Short bio
A London- (ARB) and Athens-based architect and scholar, since 2016 I work as an independent professional; during these last few years, I have published two books with RIBA. I have previously taught at Leeds School of Architecture (UK), London College of Contemporary Arts (UK) and Swiss Federal Institute of Lausanne (CH).
Education
2012 - 2013
University College London, Bartlett School of Graduate Stydies, UK
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
2008 - 2011
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
PhD in History and Theory of Architecture
2000 - 2001
Barcelona Tech (UPC), Spain
Postgraduate Master Diploma in Architecture
1992 - 1999
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece
Professional Diploma of Architectural Enginnering
Awards
2018
Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
Publication grant partly covering image fees of the book Rethinking Modernity
2013
Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences
Travel grant, participation in the 5th International Conference on Competitions, Delft
2012
Foundation Research Design Competitions, Zurich
Travel and reseearch grant, impact of the competitions’ framework on young professionals in Switzerland
2012
Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences
Travel grant, participation in the 4th International Conference on Competitions, Espoo
2012 - 13
Swiss National Science Foundation
Fellowship for Prospective Researchers, 18 months
Postdoctoral research abroad (UK): Oblique Geometry and Spatial Fluidity as Quality Parameters For The Design of Domestic Spaces
2008 - 2011
Swiss National Science Foundation
Project Support Grant, 36 months
Principal Scholar Prof. Bruno Marchand, PhD candidate A. Katsakou:
Architectural competitions of collective housing organised between 1995 and 2006: impact of this form of competition on architectural concepts and innovation
2010
Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences
Travel grant, participation in the 2010 ENHR Conference, Instanbul
2005 - 2006
Swiss Confederation, Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students
Scholarship for postgraduate research in Switzerland, 18 months