Andreas and its currently inactive buildings. The Centre operates as an urban hub with a supporting and complementary function in relation to the University of Patras. It introduces a space to showcase research and learning in the urban environment, highlighting the role of the University in the global knowledge ecosystem. Extroversion activities such as exhibitions, technological walks, events, workshops and conferences are interwoven with the operation of the building and the immediate urban environment. The Research and Learning Centre brings the living pulse of modern research to a currently inactive urban space. The reintroduction of the function of the site as a railroad passageway or station (above or below ground level) is part of the design, adapted to the particular relationships resulting from the immediate proximity of the past with the vibrant and extroverted research and knowledge environment of today.
Featured Student Projects by: Faidra Petsi, Maria Livasiani – Zoi Gavriil, Eleanna Roussou – Aggeliki Mpiskitzoglou, Katerina Patitaki – Maria Zervou, Afroditi Korogiannou – Aggeliki Vasilatou Zahopoulou, Alexandros Arotsios
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2022-23
Reclaiming the Patras University Campus
Urban Design 2 (UD2) deals with the analysis of the components and the redesign of the Patras Campus. The university was founded in 1968 and was located at a distance from the city center, repeating the American model for educational buildings of the period (Petridou, 2022). The general layout plan of the university was designed in 1972-73 by the office of Konstantinos Doxiadis. Its form is consistent with the design principles of mat building as they were expressed by Alison Smithson (Rodi, 2014). Doxiadis proposed a dense, low-rise building fabric with networks of sidewalks and a sequence of indoor and outdoor spaces, as well as atriums within the buildings.
The UD2 initially deals with the mapping, analysis, and understanding of the campus area as well as its relationship with the wider area and the city of Patras. This way, design strategies, as well as alternative scenarios of activation and redevelopment of the university’s outdoor and closed spaces, are formulated. Subsequently, the UD2 deals with the production of design proposals for selected sections of the campus. The course follows a strategy of “acupuncture”, on the basis of which the transformation of specific individual points in the area will activate its overall transformation.
Featured Student Projects by: Ioannis Zoupas, Alexandros Tsougkranis – Aspa Dimitrakopoulou, Katerina Mplana – Sofia Nella, Antigoni Psicha – Kleopatra Vergini, Aggelina Papachristou
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2022-23
Urban – Industrial Transect
Through the identification of different transects from the city to the sea, UD1 studies the morphological, typological and functional elements that constitute the city and will creatively redesign its urban fabric. Although the contemporary image of the centre of Patras seems to have entrenched characteristics and pathologies, the Urban Design 1 (UD1) will seek to reverse this situation by re-inventing the urban space of Patras and proposing a “new urbanity for the city”. The course is divided into two sections which explore the architectural and urban scale of design interventions in the city of Patras. Lectures on relevant topics and relevant literature accompany each section.
The first topic of the semester, lasting six (6) weeks, focuses on an urban transect 220m wide and 1,000m long that runs through the centre of Patras transversely to its coastal front. Through the identification of different “transects” from the city to the sea and having already studied and formulated design proposals for the “Urban Transect”, APS1 focuses, in the second part of the semester, on the southern part of the city to further study the typo-morphological and functional elements that constitute the identity of Patras. The second topic of the semester, the “Industrial Transect”, of the same length and width (1,000m and 220m, respectively), aims to identify and understand the problems of the area and then intervene in the design of its building and urban fabric in order to make it more responsive to contemporary urban and social developments and to comply with the principles of urban sustainability.
Featured Student Projects by: Maria Sfalagkakou, Chrysa Vlastari – Zoi Gavriil, Eleanna Roussou – Maria Zervou, Afroditi Korogiannou
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2021-22
Patras Research & Learning Center
Extroversion in the knowledge produced is one of the key issues of our time. New technological tools are being introduced in the scientific and technological field, both in the process of research and learning, and in the ways of externalising and highlighting the knowledge produced. The coexistence of physical presence and technology-based intangible communication is now a fact. The question is as follows: What can be the structure of the site that hosts the production and externalization of knowledge, in relation to the possibilities offered by the use of technology in the contemporary research and learning space?
