The Board of Trustees of the Benaki Museum Athens and the non-profit organization 4 Life Strategies cordially invites you to the two-day international conference Ethics / Aesthetics.

Keynote speakers are Cameron Sinclair/Architecture for Humanity; John Peterson/Public Architecture; Annie Platanioti/Alexandros Tombazis Architects; Mauricio Corbalan & Teddy Cruz; Ross Evans/Worldbike; Matt Passmore & Teresa Aguilera/Rebar; Corinne Matesich/Futurefarmers; Eelko Moorer; and Joan Heemskerk & Dirk Paesmans/Jodi. Moderator: Lina Stergiou / Concept-Curator at large AAO project.

read more at www.aaoproject.org

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The Against All Odds project is a mechanism that produces thoughts, ideas and actions. Specifically, AAO is: first, a ‘think-tank’: it promotes debate on occurring issues which need to be addressed within the framework of Architecture (in its wider understanding as spatial practice) regarding society, ecology and culture. Second, a ‘disseminator of ideas’: it raises public awareness on the value of Architecture (as spatial practice) in resolving significant current issues, as well as in offering a podium for the promotion of projects that address its main philosophy. Third, a ‘do-tank’: it sets targets for the fulfillment of which it creates partnership models with organizations, educational institutions and designers, becoming their strategic partner.

This book presents the first of the Against All Odds project series of actions and events that examines through the collective work of a big group of people the subject Ethics / Aesthetics. Views and theses of significant theoreticians, architects, designers and artists are presented as they were recorded during the two interdisciplinary conferences realized by the AAO project in January and in June 2011, as well as the pioneer projects and artworks around the world that were the material of the main exhibition “Ethics / Aesthetics” at the Benaki Museum, Pireos Annex, from 8 June to 31 July 2011.

Additionally, the book presents the results of the academic workshops with urban subjects that were organized from March to May 2011 by the AAO project with Parsons The New School For Design (New York), University Paris 8/CITU Research Center of Paragraphe Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, University of Thessaly and Athens School of Fine Arts, some of them comprising the urban action “Athens Here and Now”, interactive and video artworks realized in the historical center of Athens. Finally, the book includes the artworks of the parallel group show of Greek contemporary artists “Slow Down Rooms” as well as other performance actions. All of the above are connected and have as a main subject the realization of works with a direct social impact, through a spirit of evaluation of the contemporary social and ecological problems and the need to react by serving a feeling of “emergency”. The global framework of discourse is correlated with the local parameter and application.

The AAO project is organized by 4 Life Strategies. AAO’s concept and curator at large is architect Lina Stergiou who also edited the book.

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Parallel exhibition of the AAO project: ‘Slow Down Rooms’ (curated by Iris Kritikou)

08 June – 31 July 2011

Architects: Aris Zambikos, Lina Stergiou
Collaborating architect: Evelina Rempi

This parallel exhibition presents emerging Greek artists who adopt handmade approaches and experiment with various materials as they focus on the idea of recycling and create installations inspired by the specific exhibition sites.

Participants:
Marios Angelos Voutsinas
Penny Gheka & Apostolos Papageorgiou
Georgia Gremouti
Vangelis Theodoridis
Eleni Karayanni
Panos Kombis
Elena Papadimitriou
Christos Simatos
Dimitris Skouroyannis
Amalia Stavroulaki

 

Parallel exhibition of the AAO project: ‘Αthens Here and Now’

08 June – 31 July 2011

Architects: Aris Zambikos, Lina Stergiou
Collaborating architect: Evelina Rempi

This exhibition presents in five installations the process and the outcomes of the five academic workshops of the AAO project, that dealt with the current pressing urban and social issues in the city of Athens.

Participants:
Parsons The New School for Design, New York
National Technical University of Athens, School of Architecture
University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture
The Athens School of Fine Arts, Postgraduate Program on Digital Art Media
Université de Paris 8, CITU Research of Paragraph Laboratory

 

 

LS / ARCHITECTURE & STRATEGIES focuses on inventive design approach and research-oriented experimentation. Working on urbanism, buildings, interior environments and objects it realizes its visions of low-tech ecology and heterotopia. Its workshop culture generates inventive projects.
It’s philosophy is: low budget innovative solutions, recyclable materials, eco-friendly design.

AWARDS, PRIZES

2009       Special Diploma Leonardo 2009; III Minsk International Biennale of young architects, Belarus

2009      Mention with Diploma of the Union of Architects of Russia; III Minsk International Biennale of young architects, Belarus

2009      Invited architectural competition for housing in Prague, Czech Republic

2005      Finalist; open European architectural competition “Housing in Schönbergpark” Bern, Switzerland

2004      Finalist; open international urban/architectural competition “Celebration of cities” of the International Union of Architects (UIA)

2003      Honorable Mention; open international urban/architectural competition for redefining Busan’s waterfront, Korea

1999      Finalist; open European urban/architectural competition for the new formulation of Syntagma square in Athens, Greece

PROJECTS (SELECTION)

Ethics / Aesthetics exhibition design. Benaki Museum, Pireos Annex, Athens (with Aris Zambikos)

Here and Now exhibition design. Benaki Museum, Pireos Annex, Athens (with Aris Zambikos)

Slow Down Rooms exhibition design. Benaki Museum, Pireos Annex, Athens (with Aris Zambikos)

Red flower ecology. Housing complex in Prague, Czech Republic. Invited architectural competition

Urban Voyeurism. New formulation of Syntagma square in Athens, Greece. Open European urban/architectural competition

Topos Coralia. Redefining the urban waterfront in Busan, Korea. Open international urban/architectural competition

Public_green.order. Open international urban/architectural competition “Celebration of cities” of UIA

Urban Terminal. Mixed use complex of 20.000 m², Zurich, Switzerland. Open European urban/architectural competition “Building the town above the town. Transformation of contemporary urban sites” of Europan 4

New Cultural Centre of Trikala, Greece. European urban/architectural competition “At home in the city. Urbanizing residential areas” of Europan 3

Five Component Parts. Apartment hotel with open swimming pool, bar and restaurant, Alonnisos island, Greece. Private commission

Blumenhäuser. Housing in Schönbergpark, Bern, Switzerland. Open European architectural competition

New formulation of north and south slope of Acropolis archaeological area and adjacent urban area, part of “Unification of the Archaeological Sites of Athens” project for Athens 2004 Olympic Games. With H. Bougadelis &associate architects and Omas 80. Client: Unification of Archaeological sites of Athens S.A.

