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  Papakonstantinou George / Emeritus Professor
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE AND REPRESENTATION TECHNOLOGIES

Biography

Architect, director of documentary films and multimedia projects. Born in Athens in 1953. Diploma in architecture, National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.), 1976. Post-graduate diploma in Architectural Conservation, Ηeriot-Watt University, Edinburg, UK, 1978. Worked as an architect in architectural and planning projects, 1973-1983. Diploma in Video and Animation Film, National Superior School of Decorative Arts (ENSAD), Paris, France, 1986. D.E.A. (Master) thesis in Fine Arts and Image Technology, University of Paris 8, supervisor Edmond Couchot, 1987. Specialisation on interactive video and multimedia, Paris 8, 1987.  PhD Thesis (Très honorable avec les félicitationsdu jury-cum laude), Arts et Sciences de l'Art,  Paris I University-Panthéon Sorbonne (2014). Subject: "Theoretical approaches of  spatial organization modes in multimedia architectures".

During 1985-9, he realised a number of experimental videos on space perception and the specificity of the electronic image. Since 1989, he works as a director of documentary films on art, architecture and the city as well as of cultural interactive multimedia. He has won several awards in architectural competitions as well as in documentary film and multimedia festivals, in Greece and abroad.

Since 1999, he teaches Representation Technologies at the Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly in the undergraduate program and during 2009 - 2012 in the postgraduate program ``Architectural Design - Symbioses``.   Since 2005, he teaches at the Master of “Information and Communications Technologies for Education” post graduate program of the Faculty of Early Childhood Education (TEAPI) of the University of Athens. Since 2012, he is a PhD candidates supervisor, in the I-Node of the Planetary Collegium Research Centre , Plymouth University, director: Roy Ascott.

His research activities focus on representation technologies,  visual communication, interactive multimedia and new space concepts. Associate researcher at the Architectural Technology and Research Unit (ATRU) of the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.) 1989-1998, participated  in projects concerning digital technology applications in architecture. Since 1999, he is a member of the Laboratory of Environmental Communication and Audiovisual Documentation (LECAD-EPEOT) of the Department of Architecture of the Univeristy of Thessaly. http://lecad.arch.uth.gr/en/indexHe has published over 30 articles in scientific magazines and conference acts.

Research interests

Representation technologies, Visual communication and design, New space conception in interactive multimedia works, Urban soundscapes.

Studies

1971-1976, Diploma in Architectural Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
1978-1979, Architectural Conservation Post Graduate Diploma, Architectural Conservation Department, Heriot-Watt University, Edinbourgh, UK.
1984-1986, Diploma in Video, Cinema and Animation (mention: felicitations du jury), Video, Cinema and Animation Section, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs (ENSAD), Paris, France.
1986-1987, D.E.A. (Master) thesis on "Video Art between Electronics and Computer Science", director professor Edmond Couchot., Department of Aesthetics, Science and Art Technology, University of Paris VIII, Paris, France.
1989, Certificat de Video Interactive, PARIS VIII University, Paris, France.
1997-2000, Training And Research Actions in Multimedia, Media Desk Hellas & INA France, under the auspices of MEDIA II Program, Athens, Greece.
2014, PhD (Arts et Sciences de l'Art), Paris I University, Panthéon Sorbonne

e-mail

gpapakon@arch.uth.gr

Research programs

2012 - 2015, "DeMuCiV, Designing the Museum of the City of Volos: Historical Research and Development of innovative interactive content for the dissemination of knowledge", in collaboration with the Department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology of UTH and the School of Architecture of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki. It is a research program funded by the Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union. http://lecad.arch.uth.gr/demuciv/
Position: Coordinator
Funding Body: Co-financed bythe European Union and the Greek Government (ESPA). Research Programme Thales, Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs.