The objective of the course is the design of a Research and Learning Centre in Patras, in the area of the railway lines of Agios Andreas and its currently inactive buildings. The Centre operates as an urban hub with a supporting and complementary function in relation to the University of Patras. It introduces a space to showcase research and learning in the urban environment, highlighting the role of the University in the global knowledge ecosystem. Extroversion activities such as exhibitions, technological walks, events, workshops and conferences are interwoven with the operation of the building and the immediate urban environment. The Research and Learning Centre brings the living pulse of modern research to a currently inactive urban space. The reintroduction of the function of the site as a railroad passageway or station (above or below ground level) is part of the design, adapted to the particular relationships resulting from the immediate proximity of the past with the vibrant and extroverted research and knowledge environment of today.
Featured Student Projects by: Giorgos Georgiopoulos, Gerasimos Theotokatos – Afroditi Stavroulaki, Sofia Valera – Vasilis Asimopoulos
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2021-22
Urban – Industrial Transect
Through the identification of different transects from the city to the sea, UD1 studies the morphological, typological and functional elements that constitute the city and will creatively redesign its urban fabric. Although the contemporary image of the centre of Patras seems to have entrenched characteristics and pathologies, the Urban Design 1 (UD1) will seek to reverse this situation by re-inventing the urban space of Patras and proposing a “new urbanity for the city”. The course is divided into two sections which explore the architectural and urban scale of design interventions in the city of Patras. Lectures on relevant topics and relevant literature accompany each section.
The first topic of the semester, lasting six (6) weeks, focuses on an urban transect 220m wide and 1,000m long that runs through the centre of Patras transversely to its coastal front. Through the identification of different “transects” from the city to the sea and having already studied and formulated design proposals for the “Urban Transect”, APS1 focuses, in the second part of the semester, on the southern part of the city to further study the typo-morphological and functional elements that constitute the identity of Patras. The second topic of the semester, the “Industrial Transect”, of the same length and width (1,000m and 220m, respectively), aims to identify and understand the problems of the area and then intervene in the design of its building and urban fabric in order to make it more responsive to contemporary urban and social developments and to comply with the principles of urban sustainability.
Featured Student Projects by: Marianna Antoniou, Foteini Papanikolaou – Sofia Valera, Dimitra Sdralia
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2021-22
Interfaces
Completing the regeneration of the urban space of Patras through the characteristic ‘Transects’ during the UD1, UD2 aims at the regeneration of the coastal front of Patras through design interventions in selected ‘Interfaces’ of the city with the water element. The Interfaces do not only relate to the land-sea boundary but include the entire width of the intermediate zone between the urban fabric of Patras and the coastline. This zone is an urban, natural or artificially ‘natural’ space ecologically burdened by the land uses that have established Patras as a transit maritime centre.
The objective of the UD2 is to redefine the coastal front of Patras. It seeks to rehabilitate it on the basis of the principles of ecological urbanism and to activate it with activities such as recreation, culture, sport and environmental education.
As a study area, the southern Park and the zone of the urban fabric adjacent to it are selected. The interfaces parallel to the seafront that will be explored are those of (a) the sea and land, (b) the shoreline and the urban face on Akti Dumaion Street, and (c) the built urban environment with the railway line.
Featured Student Projects by: Magki Karagkouni, Klairi Athanasiou – Lamproulou, Moustaka – Faii Ntakoula, Maria Malatara
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2020-21
Urban – Industrial Transect
Through the identification of different transects from the city to the sea, UD1 studies the morphological, typological and functional elements that constitute the city and will creatively redesign its urban fabric. Although the contemporary image of the centre of Patras seems to have entrenched characteristics and pathologies, the Urban Design 1 (UD1) will seek to reverse this situation by re-inventing the urban space of Patras and proposing a “new urbanity for the city”. The course is divided into two sections which explore the architectural and urban scale of design interventions in the city of Patras. Lectures on relevant topics and relevant literature accompany each section.