Artificial Nature. Extension of a two-storey family house, interior and furniture design, Athens, Greece. Private commission

Modulating Walls. Two-storey family house reconstruction and interior design, Athens Greece. Private commission

New photography studio in Patisia, Athens, Greece. Private commission

Wrapping Marble. Transformation of two apartments into office spaces for a tenor, interior design and furniture design. N.Smirni, Athens, Greece. Private commission

Interior Hive. Apartment interior design and furniture design in Pefki, Athens, Greece. Private commission

Apartment interior design and furniture design, N. Psychiko, Athens, Greece. Private commission

Inside Out. Interior design of offices in Filopappou, Athens, Greece, and furniture design:
Un intimate Comfort chair
Hard/Soft Cover/Core table. Private commissions

Furniture design:
Blue velvet book pillow bookcase
TV Dancing Boxes furniture for audio-visual home appliances
Silver Thin table. Private commissions

EXHIBITIONS

2012      Ecosmosis, Hellenic Cosmos Cultural center, Athens, May-June (TBC)

2009      III Minsk International Biennale of young architects, Belarus, September 17-19

2006      Patras, Cultural Capital of Europe – 5^th Greek National architectural exhibition “Architecture as a cultural artefact”. Selection after competition

2004      Women Architects in Europe. Paris Town Hall; travelling to Spain, Ireland, U.K. and Italy

2004      Greek Suspense: architects land-I of the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Swiss pavilion, Conde Duque Cultural Center, Madrid, Spain. Sixteen architects from Greece

2003      4^th Greek National architectural exhibition “Seashore Zones and Urban Happenings”, Dock 3- port of Patras, Greece. Selection after competition

2003      3^rd Busan International Cultural Festival. Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre, Korea

2003      Exhibition of the winning schemes of the international architectural competition “The Captured Ocean: Redefining the Busan Waterfront’, Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre, Korea

2003      “Athens-scape. The 2004 Olympics and the metabolism of the city – 1. On the brink of change,” Florence hall, RIBA gallery, London, U.K.

2001      3^rd Biennale of young Greek architects, Cultural Olympiad 2001-2004. Syntagma metro  station, Athens; the Royal Theatre, Thessaloniki, Greece. Selection after competition

2000      “55 Greek Designers Chairs”. Furnidec, International exhibition of Thessaloniki, Greece

1999      Exhibition of the European architectural competition “New formulation of Syntagma square in Athens”, Zapeion, Athens, Greece

1998      2^nd Biennale of young Greek architects. Cultural centre of Athens, Dock B, port of Thessaloniki, Greece; Tunisia. Selection after competition

1992      Annual show of selected student projects, Pratt Institute, Puck building, New York

1990      Exhibition of the candidacy of Athens for the 1996 Olympic Games, Gallery 4, Athens

2009   Catalogue of the III Minsk International Biennale of young architects, Belarus

2006   “Architecture as a cultural artefact” catalogue of the 5^th Greek National architectural exhibition

PUBLICATIONS

2003   NY/Bucharest: Architext, no.12, December 2003;no.11, November 2003;  no.7, August 2003

2003   “Seashore Zones and Urban Happenings” catalogue of the 4^th Greek National architectural exhibition

2003   “The Captured Ocean. Redefining the Busan urban waterfront” catalogue of the award winning projects of the respective international architectural competition

2001   “Places of Nomadic Dwelling” catalogue of the 3^rd Biennale of young Greek architects

2000   Seoul: Ideal Architecture, no.01.89

2000   Athens: Design + Art in Greece, no.31

1999   Madrid: Metalocus, no.3

1998  “Mutations/Extensions of Urban Landscapes” catalogue of the 2^nd Biennale of young Greek architects

1998   Athens: Design + Art in Greece, no.29

1992   Athens: Architecture in Greece, no.26

REFERENCES/ARTICLES ON DESIGN PROJECTS (SELECTION)

2008 “East Coast Europe,” edited by Markus Miessen. Berlin and New York: Sternberg Press2006 Volume (Amsterdam) no.6, March/April/May 2006

2002 Architecure d’Aujourd’hui (Paris) no.341, July/August 2002

2002 In ‘The magic mountain. Stone landscapes/Digital landscapes’. V. Pavan (ed), Verona & NY: Cierre edizioni and USA Books, 2002, pp. 12, 14, 45.

2001 Macedonia review (Athens) no.14. Olga Tsadila “Places of nomadic dwelling. An exhibition of architectural ideas,” p.36

2001 Metapolis review (Athens) no.2. Yorgos Simeoforidis “Anchored and Smooth Forms.” p.120

2001 Architects review (Athens) no.29. Anonymous “3rd Biennale of Young Architects,” p.80

2001 Katoikia review (Athens/Greece) no. 89, Sept/Oct 2001. Iro Tsiouni ‘3^rd Biennale of Young Architects’

2001 Greek Constructions review (Athens), no.21. Nafsika Tzanou “3rd Biennale of Young Architects,” p.29

2001 Oikia & Diakosmisi magazine (Athens) no. 9, August ’01. Doli Validi ‘ Panayotopoulou house: Memories in the foreground’, pp. 174-78