2011 - 2012, "Pilote Data base of Audiovisual Works on Post-war Greek Architetcure and City". This research readdresses the notion of archive in the context of a multimedia database for the city and its architecture. It investigates the aesthetic and ideological constitution of the archive as a list, examines the nature of the urban historical evidence that is being rescued from oblivion and transcribed into the conceptual setting of the database and , finally, experiments with the database as a narrative mechanism.
Position: Scientific responsible
Funding Body: LECAD - EPEOT Laboratory, Financed by the Researche Committee of the University of Thessaly

2009 - 2010, "Urban Soundscape Pilot Data Base" is a research on the urban soundscape of the Palia area of Volos. Sound atmospheres at every crossroad of Palia have been recorded.
Position: Scientific Responsible
Funding Body: LECAD - EPEOT Laboratory, Financed by the Researche Committee of the University of Thessaly.

2006 - 2008, Creation of an electronic interactive publication DVD-Rom "Volos: Exploring the city and its history”, European Project HERMES (Heritage & New Media for Sustainable Regional Development), INTERREG III B – CADSES
Position: Production responsible
Funding Body: Volos Municipal Enterprise for Urban Studies-Construction and Development (DEMEKAV)

2005 - 2006, “I remember: Memories of my city”, program of the Action "Urban Development Interventions in Small Scale Local Zones »  http://www.eciec.eu/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/volos_light.pdf
Position: Scientific Responsible
Funding Body: Municipal Center for history and Documentation of Volos (DIKI)

1995 - 1997, Production of the interactive title "Lefkada, traditional anti-earthquake constructions",Research program: "Building Memory" (hypermedia environment data base)
Position: Collaborating researcher
Funding Body: N.T.U.A., Research Academic Computer Technology Institute of Patras (RA-CTI), Finance: General Secre

1993, Design of the interactive educational game "Quiz" on the european building sector harmonisation, European Program "Eurometrics”.
Position: Collaborating researcher
Funding Body: Architectural Technology and Research Unit (ATRU) of the National Technical University of Athens (N.Τ.U.A.). Fiananced bt yje Institut of Technological Research (I.T.E.).

1992 - 1994, "ARISTOS" (hypermedia environment data base)
Position: Collaborating researcher
Funding Body: Architectural Technology and Research Unit (ATRU) of the National Technical University of Athens

1989 - 2001, Participation in researches on the application of digital technologies in architecture.
Position: Collaborating researcher
Funding Body: Architectural Technology and Research Unit (ATRU) of the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.).

Architectural work

1992 - 1994, Two storey traditional house in Monastiraki, Municipality of Efpalion, N.Fokidas (renovation), in collaboration with K.Mpaklesis, architect.

1983 - 1985, Mixed use building, Thivon Av., in collaboration with D.Issais, T. Papaioannou. Ministry of Public Works` Applied architecture award 1986.  http://www.issaias-papaioannou.gr/

1983, Cultural centre, Herakleion Crete (competition - mention), in collaboration with D.Issaias, A.Mourelatos, T.Papaioannou, M.Philipakopoulou architects and Y.Kouvopoulos cicil eng.

1982, Home equipment factory (project), in collaboration with D.Issaias, T.Papaioannou.

1982 - 1985, Medical equipment factory, Rafina, 23th km of Athens-Marathon Avenue (built), in collaboration with D.Issaias, t.Papaioannou.  http://www.issaias-papaioannou.gr/

1982, Appartment building in Aghia Paraskevi (project), in collaboration with D.Issaias, T.Papaioannou. 

1982, Municipal Park in Holargos, Athens, in collaboration with D.Issaias, A.Mourelatos, T.Papaioannou, M.Philipakopoulou architects and Y.Kpuvopoulos civil eng. (competition - 3d prize).

1980, Town Hall, Nea Smyrni, Athens, in collaboration with D.Issaias, D.Mpiris, T.Mpiris, T.Papaioannou architects and Y.Kouvopoulos civil eng. (competition - mention).

1978 - 1983, Collaboration with D.Issaias, T.Papaioannou architects and Y.Kouvopoulos civil engineer. Participation in architectural competitions and architectural projects.