The first topic of the semester, lasting six (6) weeks, focuses on an urban transect 220m wide and 1,000m long that runs through the centre of Patras transversely to its coastal front. Through the identification of different “transects” from the city to the sea and having already studied and formulated design proposals for the “Urban Transect”, APS1 focuses, in the second part of the semester, on the southern part of the city to further study the typo-morphological and functional elements that constitute the identity of Patras. The second topic of the semester, the “Industrial Transect”, of the same length and width (1,000m and 220m, respectively), aims to identify and understand the problems of the area and then intervene in the design of its building and urban fabric in order to make it more responsive to contemporary urban and social developments and to comply with the principles of urban sustainability.
Featured Student Projects by: Zoi Karazeri, Spiridon Spinoulas – Chrisa Poulaki – Dimitris Parchalis, Anastasios Kontoulis
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2020-21
Interfaces
Completing the regeneration of the urban space of Patras through the characteristic ‘Transects’ during the UD1, UD2 aims at the regeneration of the coastal front of Patras through design interventions in selected ‘Interfaces’ of the city with the water element. The Interfaces do not only relate to the land-sea boundary but include the entire width of the intermediate zone between the urban fabric of Patras and the coastline. This zone is an urban, natural or artificially ‘natural’ space ecologically burdened by the land uses that have established Patras as a transit maritime centre.
The objective of the UD2 is to redefine the coastal front of Patras. It seeks to rehabilitate it on the basis of the principles of ecological urbanism and to activate it with activities such as recreation, culture, sport and environmental education.
Featured Student Projects by: Dimitris Paschalis, Anastasios Kontoulis – Sophia Krasopoulou, Euaggelia Paschali
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University: School of Architecture, University of Patras
Studies: Undergraduate
2020-21
Single-family house with working space in an urban site
The main topic addressed in the third semester of Architectural Design is the design of small building units with a mixed program. This is a work and living unit for two people and occasional visitors or guests (no more than 200 sqm in total). The work areas are reserved for residents. The work space may be a discrete space or completely integrated into the living space.
The theme is developed individually, preceded by preliminary exercises to establish a strong central idea.
Featured Student Projects by: Zampia Siganou, Magy Karagkouni, Giorgos Georgiopoulos, Foteini Papanikolaou
Current Fields of Design and Construction - Strategies for Urban Design
Current Fields of Design and Construction/ Strategies for Urban Design
University: School of Architecture, National Technical University of AthensStudies: PostgraduateDivision: Architectural Design – Space – Culture
Teaching Team: D.Papalexopoulos, G.Parmenidis, N.Marda, A.Stavridou,E.Androutsopoulou, O.Ioannou, K.Kalfa, A.Laskarι, S.Mavrommati, E.Repouskou, A.Stamatopoulou, I.Stavroulaki, K.Theologou, O.Venetsanou
Time: 2012-2016
The course includes a series of lectures on the postgraduate ‘methodology approach’.
Lectures focus on the issue of the “infinite” which is presented in relation to network configurations. More emphasis is given on the strategic design for urban areas, in relevance to network constructions and data mining.
The transdisciplinary postgraduate course’s main research interest is complex systems’ approach.
Architecture of outdoor public spaces in urban and natural sites
Architecture of outdoor public spaces in urban and natural sites
University: School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens
Studies: Undergraduate
Semester: 8th
Teaching Team: Eirini Androutsopoulou (Lecturer 407), Paschalis Samarinis
Time: 2012
Development of design proposals for Varvakeios square, located in the historical center of Athens and directly connected with the main Athens market, the commercial area of Theatrou square and with Menandrou street.
The complex character of the square is suggestive of diverse aspects of city life:
- The current economic crisis which affects the dynamics of urban reconfiguration.
- The special character of the square in regard to its central location in the historic center of Athens. This leads to development of uses at its perimeter and in its special role on the broader network of public spaces.
The course’s intention is the exploration of design strategies when the following are taken into consideration:
- The specific function of the square, being the outdoor space where nearby urban activities take place i.e. Varvakeios Market
- The need for easy access, free movement and rest areas
- The decline of the urban environment and the misuse of the outdoor urban space
- The plan of making this outdoor public space available to the citizens
- The redefinition of the historic center of Athens’s character
Strategic design through elements
Students were encouraged to use a diagrammatic approach which improves their understanding of the multiple characteristics of the area constituting a strong urban identity and to incorporate those findings in their design.