2000 Journal Space (Seoul) no. 387, pp. 44-45.

2000 Journal Ideal Architecture (Seoul) no. 2000.03, pp. 88-89, 93.

2000 Journal Ideal Architecture (Seoul) no. 2000.02, p. 94

2000 Journal Architecture Culture (Seoul) no. 2000.02, pp. 160-61

2000 Metapolis review (Athens), no. 2. Yorgos Simeoforidis ‘Anchored and smooth forms’

2000 Journal Ideal Architecture (Seoul), no. 12.100. Yorgos Simeoforidis ‘Isolated movements and collective endeavors. Some thoughts on the work of young Greek architects’, pp. 116-117

2000 Eleftherotypia newspaper (Athens) August 11^th, p. 27

1999 Spazio e Società / Space & Society (Milano) no. 86, April/June 1999. Yorgos Simeoforidis ‘Young Greek Architects’, p. 36

1999 A3 review (Athens) no. 12, winter 1998/99. Petunia Exakoustou ‘Exit: 2^rd Biennale of Young Architects: towards a New Greek Architecture?’, pp. 31-34

1999 Maison & Decoration magazine (Athens), Summer 1999, column ‘Persons’. Nena Georgele ‘Urban subversions: architect Lina Stergiou studies urban psychology and gives answers beyond conventions’, p. 38

1997 Idaniko Spiti magazine (Athens) no. 73, May 1997. Eleni Pateraki ‘Aesthetics and functionalism’, pp. 138-144

1996 ‘Stanze urbane/urban rooms. Streets, bridges and piazzas’ L. Dimitriu , V. Pavan (eds), NY: USA Books, 1996, p. 7

1995 Idaniko Spiti magazine (Athens) no. 49, March 1995, Margarita Galati ‘A Clever House’, pp. 100-105

PROJECTS’ PRESENTATIONS

20011      “Blumenhäuser -  Leonardo Award, Minsk Biennale of Architecture,” talk in the framework of the lecture series of the Greek Architectural Organization (Helliniki Arhitektoniki Etairia)

2003       Talk in the framework of the lecture series of the School of Architecture, Laval University, Quebec Canada

2003    Talk at the International Cultural Festival of Busan, Busan Exhibition and Convention Center Korea

2001      Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Venice, Italy

2000      Yeunguin University, Department of Architecture, Daegu, Korea

4 LIFE STRATEGIES NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

4 LIFE STRATEGIES is a non-profit organization established in 2011 with the mission to strategically and proactively design actions for life. Founding members are the new media artist Maurice Benayoun and Lina Stergiou. 4 Life Strategies is the body to conceive and implement the Against All Odds project.

AAO PROJECT started in 2011 and is a triennial series of actions and events with the philosophy to promote design and art as action of relief, as source of inspiration and as tool for building equality.

More specifically, AAO is:
first, a ‘think-tank’: to promote debate on occurring social, cultural and ecological issues which need to be addressed by territorial practices.
second, a ‘disseminator of ideas’: to raise public awareness on the value of Architecture (as territorial practice) in resolving significant current issues, as well as in offering a podium for the promotion of projects that address its main philosophy.
third, a ‘do-tank’: to become a strategic partner as well as a trigger for the cooperation among educational institutions, architects and authorities offering the appropriate framework for an outcome that will directly or indirectly benefit society.

The first series of actions and events of AAO is titled Ethics/Aesthetics. Ethics / Aesthetics has the objective to explore the moral values related to territorial practices, to research and suggest solutions on social and ecological issues and to communicate the conclusions to the public. Ethics/Aesthetics unfolded in a series of events from January to July 2011 reflecting an interdisciplinary approach:

Two international conferences (with academics, architectural and art historians and critics, architects, designers and artists / Benaki Museum Athens, Athens School of Fine Arts); one main and two parallel exhibitions (with 40 participants from America, Asia and Europe, Benaki Museum Athens), five academic workshops (with Parsons The New School For Design New York, National Technical University of Athens, University of Paris 8 and Athens School of Fine Arts) and three performance-actions in public spaces in the center of Athens, the internet and the Benaki Museum (during Athens Art Week/Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the famous Futur en Seine/Paris).

Sponsors of the AAO project include companies such as IKEA, Cosmote telecommunications, Autodesk, Pernod-Ricard, Attiki Odos S.A., Coca-Cola, International Volunteer Company and Embassies, such as the US Embassy and the Embassy of Holland and Spain in Athens.

ΑΑΟ: Ethics / Aesthetics project is organized under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Energy & Climate Change, the Hellenic Ministry for Culture & Tourism, the United Nations’ Development Program (UNDP), the US Embassy in Athens, the Embassy of Spain and Holland in Athens, the City of Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company (ATEDCo), the Technical Chamber of Greece, the Society of Graduate Architects-Panhellenic Architects’ Association (SADAS-PEA) and the Hellenic Institute of Architecture (EIA).

Press coverage: Newspapers:

• Ta Nea: 14/01/2011, “Athens like an experimentation animal,” by Efi Falida
• Agelioforos-Sunday paper: 16/01/2011 “Ethics/Aesthetics: score draw,” by Chaido Skandila
• Eleftherotipia: 18/01/2011, “Architectural coiling for Athens,” by Fotini Barka
• Kathimerini: 19/01/2011, “About aesthetics and ethics in art,” by Margarita Pournara
• Kathimerini: 30/01/2011, “Let’s leave Theory and start Acting,” Interview of Maurice Benayoun and Lina Stergiou by Ilias Maglinis
• To Vima: 25/5/2011, “Architecture in search for its ethics. An international movement of architects at the Benaki Museum,” by Maria Thermou
• Eleftherotypia – Seven Magazine: 5/6/2011, “Live Architects: sketches and proposals from an ecological perspective in an exhibition at the Benaki Museum,” by Paris Spinou
• Kathimerini: 8/6/2011, Culture section – “Benaki: ’Ethics/Aesthetics’”
• Kathimerini: 30/7/2011, Agenda – Architecture – “Ethics/Aesthetics”

Publications:

• Technical Chamber of Greece Magazine: No. 2614, 27/12/2010, “Architectural and ecological actions,” p.47
• Lifo: No. 231, 12/01/2011, “Against All Odds”
• Athinorama: 17/01/2011, “Against All Odds: New action platform,” by Despina Zefkili
• Ktirio: No. 231, March-April 2011, “AGAINST ALL ODDS actions titled “Ethics/Aesthetics”
• Aegean Air–Blue Magazine: May-June 2011, “Against All Odds,” p.30
• AthensVoice: No.345, 5-11/5/2011 – Guide: “Against All Odds (Athens Here and Now),” p.35
• Lifo: No. 251, 2/6/2011, “Eco Athens. Against All Odds project,” by Despina Trivoli, pp.28-29
• AthensVoice: No.349, 2-8/6/2011 – Guide: “Against All Odds project (second conference & exhibition),” p.55
• AthensVoice: No.355, 14-20/7/2011- Guide: “Against All Odds project (exhibition),” p.40
• Buildinggreen: #20, July-August-September 2011, “Against All Odds project”, p.14
• Aggelioforos: 29/7/2011, “Ethics/Aesthetics at the Benaki”

Radio:

• Vima Radio 99.5: Monday 17/01/2011, 13:45, Lina Stergiou is interviewed by Panos Polizoidis and Efi Falida
• Athina 98.4: Saturday 22/01/2011, 06:00, Lina Stergiou is talking to Giorgos Apostolidis in ‘Our small city in the 21st century’
• Athina 98.4: Friday 11/03/2011, 11:00, Lina Stergiou is talking to Maria Pavlou and Noni Karayanni in ‘Athens Today’
• Athina 98.4: Monday 09/05/2011, 07:30, Lina Stergiou is interviewed by Niki Liberaki and Aggeliki Pantaleon in ‘Good Morning Athens’
• Athens international radio 104.4 fm: Tuesday 10/05/2011, 09:40, Lina Stergiou is talking to Helen Skopis about the ‘Athens Here and Now’ actions of AAO project in ‘Good Morning Athens’

Internet:

• Archisearch.gr: www.archisearch.gr, 01/01/2011, “Against All Odds project, Benaki Museum & ASFA – Lina Stergiou”
• Athens Convention Bureau/Municipality of Athens: www.athensconventionbureau.gr, 01/2011, “Ethics / Aesthetics”
• dromenatechnis.blogspot.com: www.dromenatechnis.blogspot.com, 11/01/2011, “Against All Odds… “
• To Vima online: www.tovima.gr, 11/01/2011, “Everyday solutions – Architecture is not just Buildings”
• Greek architects: www.greekarchitects.gr, 11/01/ 2011, “Architecture Design & Art Act Now”
• blogART: www.blogart-mary.blogspot.com, 13/01/2011, “Promoting the social dimension of architecture”
• Newsbeast.gr: www.newsbeast.gr, 13/01/2011, “Promoting the social dimension of architecture”
• Calturenow: www.culturenow.gr, 13/01/2011, “Ethics – Aesthetics: Conference In Athens School of Fine Arts”
• Mosaiko: www.mosaiko.gr, 14 /01/2011, “Against All Odds (AAO)”
• Monopoli: www.monopoli.gr, 01/2011, “AAO Project: Against All Odds. Ethics – Aesthetics”
• design DISTRICT: www.design-district.gr,14/01/2011,” Ethics / Aesthetics design ‘must’ / must attend”
• Forfree: www.forfree.gr, 01/2011, “Architecture, design and art sets the conditions for building social and ecological conscience “
• Agelioforos: www.agelioforos.gr 16/01/2011, “Ethics/Aesthetics: score draw,” by Chaido Skandila
• Kulone Greece: www.kulone.com/gr, 17/01/2011, “Ethics / Aesthetics”
• Design Stories Social Network: www.mydesignstories.net, 17/01/ 2011, “Against All Odds project“
• Athens Daily Secret: www.athens.dailysecret.com, 01/2011, #227, Athens Daily Secret: “Secret Actions”
• Youropia.gr: www.news.youropia.gr, 18/01/2011 “Ethics / Aesthetics”
• Lifo: www.lifo.gr, 01/2011, “Against All Odds”
• elculture: www.elculture.gr, 18/01/2011, “Ethics / Aesthetics. Two-day international conference Life Strategies / Athens School of Fine Arts 01/2011” Interview of Lina Stergiou by Fivos Sakalis
• Parsons The New School For Design: www.newschool.edu/parsons/news, 14/03/2011, “Action in Athens: Students and Faculty Re-Imagine Metropolis”
• Otenet: www.otenet.gr, 01/2011, “Ethics / Aesthetics”
• Eurocharity: www.eurocharity.gr, 01/2011, “Against All Odds Project in Benaki Museum – AAO: Ethics/Aesthetics”
• playground4architecture.blogspot.com: www.playground4architecture.blogspot.com, 19/01/2011, “Against All Odds Project”
• Decoration de la maison: www.decorationdelamaison.blogspot.com 01/2011, “Architectural coiling for Athens”
• deBop: www.debop.gr, 19-25/01/2011, “Against All Odds project: aesthetics &ethics for the contemporary city”
• Archicalendar by ArchiTeam: www.architravel.com/archicalendar, 19/01/2011, “Against All Odds project International Conference”
• doc tv: www.doctv.gr, 20/01/2011, “Exhibition: Against All Odds Please find Ministry of Aesthetics,” by Persa Nikiforou
• Mycampus: www.mycampus.gr, 25/01/2011, “Students and architecture in Athens”
• Architravel by ArchiTeam: www.architravel.com, 09/02/2011, “Against All Odds Project > Architecture, Design & Art Act Now!”
• United Nations Development Program: www.undpforblacksea.org, 01/2011, “Against All Odds: Ethics and Aesthetics”
• University of Crete, Department of Architecture: www.arch.tuc.gr, program of the first conference
• FreeSunday: www.citypress.gr/freesunday, 19/02/2011, “Urban Robin [Hood]”
• ArchiCalendar by ArchiTeam: http://www.architravel.com/archicalendar, “Against All Odds workshop with Parsons The New School For Design, New York”
• Forfree: www.forfree.gr, 16/03/2011, “Academic workshops of AAO Project: Ethics/ Aesthetics”
• Artonpieceofmind’s blog: http://artonpieceofmind.wordpress.com, 18/03/2011, “AAO Project-Ethics/Aesthetics”
• Point Of View by ArchiTeam: www.architravel.com/pointofview, 7/4/2011, “My point of view about Architecture and Events” interview of Lina Stergiou by Alex Vandoros
• AthensVoice: www.athensvoice.gr, 14/04/2011, “ Social Architecture landed in Athens. A big series of actions titled Against All Odds is taking place a few months now in Athens,” by Marios Kehagias
• AthensVoice: www.athensvoice.gr, 05/05/2011, “Against All Odds Project,” by AV team
• Archisearch: www.archisearch.gr, 10/05/2011, “AAO Project | Athens Here & Now”
• Forfree: www.forfree.gr, 19/05/2011, “AAO project at the Athens Video Art Festival”
• E-Build: www.e-build.gr, 27/05/2011, “Domo the know-all: Architecture in search for its ethics”
• Lifo: www.lifo.gr, 01/06/2011,“Eco Athens. Against All Odds project,” by Despina Trivoli
• CultureNow: www.culturenow.gr, 03/06/2011, “AAO: Architecture, design and art”
• Athinorama: www.athinorama. gr, 05/06/2011, editor’s choice: “Is there an ethical architecture?”
• ENet: www.enet.gr, 05/06/2011, “Live Architects, ” by Paris Spinou
• Forfree: www.forfree.gr, 06/06/2011, “Exhibitions -AAO Project: Against All Odds. Ethics/ Aesthetics”
• AthensVoice: www.athensvoice.gr, 08/06/2011, “Against All Odds Project,” by AV team
• Building Green Magazine: www.buildinggreen.gr, 15/06/2011
• Artonpieceofmind’s blog: http://artonpieceofmind.wordpress.com, 16/06/2011, “AAO Project-Ethics/Aesthetics”
• GRReporter – News from Greece: www.grreporter.info/en, 07/06/2011, “Architects and designers in favour of society “ by Marina Nikolova
• Kathimerini online: 11/6/2011, Culture section – “Benaki: ’Ethics/Aesthetics’”
• Greek Architects: www.greekarchitects.gr, 11/07/2011, “Architecture in search for its ethics”
• Go-Out: www.go-out.gr, 21/07/2011, “AAO: Ethics/Aesthetics”
• Go-Out: www.go-out.gr, 26/07/2011, “Lina Stergiou and AAO project”
• Institut français d’Athènes: www.ifa.gr, Page d’accueil >CULTURE ET IMAGE> Arts Visuels & Architecture> “Against All Odds project : Ethique /Esthétique”
• AthensVoice: www.athensvoice.gr, 30/8/2011, “Transformation ‘Against All Odds’. Evaluating a successful six-month activity culminating this Fall,” by Lena Hourmouzi