1978, POSME (Secondary Education multiple school) in Agrinio, as a collaborator of the architectural Office OTOME (Competition - 3d Prize).

1977, Town Hall in Kifissia, Athens, in collaboration with D.Issaias, T.Papaioannou, D.Papalexopoulos, E.Stroussopoulou architects and Kl.Frantzeskakis civil eng. (competition - 3d Prize).

1977, Athens Cultural Centre, as a collaborator of the architectural Office OTOME (Competition - Mention).

1977, University of Athens Law School, as a collaborator of the architectural Office OTOME (Competition - 3d Prize).

1976 - 1983, Αssociate of OTOME (Technical and Economic Studies Group), Athens. Participation in architectural design and planning projects

Artwork

2015, "Locating memory: childhood in Karagats". Interactive spatial narrative, in collaboration with Daphne Tragaki, George Kalaouzis. Production of LECAD, in the framework of the research program Thales - University of Thessaly: “DeMuCiV: Designing the Museum of the City of Volos: Historical Research and Development of innovative interactive content for the dissemination of knowledge”.

2015,   Structured hearing of soundscapes of Volos, interactive multimedia map, in cooperation with the Kinan Akaoui Persephone Miliou and George Kalaouzis. Production of LECAD, in the framework of the research program Thales - University of Thessaly: “DeMuCiV: Designing the Museum of the City of Volos: Historical Research and Development of innovative interactive content for the dissemination of knowledge”.

2014, "At times when money wasn't short", documentary about the manufacture of traditional sausages from the Straka family in Stagiates. Audiovisual production of LECAD, in the framework of the research program Thales - University of Thessaly: “DeMuCiV: Designing the Museum of the City of Volos: Historical Research and Development of innovative interactive content for the dissemination of knowledge”.

2013, "Hello, fishmongers! Any fresh fish today?", documentary film for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the "Fishing Night" in Agria. Audiovisual production of LECAD, in the framework of the research program Thales - University of Thessaly: “DeMuCiV: Designing the Museum of the City of Volos: Historical Research and Development of innovative interactive content for the dissemination of knowledge”.

2012 - 2015, Design and production, in collaboration with Daphne Tragaki and Nikos Vamvakas, of a series of videowalks involving the filming of an itinerary in the urban space, designed by inhabitants of the city of Volos. that invested it with lived experiences and memories. Audiovisual production of LECAD, in the framework of the research program Thales - University of Thessaly: “DeMuCiV: Designing the Museum of the City of Volos: Historical Research and Development of innovative interactive content for the dissemination of knowledge”.

2011, "Dimitris Mpiris", 2011, 40', Documentary film presenting the elective course "Architectural constructions", School of Architecture, NTUA. Production: LECAD, Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly. Presented at the exhibition "Tassos Mpiris-Dimitris Mpiris: Architecture. The interactive communication between application and teaching", Organisation: Mpenaki Museum - School of Architecture NTUA - Centre of Mediterrenian Architecture. NTUA Rectorial Building, March 28th-May 8th, 2011.

2008, «National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 170 years of service to Greek academic and social life». Documentary, Video DVCPro, 40' , Direction: Nikos anagnostopoulos, George Papakonstantinou, Production : FANTASIA for the UoA

2008, «One Vision, A world of opportunities, 60 years Fulbright in Greece». Documentary, Video DVCPro, 19' , Direction: George Papakonstantinou

2007 - 2008, "Me, my school, the world”, DVD-ROM title on the environmental education, Production: DEMEKAV, European Union program SB-MED.

