Kostas Tsiampaos is an architect, Assistant Professor at the School of Architectural Engineering of the NTUA where he teaches history and theory of architecture. He is the coordinator of the Greek do.co.mo.mo. He studied in Athens (NTUA) and in New York (GSAPP Columbia University). His writings have been published in international scientific journals (The Journal of Architecture, ARQ, Architectural Histories, ARENA JAR) and collective volumes. His latest books are From Doxiadis' Theory to Pikionis' Work: Reflections of Antiquity in Modern Architecture. (London & New York: Routledge 2018) and Ambivalent Modernity: 9+1 texts on modern architecture in Greece (Thessaloniki: Epicenter 2017). He recently co-curated the exhibition-publication The Future as a Project: Doxiadis in Skopje (Athens: Hellenic Institute of Architecture 2018). The fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year was Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Research Fellow in Hellenic Studies at Princeton University on research topic: 'Animals in Modern Greek Architecture'
Kalliopi Amygdalou is an architecture historian and researcher at ELIAMEP. It explores issues of politicisation of the architectural heritage in southeastern Europe. As a postdoctoral researcher at ELIAMEP, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie (IF) scholar, she conducted research entitled: 'Architectural replicas in the battle of history: Policies of identity in Constantinople, Athens, Skopje' (REPLICIAS). He taught for two years as a lecturer at the School of Architecture of the Izmir Institute of Technology in Turkey (2015-2017). She completed her PhD at the Bartlett School of Architecture (University College London) in 2014 on modernization policies and cultural heritage management in Smyrna and Thessaloniki in the early 20th century. He also holds a master's degree in cultural studies (M.Sc. in Culture and Society) from the London School of Economics (2010) and a graduate of the School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens (2009). She speaks Greek, English, Turkish, French and German. Her doctoral studies were funded by the Alexander Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (2011-2014) and the Foundation for Education and European Culture (2010-2011).Her recent posts include: 'Building the Nation at the Crossroads of 'East' and 'West': Ernest Hébrard and Henri Prost in the Near East', Opticon1826 (16): 15, 2014, pp.1-19.
The research activity of Yannis Karras, a historian and political scientist, focuses on the coastal areas of the Black Sea and more specifically on the Greek communities in the South of the Russian Empire, the history of the city of Nizhna in northeastern Ukraine, migration and trade between the Ottoman and Russian Empires, Greek-Russian relations, charity practices and the Orthodox Enlightenment. Yiannis Carras has taught as a Lecturer at the IES EU Center in Freiburg, Germany and also at the Albert-Ludwigs University in Freiburg, the Ionian University, the International Greek University. Today he teaches at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki. He received his first degree (BA, MA Oxon) from Lincoln College, University of Oxford, a Master's degree from the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University and a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens under the supervision of Paschalis Kitromilidis.
Recent Articles:
"Orthodox Church, Charity, and Commercial Exchange: Merchants and Alms Collectors along the 18th Century Ottoman-Russian Borderlands" [Orthodox Church, charity and trade: merchants and mercifuls along the Ottoman-Russian border of the 18th century", Erfurter Studien zur Kulturgeschichte des Orthodoxen Christentums (coming soon).
«Godparenthood, Surety and Migration: Greeks to the Russian Empire in the 18th and early 19th centuries» [Ο θεσμός του αναδόχου, η εγγύηση και η μετανάστευση: Έλληνες στη Ρωσική Αυτοκρατορία τον 18ο και στις αρχές του 19ου αιώνα], Olga Katsiardi-Hering, Maria A. Stassinopoulou (eds.), Across the Danube: Southeastern Europeans and Their Travelling Identities, 17th-19th Centuries [Πέρα από τον Δούναβη: Οι Νοτιοανατολικοί Ευρωπαίοι και οι Ταξιδιωτικές τους Ταυτότητες, 17ος-19ος αιώνας], Brill, 2016, p. 65-109.
"Understanding God and tolerating humankind: Orthodoxy and the Enlightenment in Eugenios Voulgaris (1716-1806) and Platon Levshin (1737-1812)" [Κατανοώντας το θείο με ανοχή για το ανθρώπινο: Ορθοδοξία και Διαφωτισμός στον Ευγένιο Βούλγαρη (1716-1806) και τον Πλάτωνα Λέβσιν (1737-1812)], Paschalis Kitromilides (eds.), Enlightenment and religion in the Orthodox World [Διαφωτισμός και Θρησκεία στον Ορθόδοξο κόσμο], Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment [Μελέτες του Πανεπιστήμιου της Οξφόρδης για τον Διαφωτισμό], The Voltaire Foundation [Ίδρυμα Voltaire], 2016, p. 73-140.
Christos-Georgios Kritikos was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1989 and is a PhD candidate at the School of Architecture of the NTUA and a scholar of ELIDEK. After his undergraduate studies at the School of Architecture of the NTUA, he completed two postgraduate programs of study, the Postgraduate Program "Architecture ‐ Spatial Design", under the direction A: Design ‐ Space – Culture at the School of Architecture (NTUA) and the program "Master of Arts: Architectural History" of the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL), focusing on the theory and historiography of architectural heritage conservation systems. Since 2018 he has been working on a PhD thesis entitled 'The Newest Immovable Monument in Athens after 1974: towards a methodology for approaching the listed building in modern urban contexts' (supervisor: Panagiotis Tournikiotis), developing his research interests on architectural conservation and the way it builds/influences the history of architecture.As a postgraduate student but also as a PhD candidate, he provides auxiliary teaching work in the history and theory courses of the School of Architecture of NTUA.At the same time, he has worked professionally as a researcher in various research projects and is involved in the organization of various cultural activities such as architectural exhibitions and conferences. Finally, he has gained professional and academic experience in the field of architectural walks and guided tours, collaborating with various universities in their visits to Athens.
Ion Maleas is an architect, graduate of the NTUA, and a PhD candidate at the School of Architecture of Marseille (ENSA-Marseille) with a scholarship from the French Ministry of Culture (Ministère de la Culture et des Communications). The subject of his dissertation concerns policies of habitation in the peri-urban landscape of the Marseille metropolitan area. At the same time, during the period 2017-2020, he participated in the CAPA research project. CITY (ENSUF – JPI Urban Europe) through which participatory design methods were explored in peri-urban landscapes of France and Europe. In addition to teaching duties in courses in architectural composition and theory at ENSA-M, he has co-organized European PhD workshops, has participated in international scientific conferences, as well as has scientific publications in Greek and European journals. He is also a member of a team of young architects, the GEMO collectif, with whom he participated and excelled in the Pan-European competition of architectural ideas Europan 15.
Evita Fanou is an architect, researcher and PhD candidate of NTUA with scholarships from elke and the Onassis Foundation. He studied in Paris (Paris La Villette), in Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.) and New York (Columbia GSAPP). He has taught architectural composition and seminars in the faculties Parsons, The New School of Design and Citytech in New York and has won awards and accolades in architectural competitions. He is a founding member of the Institute of Greek Architects in New York, where he has curated architectural exhibitions and actions.
Ioulia Kariti is the project manager of the research program. He studied Marketing and Communication at the Athens University of Economics and Business. He also holds an MBA with a specialization in Human Resource Management from the University of the Aegean.