2000 – 2004 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, Greece. Architectural/Urban Design Studio of the 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th year, and supervising the 5^th year course “research topic”. Contribution in developing and delivering the academic curriculum of the School of Architecture of the University of Thessaly

IN INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN SEMINARS

2011 Ecoweek 2011: Urban Communities + Green Architecture (TBC). International Conference and Interdisciplinary Design Workshops for Young Architects, Designers, Landscape Architects and graduate students, Athens

2004 “Emergency Architecture” international seminar of architectural design, organized by the Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Londrina, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil

2003 “Korea. Tradition and avant-garde: death in the city. Landscape and cityscape” international seminar of architecture, urban and landscape design, organized by the 3^rd Busan International Cultural Festival in collaboration with architecture schools of Korea. Took place in Busan, Korea

2001 “The magic mountain: stone landscapes, digital landscapes. Museum of stone culture and the Prun quarries nature reserve” international seminar of architecture, urban and landscape design, organized by the Urban Studies and Architecture Institute of New York. Took place in Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, and in Verona, Italy

2000 “Opening Korean cities: the future of public open space” international seminar of architecture and urban design, organized by the Department of Architecture, Yeungjin University, and the Urban Studies and Architecture Institute of New York. Took place in Daegu, Korea

1996 “Urban fractures” international seminar of architecture and urban design, Directed by Enric Miralles and organized by the Departament de Projectes Arquitectonics, ETSAB-UPC. Took place in ETSAB, Barcelona, Spain

1995 “Urban rooms: streets, bridges and piazzas” international seminar of architecture and urban design, organized by the Urban Studies and Architecture Institute of New York. Took place in Verona, Italy

1996 -1998 Instructor, Enopè Foundation Courses in Architecture, Athens, Greece. Course: “Introduction to Architectural and Urban evolution of Ideas”

VISITING FACULTY IN SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE

2004 Dean’s Fellow, School of Architecture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. For initiating a dialogue on the current demands of the Urban Design Studio, and on its future educational methods and subjects

2004 Pratt Institute, School of Architecture, New York. Final jury review, 4^th year design studio of Livio Dimitriu. Topic: “New York: The Unfinished City. Vertical Sites: south-west corner of the United Nations Plaza”

2003 Laval University, School of Architecture, Quebec Canada. Intermediate jury review of all 5^th year architectural/urban design studios of Jan Zwiejski. Topic: “Urban analysis and intervention in Quebec”

2003 Laval University, School of Architecture, Quebec Canada. Intermediate jury review of the 4^th year design studio of Jacques White. Topic: “Religious centre for all beliefs”

2003 McGill University, School of Architecture, Montreal Canada. Intermediate jury review of the 3^rd year architectural/urban design studio of Jampen and Riahi. Topic: “Living and working on the Bickerdike, Montreal”

