Professor
History and Theory of Architecture: Modern and Contemporary architecture
Short biographical note
Born in Athens. Graduated from the School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens, PhD 2005. In 2007 she has been elected Associated Professor at the School of Architecture - Technical University of Crete. Since 2021 Professor at the same School. Founder and Director of the Laboratory of Neohellenic Architecture, City and Culture - School of Architecture - TUC www.nearcicutuclab.gr. Director of the Graduate Studies Program School of Architecture - TUC (2020-2024). Representative of the TUC at the UNITWIN UNESCO University Network "Culture, Tourism, Development" (2021- today). Visiting researcher - Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, IREST Lab (winter semester 2023-23). Vice Dean of the School of Architecture – TUC (2023-27). Supervisor of PhD thesis (4 supported and 7 in progress, in the field of History of Greek Modern Architecture, City, and Politics)
Awards – Distinctions
- 2000 Prize of the Order of Letters and Fine Arts of the Academy of Athens for a distinguished young architect up to 40 years old.
- 1990 - today 10 prizes in National and European architectural competitions
Direction & scientific supervision of research projects/programs
- 2010 - 2012 Documentation, preservation and development of a historical industrial architectural complex in Pyrgos, Ilia, Greece,
- 2016 - 2019 European Program InHerit (Erasmus+) - Scientific coordinator on the side of the Centre for Mediterranean Architecture,
- 2020 - 2021 Documentation, preservation and development of the historical center of Ierapetra - Crete
- 2021 - 2023 Restoration of the former Priest School - part of Aghia Triada (Saint Trinity) of Tzagarolon venetian monastery in Chania Crete and its transformation to Research and Conference Center of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople,
- 2023 - 2025 Cultural Route of Apokoronas –Chania, Crete (27 monuments from minoan era to modern times),
- 2024 - 2026 Liberaτion Route of Europe (LRE) (responsible for Crete) - Conseil d’ Europe,
- 2023 - 2025 Edifici nelle aree rurali nella Repubblica di Venezia. Ville, mulini, frantoi. Una prima ricerca in Istria, Creta e Veneto (European Research Program comissioned by the Regione di Veneto)
Organization of conferences, exhibitions, seminars (recent)
Scientific curator of more than 10 national and international conferences and since 2022 co-organization of the Summer School: Paris_Transformations” with Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne et École d’ Architecture Paris-Malaquais.
Author of 12 architectural monographies and books (most recent)
- Alexandros Nicoloudis 1874-1944. Architectural visions - Political gestures, Athens 2007 - author
- The Housing of Justice - ATHENS 1834-2014. Architecture, City, Politics, Athens 2017- author
- Crete 1913-2013. Architecture and urbanism, 100 years after the unification, 2014. (editor)
- City, Democracy, Architecture, published by the Foundation of the Hellenic Parliament, Athens 2021 (e-book) - editor
- The ''modern'' gaze at Greek nature, DOCOMOMO, Athens 2021co-editor with K. Tsiambaos
- Aristides Romanos – a window to city and architecture, (with M. Romanos and Z. Pistopoulos, collective work), Chania 2023
- Architectural Dialogues – 20 years Scholl of Architecture Technical University of Crete (with Nekt. Kefalogiannis, collective work), Chania 2025
- Refugees settlements. The silent architectural heritage in Greece. Athens, 2025 - co-editor with M. Gravari- Barbas
President of the Centre for Mediterranean Architecture, Chania, Crete (2014 - 2016 and member of its Board of Directors (2016 - 1017).
Academic Advisor at the Interdisciplinary Organization for the Recognition of Academic Qualifications and Information (2009 - 2012, 2017- etc.) Member of the Council of Modern Monuments of Crete (Ministry of CultureT 2011 – today), the Greek DOCOMOMO, ICOMOS (1990 - today), EAHN (European Architecture Historians Net, 2011 - today), EAUH (European Association of Urban History) and the list of judges of architectural competitions on the side Technical Chamber of Greece, Association of Greek Architects, Ministry of Regional Planning and Infrastructures.
Full CV
Courses
Research Interests
- Neohellenic architecture and urban space.
- Architecture, politics and power.
- Architecture and law.
Contact
tel. (+30) 28210-37117, 2107226092, 6977200697
email: akotsaki@tuc.gr