2006 - 2007, "Volos: Exploring the city and its history”, DVD-ROM title on the cultural heritage, of the city of Volos, Production: DEMEKAV, inter-state program HERMES, in the context of the European Union program INTERREG III B – CADSES

2005 - 2006, "NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS, his life and work", DVD-ROM titlle on the life and work of the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis, Production: The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

2005, "Takis Zenetos, the Circular School", Documentary, Video SP, 25', Direction: George Papaconstantinou, Production: Cinergon, for ET-1, 1st prize for short documentary film, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, Mars 2005.  http://www.filmfestival.gr/docfestival/2006/index.php?page=filmdetails&ln=gr&box=greek&id=478

2003 - 2004, "HERAKLEION, the history of a city", DVD-ROM titlle on the history of the city of Herakleion, Crete, Production : The Municipality of Herakleion - best Cultural product in Moebius Greek Section  http://uoc-mmlab.blogspot.com/search/label/06.%20%22%CE%97%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BF%20%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%B1%20%CF%80%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B7%20%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%B1%20%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%22

2002, "Nikos Kessanlis, the Tail", , Documentary, Video SP, 45', Direction: George Papaconstantinou, Production: FANTASIA, for the ET-1 channel in Greece  http://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=d81fe41e-6c88-401d-a541-b682c5968aa3

2000, "Melina's Cube", Documentary, Video SP, 52', Direction: Thanos Anastopoulos, George Papaconstantinou, Production: FANTASIA, for the ET-1 channel in Greece

1998 - 2000, "MELINA", CD-ROM titlle on the life of the actress and politician Melina Merkouri, Production : The Greek Ministry of Culture, the Melina Merkouri Foundation - Nominated among the best European multimedia products for 2000, EuroPrix 2000 - Grand Prix and best Cultural product in Moebius Greek Section  http://www.melinamercourifoundation.org.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74&Itemid=121&lang=en

1997 - 1999, "Athens in the time of Pericles", CD-ROM title, Production: Hermes Publishing, CAID

1996, "When Chagall was worth less than a pound of potatoes: The travelogue of a collection, Documentary film, 35mm and video BETA SP, 70', (1996 ), Direction : George Papaconstantinou, George Zervas, Production: FANTASIA, George Papaconstantinou, Post Reality, Greek Film Centre. With the support of the European Program Action Plan 16:9, DG –X and the collaboration of the National Gallery of Athens. Documentary Film Award and Audio Mixing special Mention in the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, November 1996. Best Documentary State Prize for 1996, Greek Ministry of Culture. http://www.gfcdigital.gr/gfc/11287index.html?locale=en&l1=movie&id=11287  http://www.gfcdigital.gr/gfc/11287index.html?locale=en&l1=movie&id=11287

1995 - 1999, “Lefkada: Traditional construction systems” CD-ROM, and "BUILDING MEMORY" hypermedia environment data base in the context of a research program, in collaboration with ATRU, National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.).

1995, "Theater for the Children , A Journey from A to Z", 26:00, Documentary, Direction : G.Papaconstantinou, G.Zervas. An introduction to the Theater for Children having the structure of a vocabulary.

1993, “Quiz” Interactive educational application, in the context of the research program “Eurometrics”, European Community and Institute of Technological Research (ITE).

1992 - 1993, "City Reflections". A documentary series of thirteen 30 min episodes on the complexity and the different aspects of big cities, for ET1 (the Greek 1st state channel). Direction: G.Papakonstantinou, Th.Anastopoulos, S.Theodoraki. Awarded in the International Architectural Film Festival FIFAL, Bucarest, October 1994. The 13 episodes are: 01- Entrances to the city, 02- City`s praisal, the evolution of cities, 03- The center of the city, 04- The age of the city, change and preservation, 05- Under the city, 06- In search of the public space, public spaces and buildings, 07- Markets 08- City and industry, 09-City and technology, 10- Another view, 11- City spectacle-The  spectacle city-multi-spectacle, 12- Idoles metropolis, city and art, 13- The city lives no longer here, the ephemeral city of international exhibitions.  http://www.ert-archives.gr/V3/public/main/d--index-archive-search.aspx?q=%CE%95%CE%99%CE%94%CE%A9%CE%9B%CE%91+%CE%A4%CE%97%CE%A3+%CE%A0%CE%9F%CE%9B%CE%97%CE%A3

1992, "Traces of Light", 8:00, The specific role and the function of the light, during a day's course in a house. Presented during the "3d Apostoliki" exhibition, Nees Morfes Gallery, Athens.