2002 University of Patras, Department of Architecture, Patras Greece. Final jury review of the 2^nd year design studio of Nikos Anastasopoulos. Topic: “Single family house”

2002 Architectural Association, London U.K. Intermediate jury review of the Diploma Unit of Martine De Maeseneer and Ines Geisler. Theme: “Urban intervention in Berlin based on the abandoned U-Bahn stations”

STUDENT PRIZES

Honorable Mention for one out of ten teams I instructed in the seminar of Busan, Korea in 2003. Total number of entries was 85

1^st prize for one out of five teams I instructed in the seminar of Daegu, Korea in 2000. Total number of entries was 80

3^rd prize for one out of five teams I instructed in the seminar of Daegu, Korea in 2000. Total number of entries was 80

ACADEMIC INITIATIVES

2003 Initiated and co-organized the lecture program of the Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly

2001 Co-organized the participation of the students of the Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, Greece, in the ACSA international student competition “Arboretum and Ecological Enrichment Center” (with Jan Zwiejski)

1998-1999 Initiated and organized public lectures at the Athens School of Architecture (of Enric Miralles and Mark Cousins)

JURY MEMBER IN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITIONS

2003 ”Korea/tradition and avant-garde: death in the city. Landscape and cityscape”

2001 “The magic mountain: stone landscapes / digital landscapes. Museum of stone culture and the Prun quarries nature reserve”

THEORETICAL/CRITICAL WORK

FELLOWSHIPS

2004 Princeton University Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Fellowship in Research.

Awarded for the research “Athens: a case of ‘Symptomatic’ Ugliness. The backlash of Moderation” with residency for the fall semester of 2004 at Princeton University and monthly grants

EDITOR OF BOOKS

2011 Editor of “Against All Οdds: Ethics / Aesthetics.” Athens: Papasotiriou publishers, 2011.Book-catalogue of the six-month activities of the AAO project. Through essays the book-catalogue explores in what ways and to what extent ethics and aesthetics interact; in what ways ethics can be expressed through the form of aesthetics; in what ways ethics can transform the established ideological principles of architecture. It also presents the thirty two exhibited works with illuminative essays as well as maps all program’s activities.

2003 Editor of “Revelation,” Athens: Cultural Olympiad 2001-04, 2003. Catalogue of the international architectural competition “Ephemeral Structures in the city of Athens” organized by the Greek Cultural Olympiad 2001-2004. The catalogue organizes and presents the 461 competition entries.

2001 Editor assistant of “Enric Miralles; One Lamp, Two Projects,” Athens: Papasotiriou publishers, 2001. On the work of Enric Miralles as presented in his talk at the Athens

EDITOR IN MAGAZINES

2000 -1999 Editor of the special column “Young Greek Architects” in Ideal Architecture (Seoul) magazine. Choosing and presenting the work of 11 Young Greek Architects in the issues: no.04.80 (1999), no.06. 82 (1999), no.08.84 (1999), no.10.86 (1999), no.01.89 (2000), no.05.93 (2000), no. 07.95 (2000), no.10.98 (2000), no.12.100 (2000). Writing its introduction.

1997 – 2001 Metapolis (Athens) International Urban Culture Review. Editorial Board Member.

1995-2000 Architects (Athens) Bimonthly review of the Greek Association of Architects. Editorial Board Member

RESEARCH

2007 – 2012 “Architectural Avant-Garde” Ph.D. Research in progress. By combining architectural with cultural, sociological and political analysis the dissertation examines what motivates and reinforces the architectural avant-garde, elaborates its politics, and critically looks at the architectural profession through avant-garde’s meaning and function.

2004 “Athens: a case of ‘Symptomatic’ Ugliness. The backlash of Moderation”. Research presented in two public talks, at Princeton University, program in Hellenic Studies, and Yale University, Council on European Studies. This study explored the notion of moderation, a ninetieth century social virtue and filter through which neoclassical Athens was perceived and at the same time formed. It argued that moderation, as a bare model in the modern period, was reflected in the urban formation. It suggested that moderation, as a deep rooted collective attitude or as an expectation, not only motivated the formation of the Athenian urban environment until today but also the translation of the buildings and the city alike into aesthetic terms by the public.

2009 “Athens, 2000-present: re-evaluating a case of ‘Symptomatic’ Ugliness”. Paper presented at the MGSA 2009, the twenty-first biennial international symposium of the Modern Greek Studies Association “Greek Worlds, Transnationalism, Globalization”October 15-17, Vancouver, Canada. This study extends the abovementioned research into the pre-and after Olympic period in Athens.

1996-2003:

“Analysis of the Greek situation of the Young and the Women in the field of Construction,” research for ARVHA, Association pour la Reserche sur la Ville et l’Habitat, Paris

“Integrating solar panels in preserved towns,” research with the School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens for the Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Energy & Climate Change

“Historical and photographic documentation of the landmark building Villa Kazouli in Athens,” research for the Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Energy & Climate Change

WRITINGS

PUBLISHED PAPERS

2011 “The Real and the Ideal” talk at the “Crisis and Intellectuals” symposium of the Cultural Foundation of the Journalists’ Union of Daily Newspapers of Athens. Published in the symposium proceedings, Athens: Cultural Foundation of the Journalists’ Union of Daily Newspapers of Athens Editions, 2011

2011 “AAO: Collaborative models of architecture, social practices” talk at the 11^th National Congress of the Greek Association of Architects. Published in its proceedings, 2011 (CD)

2011 “Bottom-up, left and right: Vocational Ethics, Creative Activism” talk at the international conference “Against All Odds: Ethics / Aesthetics”. Published in its book-catalogue, Athens: Papasotiriou publishers, 2011

2005 “The Aesthetics of Ethical Gymnastics: Architecture in need” opening speech at the international conference “Emergency Architecture”. Published in its proceedings, Londrina, Brazil, 2005

2002 “Greek City: the flexible script of a passionate rationalist reading” talk 10^th National Congress of the Greek Association of Architects “Architecture and the Greek city in the 21^st century”. Published in its proceedings, Athens, Greece