Rather than proposing massive constructions, design focused on
- Strengthening the already existing identity of the square, including its commercial character (food retail) and eliminating characteristics leading to misuse of the urban space, such as obstacles, buildings and lack of lighting
- Giving the separate elements of urban design (urban furniture, materials, plantation etc) a meaningful use
A parametric approach on urban design
A parametric approach on urban design
University: School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens
Studies: Undergraduate
Semester: 9th
Type: Workshop
Tutor-Workshop coordination: Eirini Androutsopoulou
Collaborators: Anthi Verikiou, Katerina Konstantopoulou, Marios Tsiliakos
The workshop was organised for the course: Urban Design 9
Time: 2012
Urban design – Parametric design
The main concept of the workshop is that processing input data can lead to an outcome in urban design which constantly changes as the parameters which define its creation change.
Within the scope of algorithmic design, architecture enters an area of programming of the main intention of the creator of the code – architect.
The architectural intention is still present, yet it manifolds its existence via the use of algorithmic functions which allow for the inflow of multiple parameters in design.
The outcome of the workshop was impressive, due to the architectural quality it exhibited, but most importantly due to the fast implementation of the creator’s intention on the algorithmic function, presented to the students during the workshop (7-14/2012).
Horizontality, Human Scale
Horizontality, Human Scale
Universities: School of Architecture, NTUA – AA School of Architecture
Studies: Postgraduate
Division: Architectural Design – Space – Culture
Type: Workshop
Workshop Instructors:
D.Papalexopoulos,
G.Parmenidis, A.Stavridou,
E.Androutsopoulou, M.Barakat,
D.Cam, E.Erdine, K.Hotta,
A.Kallegias, T.Kanelos, A.Laskari
The workshop was organised for the course: Current Fields of Design and Construction/ Strategies for Urban Design
Time: 2012
The workshop entitled “Horizontality, Human Scale” took place as part of the postrgraduate course ‘Current Fields of Design and Construction/ Strategies for Urban Design’ of the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Program ‘Architectural Design – Space – Culture’ of the School of Architecture, NTUA.
It was as a collaboration of the NTUA and the ΑΑ, Architectural Association School of Architecture.
The latest advances in production technologies have contributed immensely to how we think of architectural space today. The ability to analyze and handle complex parameters in architectural fabrication in addition to the digital design processes has resulted in a more integrated flow between algorithmic design procedures and digital fabrication methods.
A structure which can be self-activated through motion and reaction to external stimuli in real‐time is no longer a theoretical concept but can exist through means already utilized in everyday life.
During the workshop, participants challenged conventional design approaches to break the dichotomy between the static building and the urban realm.
The proposed structures applied the concepts of motion and real‐time reaction in response to external stimuli.
They were asked to develop a “horizontal interface” susceptible to transformation. The purpose of this exercise was investigation of design solutions for a contemporary horizontal construction with use of low tech architectural tools with the goal to create highly flexible and adaptive structures. The challenge presented was design of an interactive surface for a specific location area by creation of patterned, programmed surfaces.
The design teams used a wide range of digital fabrication systems from CNC routers to 3D printers and they were introduced to algorithms using the open source software ‘Processing’ in combination with the open source single board microcontroller ‘Arduino’.
One of the major goals of the workshop was to demonstrate continuity of the workflow between computational software and digital assembly procedures leading to physical fabrication. On that regard, a large-scale physical model – dimensions 4.5m length and 1.5m height – was created through computational design and fabricated using digital tools. This model demonstrated dynamic structural properties and allowed for transformation via human interaction.
Furthermore, participants fabricated physical models of their ideas in various scales, during the process of developing each design unit proposals. Participants had access to the NTUA lab for the fabrication of prototypes/models in various mediums and materials involving CNC techniques, such as laser cutting, milling, 3d printing, and other forms of physical outputs.