1989 - 1990, Architectural paths, A documentary series of five 30 min episodes on Modern Greek post-war architecture for ET1 (the Greek 1st state channel). Direction in collaboration with Thanos Anastopoulos. Episodes` subjects: 01 The city, 02 Tradition and Modernity, 03 Views of Modernity I, Views of Modernity II, Drawing.  http://www.ert-archives.gr/V3/public/main/d--index-archive-search.aspx?q=%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%A7%CE%99%CE%A4%CE%95%CE%9A%CE%A4%CE%9F%CE%9D%CE%99%CE%9A%CE%9F%CE%99+%CE%94%CE%A1%CE%9F%CE%9C%CE%9F%CE%99

1986, Ce qui se passe quand il ne se passe rien, 16:50 St Sulpice square in Paris, based on a text of the French author G.Perec. A commentary on everyday life events that are supposed to be meaningless. An evolution from the real space to an imaginary one.

Other Teaching

2012 - 2015, PhD candidates supervisor, I-Node of the Planetary Collegium Research Centre , Plymouth University, director: Roy Ascott.

2009 - 2013, Has teached Representation Technologies at the Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly in the postgraduate program "Architectural Design - Symbioses". 

2005 - 2019, Teaching at the Master of “Information and Communications Technologies in Education” post graduate program of the Faculty of Early Childhood Education (TEAPI) of the University of Athens with the participation of: Department of Communication and Media University of Athens, Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly and the Department of Electronic Engineering of the Athens TEI. Courses: "The moving image as a means of expression and communication media" (2005-2008, in collaboration with Spyros Papadopoulos), "Praxis and application of the audiovisual language" (2005-2008 in cooperation with S.Papadopoulos, 2009-2016 in cooperation with the V.Kosmopoulos). (http://www.icte.ecd.uoa.gr/).

1999 - 2017, Teaching at the Department of Architecture, Polytechnic School of the University of Thessaly. 1999-2001: Adjunct academic stuff, 2001-2010 Assistant professor, 2010-2014 Associate professor and currently professor in “Architecture and Representation Technologies”. Teaches "Audiovisual  Representation and Image Processing Technologies", "City Audiovisual Representation", "Interactive Multimedia Design".

1998 - 2000, External collaborator in Digital Art Forms post graduate program of the Athens Fine Arts School (ASKT).

1998 - 2000, External collaborator of the Inter-departmental Master course: "Architecture - Space Design, Design-Space-Culture", Faculty of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens.

1997 - 2000, European Master in Multimedia and Audiovisual Business Administration (E..M.M.A.B.A). Organization: Department of Communication and Mass Media of the University of Athens, in collaboration with  ISC Saint Louis Bruxelles, Technopole Bruxelles, Université de Metz, Usine à  Images de Valenciennes, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro Vasco de Nuevas Profesiones, Kemi- Τorniο Polytechnic. 

 

Monographs-Books [3]

Multimedia design and production”, manual for the post graduate program “Graphic Design” of the Greek Open University (EAP), 1999, pp 296. http://media.eap.gr/images/stories/pdf/GTP61_B_Paragogi_kai_Schediasmos_Polimeson_F11332.pdf

Photography, Educational material for Adult Education Centers,  General Secretary of Public Education (IDEKE), Ministry of Education, 2004, pp. 2-44

Architectural projects and competitions publication in the Monography of Dimitris Issaias and Tassis Papaioannou, Architecture and Art in Greece Vol 26/ 1995: 1.  Multi- Use Building at Thivon Av, pp. 28-30. 2. Medical Equipment Industrial Building in Rafina, pp. 28-30. 3.  Nea Smyrni Town Hall, p. 42 4.  Heraklion Cultural Center, pp. 44-45. 5.  Holargos Urban Park, p.46

Book editing [3]

Co-Editor of the proceedings of the international Symposium "Museums in Motion", in collaboration with Stavros Alifragkis, Chrissa Papasarantou, University of Thessaly Press

Conference proceedings editing, in collaboration with V.Trova, K.Manolidis, University of Thessaly Editions/ FUTURA 2006.