PRESENTED UNPUBLISHED PAPERS

2010 “Architectural Avant-Garde as Disciplinary Strategy. The project of Autonomy” talk at Kingston University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, London

2009 “Athens, 2000-present: re-evaluating a case of ‘Symptomatic’ Ugliness” talk at the MGSA Symposium 2009 – the twenty-first biennial international symposium of the Modern Greek Studies Association “Greek Worlds, Transnationalism, Globalization” (October 15-17, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada)

2009 “Beyond the Myth of Genius Creator. Architecture and Activism” talk at the VAMCRC conference, Dorich House Museum, Kingston, London. In “Revising/Revisiting the Avant-Garde” conference with keynote speakers Sylvère Lotringer, Franco Berardi and Gerald Raunig

2009 “Cutting-edge architecture: a calling or a professional project?” talk at the Kingston University, faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, London

2004 “Athens: a case of ‘Symptomatic’ Ugliness. The backlash of Moderation.” Public talk at the Princeton University, Program in Hellenic Studies, USA

2004 same as above, public talk at the Yale University, Council on European Studies, USA

2003 “Active and Neutral space.” Public talk at Laval University, School of Architecture, Quebec, Canada

2001 “Private Public and vice versa.” Public talk at the 3^rd Busan International Cultural Festival, Korea and lecture at the University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture, Greece

2001 “Museum and Memory.” Lecture at Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Venice, Italy

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

2011 “AAO: Collaborative models of architecture, social practices” talk a the 11^th National Congress of the Greek Association of Architects, Athens, Greece. Summary published in its proceedings (CD)

2006 “Architecture gets intense. Familiar and Unfamiliar architectural experiences.” Amsterdam:
Volume, no.6

2005 “When the olympic lights go out.” Athens: Kathimerini newspaper 08/26/05

2003 “D.O.E.S. Reveals.” In Revelation. Stergiou, Lina, ed. Athens: Cultural Olympiad 2001-04, 2003

2003 “What happened to Materiality?” In Hermeneutics, Bouman, Ole, ed. Athens: Cultural Olympiad 2001-04, 2003

2003 “(Im) Materialization of Time. Permanent, impermanent, ephemeral.” Amsterdam: Archis, no.2

2001 “The City as Ugly. Conversation with Mark Cousins.” Athens: Metapolis, no.2

2000 “The Futures of Korean Open Space.” Seoul: Ideal Architecture, no 03.91

2000 “Some Thoughts on Contemporary Architecture in Greece.” Seoul: Ideal Architecture, no.12.100

2000 “Architectural education. Conversation with Eduard Bru.” Seoul: Ideal Architecture, no.12.100

2000 “Architectural education. Conversation with Wiel Arets.” Seoul: Ideal Architecture, no.12.100

1999 “Cronospace. Enric Miralles.” Madrid: Metalocus, no.3

1998 “The Ugly.” Athens: Arhitektoniki Antilipsi, no.12

1997 “City of Building Events.” Athens: Metapolis, no.1

1996 “Light Constructions at MoMA. The Shift from the Form to the building Skin.” Athens: Architect, no.5/6

1995 “Berlin: past, present.” Athens: Architects, no.2/3

1995 “The Institutionalization of Aesthetic Pluralism in the new Guggenheim Museum.” Athens: Tefchos, no.14/15

1995-1999 35Book Reviews. In Athens: Architects no.5/6 (1996); no.9/10 (1997); no.13, (1998); and no.14 (1999)

TALKS BY INVITATION or SELECTION BY COMMITTEE

2011 “The Real and the Ideal” at the “Crisis and Intellectuals” Symposium of the Cultural Foundation of the Journalists’ Union of Daily Newspapers of Athens, Athens, Greece

2011 “AAO: Collaborative models of architecture, social practices” talk a the 11^th National Congress of the Greek Association of Architects, Athens, Greece.

2011 “Blumenhäuser/Leonardo Award at the Minsk Biennale of Architecture” at the lecture series of the Hellenic Architecture Organization (Helliniki Arhitektoniki Etaireia), Athens, Greece

2011 “Vocational Ethics, Creative Activism” talk at the international conference “Against All Odds:

Ethics / Aesthetics”, Athens School of Fine Arts, amphitheater, in the framework of the AAO project

2010 “Seriously Beyond: architectural disciplinary strategies from the 1990s until today” Kingston University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, London, England (March 10^th)

2009 “Athens, 2000-present: re-evaluating a case of ‘Symptomatic’ Ugliness” talk at the MGSA Symposium 2009, the twenty-first biennial International Symposium of the Modern Greek Studies Association “Greek Worlds, Transnationalism, Globalization” (October 15-17, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada)

2009 “Beyond the Myth of Genius Creator. Architecture and Activism” talk at the VAMCRC conference, Dorich House Museum, Kingston-London; “Revising/Revisiting the Avant-Garde” conference with keynote speakers Sylvère Lotringer, Franco Berardi and Gerald Raunig

2009 “Cutting-edge architecture and professionalism,” Kingston University, Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, London, England

2004 “Athens: a case of ‘Symptomatic’ Ugliness. The backlash of Moderation,” Yale University, Council on European Studies, USA

2004 “Athens: a case of ‘Symptomatic’ Ugliness. The backlash of Moderation,” Princeton University, Program in Hellenic studies, USA

2004 “The Aesthetics of Ethical Gymnastics: Architecture in need” opening speech in “Emergency architecture” international conference, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Londrina, Brazil

2003 “Active and Neutral Space”. Laval University, School of Architecture, Quebec, Canada

2003 “Private Public and Vice Versa”. 3^rd Busan International Cultural Festival, Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, Korea

2001 “Recent Projects”. Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Venice, Italy

2000 “Recent Projects”. Yeungjin University, Department of Architecture, Daegu, Korea

1999 “Greek City: the flexible script of a passionate rationalist reading” in the 10^th National Congress of Greek Association of Architects “Architecture and the Greek city in the 21^st century”, Athens, Greece

1992 “Urban Evolution of Vienna”, Pratt Institute, Graduate School of Architecture and Urban design, New York, USA

LECTURES WITHIN THE TEACHING FRAMEWORK

2009 “Trace, City, Dwelling”, School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

2003 “Death Cultures”, Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, Korea

2003 “The Contemporary Greek City”, University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture, Greece

2001 “Implosive and Explosive Design”, University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture, Greece

2001 “Museum and Memory”, Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Venice, Italy

2001 “Private Public and Vice Versa”, University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture, Greece

EDUCATION

2007 – 2012 Ph.D.. Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Kingston University, London, U.K.