Messene-Landscape Next
Messene-Landscape Next
Universities: School of Architecture, NTUA – Sapienza University of Rome
Type: Workshop
Workshop Instructors:
Konstantinos Moraitis, Maria Marlanti, Eirini Androutsopoulou, Achille Ipolito, Fabrizio Toppetti, Alessandra Capuano, Donatella Scatena, Sergio Camiz, Francesco Spada
Time: 2012
Group 01_The archaeological site
Tutors: Eirini Androutsopoulou, Alessandra Capuano
Students-Group 01: Panagiota Chala, Orestis Chatzistefanou, Anna Lei, Marina Leventaki, Allana Marchiori de Sena, Simona Messina, Elisania Michalopoulou, Eftychios Savvidis, Alessia Zarzani
Ancient Messene, a place of great cultural importance, is historically connected with other historical sites such as Olympia and ancient Megalopolis, the twin city of Messene.
The main goals of the intervention were:
1. The perceptual and physical reconfiguration of the ancient fortifications
2. The reconnection of the archaeological site to the surrounding points of interest (Acropolis, Mavrommati vilage, new Voulkhano monastery and Andromonastiro)
3. The reintroduction of the insulae of the Hippodamian system and
4. The intensification of the plantation
The perceptual and physical reconfiguration of the ancient fortifications is made possible in two ways. A pedestrian path at the “double wall” of the existing fortification is re-introduced and the hypothetical as well as the actual remnants of the fortification towers are rehabilitated. These hypothetical and actual traces, along with the existing towers, are treated as nodes which are re-activated and converted to belvederes, ground and vertical signage, entrances and gates.
The re-introduction of the Hippodamian system into the archeological site is achieved with the re-introduction of the main ancient pathway, which passes through the agora and with the intensification of the plantation.
The Hippodamean grid is revealed while groups of insulae are covered with different types of vegetation, including olive trees, chestnut trees, wheat, vineyard and ficus. These form a patchwork of different typologies of vegetation, which, in addition to the reintroduction of selected ancient routes, re-establish the organized formations of the Hippodamean insulae.
The methodology adopted takes the pace of the evolution of the vegetation into consideration and presents a time-based sequence of landscape evolution over time.
New strategies for the rehabilitation of the waterfront of Thessaloniki, Greece
New strategies for the rehabilitation of the waterfront of Thessaloniki, Greece
Course: Urban Design 9
University: School of Architecture, NTUA
Studies: Undergraduate
Semester: 9th
Faculty: Mpouki Mpampalou, Giorgos Parmenidis, Ariadni Vozani
Teaching Assistants: Eirini Androutsopoulou, Gianna Stavroulaki
Time: 2012-13
As the 100-year anniversary since the accession of Thessaloniki in the Modern Greek State approached, the identity of the city and its future came into focus.
In the modern era, Thessaloniki’s identity is defined by its image of modernity, its historical traces and its unique topography but also the loss or even the silence
of its multicultural character. The city’s openness to the sea, resembling the image of ‘the flight of a butterfly’, has always been one of the most distinctive characteristics. The perception of the waterfront and the city-center buildings as a whole, due to their close proximity to the sea, is the main component of any urban planning and design attempt of the city of Thessaloniki.
The study area is located on the docks zone, on the northwest part of the city center. This area located at the very end of the marine promenade, adjacent to the center which hosts the commercial port operations now needs a new purpose, which this study is asked to investigate. How can a new identity for the site be determined which will maintain its connection with the city?
Students explored intervention strategies to determine their specific project proposals. The lecture consisted of two stages and the participants were expected to prepare two intermediate presentations.
1. Diagrammatic description of the design strategy as it was formulated focusing on the understanding and analysis of the study area
2. Design
Design strategies for cities centers of the 21th century. Istanbul
Design strategies for cities centers of the 21th century. Istanbul
Course: Urban Design 9
University: School of Architecture, NTUA
Studies: Undergraduate
Semester: 9th
Faculty: Andreas Kourkoulas, Thanos Pagonis, Ariadni Vozani
Teaching Assistants: Eirini Androutsopoulou, Io Karidi
Collaborator: Kalliopi Amigdalou
Time: 2011-12
The lesson was a collaboration of the NTUA with the Architectural School of ITU University of Instanbul and the professors Arda Inceoglou and Nurbin Paker.