Editor, in collaboration with N.Giannopoulos, N.Patiniotis, of the Catalogue of the 1st European Meeting for Art and New Technologies (ESTET), Athens: Estet, June 1990.

Chapters in edited volumes [7]

"Urban Cinematic Palimpsests: Moving Image Databases forthe City", in collaboration with Stavros Alifragkis (2017), in Cinematic Urban Geographies, Francois Penz and Richard Koeck (eds), Palgrave-Macmillan, New York, pp. 271-293

"Space narrations in the experimental cinema and the new media", in Architecture, City and Cinema: Metropolitan aspects in the digital era, Editor Eirini Stathi, Thanassis Rentzis, Athens, Smili 2017 (to be published).

"Τhe past of the future", in "Symbiosis: Architecture in the Era of Physical Civilizations and the Technical Nature", Zissis Kotionis, Tzirtzilakis(ed), Kastaniotis, Athens 2015, pp. 122-127. Publication on the occasion of the completion of four years of operation (2009-13) of the Post-graduate course, of the Departmnet of Architecture, UTH, entitled "Symbiosis".

«Cinéma architectural: La diffusion de l’espace de projection dans le tissu urbain», in collaboration with Olga Venetsianou, in Théoreme 76, Ville et Cinéma: espaces de projection, espaces urbainsIrène Bassière, Laurent Creton, Kira Kitsopanidou Roger Odin (dir),Revue de l'Institut de Recherche sur le cinéma et l'audiovisuel, IRCAVPresses Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, 2016, pp. 169-182

"Design as representation" in Keyboard Events: Architetcure and information, An Introduction to Physical Computing, aaron Coen, Agellos Floros eds, Athens: Futura 2012   «Ο σχεδιασμός ως αναπαράσταση» στο Δρώμενα Πληκτρολογίου: Αρχιτεκτονική και πληροφορία: Μια εισαγωγή στο Physical Computing, επιμ. Ααρών Kοέν, Άγγελος Φλώρος, Αθήνα: Futura 2012, p 84-87.

Chapter 16, "Multimodal urban experience fragments: creativity, transformation and reframing - thoughts on a musical - visual event", in collaboration with P.Kanellopoulos, M.Pourkos, E.Katsarou eds, Edition: Pre-school Education Department, University of Crete & Nissides editions, 2011, p 286-304.

"Video art in Greece : in search of an identity", catalogue of "Television y video de creacifin en la Comunidad Europea", Madrid Cultural Capital of Europe, November 1992, pp 218-225

Articles in scientific journals [9]

"Voyage around my screen, Voyage around with my screen: Space perception from physical, through digital, to hybrid", in International Journal of Arts and Technology (IJART) Jan 2017, Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp. 176-188

«Multimedia spatial organization: Towards a different type of cultural economy», Technoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research, Volume 9: 2&3, Special Issue technoetic Telos: Art, Myth and Media Part I, Roy Ascott, Katerina Karoussos eds, pp.315-320, Bristol: Intellect journals, 2011. http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Article,id=13268/

“Space Narration in Experimental Cinema”, Architektones, No 53 Greek Architects association Journal, September-October 2005, pp 69-71. http://www.sadas-pea.gr/old/ARXITEKTONES_53.pdf

“Audiovisual technologies as a both analysis and synthesis tool in architectural education”, En Volo, No 10, Summer 2003. The text is a re-edited version of the text presented at the 2d Panhellenic Conference for the Open and Distance Learning, Round Table on "The educational video - models of planning, production and educational use", organisation: Hellenic Open University, Patras, March 2003.