On the Architectural Avant-Garde, with supervisors Prof. David Cottington, Art Historian, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Kingston University, London and Prof. Panayotis Tournikiotis, Architectural Theoretician, School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens

1990-1992 Postgraduate Master of Architecture. Graduate School of Architecture and Urban design, Pratt Institute, New York

1984-1990 Diploma in Architecture (Master of Science). School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

SCHOLARSHIPS-GRANTS

2008 -2012      Kingston University Scholarship.

2008-2009      Kingston University Grants (three)

1990-1992      Alexander S. Onassis Foundation Scholarship. For the Master of Architecture

1990               Pratt Institute Assistantship. Type of scholarship for the first year of the Master of Architecture

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2007-present American Institute of Architects (AIA). International associate member

2001-present Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Affiliate member

1990-present Greek Association of Architects. Full-time member

1990-present Technical Chamber of Greece. Full-time member

1990-present Registered Architect in Greece and the European Union

Main exhibition of the AAO project: ‘Ethics / Aesthetics’ (curated by Lina Stergiou)

08 June – 31 July 2011

Architects: Aris Zambikos, Lina Stergiou
Collaborating architect: Evelina Rempi

Thematic Units/Participants:

Activism. Groups with vision
TEDDY CRUZ, USA, architect
ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY, USA, architects
DARRYL SMITH/LAURIE LAZER, USA, artists
REBAR, USA, designers/ artists
NOMADIC ARCHITECTURE NETWORK, Greece, architects

Society & Aesthetics
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE, USA, architects
RECETAS URBANAS, Spain, architects
FUTUREFARMERS, USA, artists
WORLDBIKE, USA, designers
PPT_TLab, Greece, architects

Identity. Professional Ethics
DROOG, Netherlands, designers
FRANK HAVERMANS, Netherlands, artist
SARAH  WIGGLESWORTH, UK, architect
ALEXANDROS TOMBAZIS, Greece, architect
ΕΜΕCO-THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, USA, designers

Action–Reaction
DO-HO SUH, Korea, artist
JASON MILLER, USA, designer
EELKO MOORER, UK/Netherlands, designer
JODI, Netherlands/Belgium, artists

 

 

 

 

The non-profit organization 4 Life Strategies in collaboration with the Athens School of Fine Arts cordially invites you to the two-day international conference Ethics / Aesthetics.

Keynote speakers are Ole Bouman, Jilly Traganou, Konstantinos Moraitis, David Cottington, Lina Stergiou, Lydia Matthews, Maurice Benayoun and Maria Theodorou. Moderators: Nikos Xydakis and Lois Papadopoulos.

read more at www.aaoproject.org

read more at www.aaoproject.org

New public green space strategy for Athens

The apartment block unit: The apartment block unit is the prevailing building type in Athens. It is always in a transitory phase, either during its years-long construction phase, or with additions after the completion of its construction.

Activation of the apartment block unit: The basic philosophy of ‘Publicgreen_Order’ is to activate the negatively perceived but so common in Athens apartment building construction sites with their transformation into transient or permanent vertical parks.

Private construction sites as new Public Parks: In a period of time where the increase of the state surveillance, the reality shows and other phenomena render the private-public boundaries transparent,
‘Publicgreen_Order’ suggests private construction sites to be turned into public green spaces. The info of the ‘moving green’ is given on the internet and its booking is made online. ‘Publicgreen_Order’ is mainly addressed to marginalized and immigration groups so as to satisfy their social and ceremonial needs. Its private connotation helps lifting the public space in the eyes of the citizens, encourage its use, as well as introduce a distinct kind of collective experience.

Flexible Strategies versus Urban Planning: ‘Publicgreen_Order’ is about short-term, ephemeral architectural interventions that complement permanent ones. It suggests a new urban regeneration tool for
Athens. It is a flexible response to the mutable and  always in process urban condition. The new urban practice should be prospective and performative rather than directive and prescriptive.

Acquisition of Urban Vertical Parks: Public authorities rent the construction sites where building process is temporarily stopped up. This period  is usually long due to the owners’ economic hardship.  This gives the owners the budget to complete later on their construction. In case they decide the termination of the construction process authorities can buy the structure. Buying and transforming it into park is less expensive than pulling it down to create a classical park. Also many apartment buildings in the center are abandoned. Authorities can expropriate them an transform them into permanent green spaces.

Into the Specifics. A Public Guide: Discover private time in a green relaxing place in the city of Athens by visiting www.Publicgreen_Order.gr or go to your nearest municipal center.

The site gives you information where in your neighbourhood the new vertical parks are located. Also which of them have facilities as kitchen and bathroom for your social, ceremonial or religious needs.

Fill in your choices for the location (center or close to your home), total area, floor (terrace or lower floor), and space arrangement. The new public parks can meet  all your individual needs.

Vertical parks are open and accessible to you 24 hours. Parks with equipped facilities have controlled access and therefore need to be booked. This can be done online or with the filling in of an application form. If spaces  are booked for long periods of time they will be free of charge but green’s maintenance will be required.

Transient green:  a new type of public space in Athens
UIA International Architectural competition ‘Celebration of Cities’ entry: 2003
Design: Lina Stergiou