The study area is located at the waterfront on both sides of Galata bridge, at Golden Horn, Istanbul. This zone separates the center of the city from the sea and has been the focus of various organizations discussions and proposals.
Istanbul’s identity was approached with respect for its history and the city growth dynamics at the time.
A main design tool proposal for the reconfiguration of city center’s identity includes residential uses, in addition to the public spaces design.
Strategies of redevelopment for the center of Athens
Strategies of redevelopment for the center of Athens
Course: Urban Design 9
University: School of Architecture, NTUA
Studies: Undergraduate
Semester: 9th
Faculty: Andreas Kourkoulas, Ariadni Vozani
Teaching Assistant: Eirini Androutsopoulou
Time: 2010-11
Social, economic and spatial decline phenomena are prominent in the center of Athens, a city center with great symbolic role both historically and in the current era.
The course assessed strategies to upgrade and redevelop the city center and evaluated its architectural design. It was done in collaboration with Lapa (laboratoire de la production de l’ architecture) of Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and the professors Harry Gugger and Götz Menzel.
A day conference took place at the Mpenaki Museum as part of the course “Athens in Crisis” from the collaborating universities EPFL and NTUA which lead to the publication of “Athens Lessons, Teaching and Research in Architecture” (Laboratoire de la production d’architecture – lapa, Institut d’Architecture, Faculté ENAC, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).
Klafthmonos Square, Architecture of outdoor public spaces in urban and natural sites
Klafthmonos Square, Architecture of outdoor public spaces in urban and natural sites
Course: Architecture of outdoor public spaces in urban and natural sites
University: School of Architecture, NTUA
Studies: Undergraduate
Semester: 8th
Faculty: Mpouki Mpampalou, Thanos Pagonis
Teaching Assistant: Eirini Androutsopoulou
Time: 2010-11
The course’s main design focus was Klafthmonos square, located in the historic center of Athens and at close proximity with important sites such as Korai street and the Athenian Trilogy, the neoclassical buildings of the National Library, the Kapodistrian University and the Academy.
Klafthmonos square has an intense public and commercial character, is the point where city axes shift and is a place with specific structure, role and uses – access and circulation, buildings’ facades and archeological sites.
The course intended to design Klafthmonos Square and to elaborate on strategies for use of the surrounding urban open space, keeping in mind the square’s unique character.
Panathinaikos stadium, Alexandras ave, Kountouriotika, Architecture of outdoor public spaces in urban and natural sites
Panathinaikos stadium, Alexandras ave, Kountouriotika,
Architecture of outdoor public spaces in urban and natural sites
University: School of Architecture, NTUA
Studies: Undergraduate
Semester: 8th
Faculty: Ioannis Terzoglou, Thanos Pagonis
Teaching Assistant: Eirini Androutsopoulou
Time: 2010-11
The objective of this course was to upgrade the urban landscape of Panathinaikos stadium, Alexandras ave and Kountouriotika area.
The study area is located at the residential neighborhood, which connects Lycabettus hill and Alexandra avenue. There is a lot of room for development and upgrade of a number of private and public empty lots located behind Panathinaikos stadium.
The study’s goal was to reconfigure the character of the area, using small-scale routes, links, rest areas, urban furniture and signage. Ultimately the intention was to increase the popularity of the area between visitors, by creating of a public space which would function as a park with cultural and recreational areas and to improve the broader natural and urban environment.
Vas.Olgas avenue, Architecture of outdoor public spaces in urban and natural sites
Vas.Olgas avenue, Architecture of outdoor public spaces in urban and natural sites
University: School of Architecture, NTUA
Studies: Undergraduate
Semester: 8th
Faculty: Ioannis Terzoglou, Thanos Pagonis
Teaching Assistant: Eirini Androutsopoulou
Time: 2009-10
Vas.Olgas avenue urban landscape and the nearby historical sites of Zappeion and Olympian Zeus (Olympion) Temple in the center of Athens is an area described as a palimpsest of history. One can find traces of life and civilization originating from the antiquity to the present time in its historic layers.
The objective of this course was to upgrade this area of great importance and create links between these fragmented points of interest. The archeological and historical areas, the open public spaces and the green spaces were highlighted and connected to one another.
To achieve Unification of the Archaeological Sites of Athens, the conversion of Vas. Olgas avenue to a pedestrian street was proposed. This included the area between Kallimarmato and Amalias avenue. Certain alterations were also proposed for the Olympian Zeus archaeological site.
Lecture
Lecture
University: School of Architecture, NTUA
Studies: Undergraduate
Students: Giota Chala, Orestis Chatzistefanou
Supervisor: Giorgos Parmenidis
Consultant: Eirini Androutsopoulou
Time: 2010-11
Space is formed and defined by the various relations between subjects –people and objects – technique’s derivatives.
In this study, space is compared with a movie, which forms an architecture in motion and by the cognitive formations of the relations between subjects and objects.
The study is divided in three sections:
The first section clarifies the notion of subjectivity in the cinema, as well as the role and notion of the object in relation to the city. The role of the urban constructions in the production of cognitive formations is analyzed. Following the analysis of the movie making styles of three directors – Fellini, Wenders and Allen – four selected movies are presented and analyzed.
The second section discusses the significance and the meaning of the opening secance and analyzes the films’ introductions in comparison to the remaining plot.
The third section pursues the subjective analysis of the objects’ relations by composition of the cognitive formations of the heroes who stand out in these selected movies and have time and memory factors as their tools.
Diploma project
Diploma project
University: School of Architecture, NTUA
Studies: Undergraduate
Student: Monika Maragkou
Supervisors: Ariadni Vozani, Konstantinos Serraos
Consultants: Sofia Avgerinou-Kolonia, Panagiotis Touliatos, Eirini Androutsopoulou
Time: 2012-13
Kalymnos is an island with strong ties to the sea, mostly due to sponge-diving, a major source of wealth for the island during the 19th century. However, the current condition of the coastal zone does not allow for this historic relationship with the sea to exist.
The aim of this project is to redevelop a section of the port of Kalymnos’ waterfront and re-establish this relationship.
It is proposed that the city’s edge reconnects with the water and the city expands in parallel zones leading to the ocean, thus creating a variety of open-air public spaces offering views of the sea and of the main city, known as Pothia. These new public spaces revitalize the city which is in great need for such spaces.
Therefore, this diploma project achieves a dual goal, enhancement of public areas in the city and restoration of the Kalymnians’ historic relationship with the sea.
Diploma project
Diploma project
University: School of Architecture, NTUA
Studies: Undergraduate
Student: Iro Kalogeropoulou
Supervisor: Ariadni Vozani
Consultants: Panagiotis Vasilatos, Maria Markou, Eirini Androutsopoulou
Time: 2011-12
This project attempts to formulate a series of interventions on urban voids.
The projects area of interest is Aghios Panteleimon, one of Athens’ central neighborhoods, north of the city’s historical center, which lacks accessible public spaces, urban green and play areas.
The main goal is the citizens’ involvement in the public spaces shaping process.
The question on how those spaces can function in the urban fabric, especially in the most densely populated neighborhoods of Athens, led to the development of a special index and a syntax in order to organize the latter.
The key factors of this project are:
– Use of low cost materials and structures.
– Use of simple manufacturing processes and methods.
Diploma project
Diploma project
University: School of Architecture, NTUA
Studies: Undergraduate
Student: Eleni Pana
Supervisor: Panagiotis Vasilatos, Ariadni Vozani
Consultant: Eirini Androutsopoulou
Time: 2012-13
This project was developed as a response to the wish of citizens of Aliveri area to provide better training facilities for their Maritime Group of Aliveri athletes, who are currently forced to train in a harbor area near an electricity factory.
The objective of this diploma project is to design a swimming pool which will house the Maritime Group of Aliveri and will serve the local peoples’ need for sports.
The development of an indoor swimming pool at the port of the city, where the facilities of the group are already located is proposed. The site is easily accessible from the ring road and the existing pedestrian street.
The complex includes a main pool, an auxiliary pool, locker and changing rooms, a seminar room, a gym, administrative offices and a cafeteria.