"Medical Equipment Industrial Building in Rafina", Architecture in Greece 25/1991, pp.150-153.

"Multi- Use Building at Thivon Av"., Architecture in Greece 20/1986, pp. 176-177

Heraklion Cultural Center, Architecture in Greece 19/1985, pp. 38-39

"Kifissia Town Hall", Architecture in Greece 12/1978, p. 262

"University of Athens Law School Building", Architecture in Greece 12/1978, pp. 247-8

Conference proceedings [19]

"Moving image databases and the city", in collaboration with Stavros Alifragkis, proceedings of the international Symposium "Museums in Motion", University of Thessaly Press

"An Audio-Visual Database for Post-war Architecture and the City in Greece", with S.Alifragkis, in C.T. Angelis, D. Fotiadis, and A.T. Tzallas (Eds.): AMBI-SYS 2013, LNICST 118, pp. 1--15. Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (2013), Springer, http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-04102-5_1

«Augmented Urban Landscapes: Reconstructing the Moving Image of Athens»,with S.Alifragkis, Conference proceedings of Hybrid City 2013: Subtle rEvolutions, 2nd International Biennial Conference, D.Charitos, I.Theona, D.Dragona, Ch.Rizopoulos, M.Meimaris (editors), University Research Institute of Applied Communication, Athens 2013, pp. 439-446.

«An audio-visual database fo rpost-war architecture and the city in Greece», with S.Alifragis, International Conference proceedings Bridging generations: interdisciplinarity and life stories in the 21st century. Oral history and life history approaches in the social sciences. Organized by the University of Thessaly (Department of History, Archeology and Social Anthropology, Department of Architecture, City of Volos, National Centre of Social Research, Volos, May 25-27, 2012. R.Van Boeschoten, T.Vervenioti, K.Mpada, P.Panatazis, E.Nakou, P.Hatzaroulia, EPI Editions, e-book, pp 97-110. http:// http://www.epi.uth.gr/index.php?page=publications

«Trails/ narrative and the trails of Narrative», with D.Tragaki,, International Conference proceedings Bridging generations: interdisciplinarity and life stories in the 21st century. Oral history and life history approaches in the social sciences. Organized by the University of Thessaly (Department of History, Archeology and Social Anthropology, Department of Architecture, City of Volos, National Centre of Social Research, Volos, May 25-27, 2012. R.Van Boeschoten, T.Vervenioti, K.Mpatha, P.Panatazis, E.Nakou, P.Hatzaroulia, EPI Editions, e-book, pp 97-110. http:// http://www.epi.uth.gr/index.php?page=publications1

«Narrating the cinematic city. Constructing filmic arguments», with S.Alifragkis, conference proceedings of Inter[Sections] 2013, School of Architecture, university of Porto, Portugal, Porto 2013, pp 441-458, electronic edition.

«À travers Le Corbusier: The architectural  trajectory», conference proceedings of  Vers, Contre L.C., 16+9 positions for the contemporaneity of  Le Corbusier, F.Giannis, I.Lykourioti, R.Fatsea eds, University of Thessaly Editions/ FUTURA 2010, pp. 150-159.

«Communication space, From canvas to screen», EUTIC 2007 Conference Proceedings, «Challenges and Uses of Information and Communication Technologies, Media and information diffusion: towards an open society» ed. M.Meimaris, D.Gouscos. Gutenberg, Athens 2008, Vol2, pp. 253-259. EUTIC2007_Papaconstantinou.pdf

Narration and Navigation in the 3d digital space, International Conference “Representation as a vehicle of architectural thought”, University of Thessaly, Futura, Athens, 2006, pp. 66-75.

“Interactive installations and the conception of space – An Introduction, 2d International Conference on Intelligent Environments, Institute of Engineering and Technology– ΙΕΤ). An introduction to the Chair Session “Interactive Installations and Space Conception”, Edition NTUA/ ONDEMANDSA, 2006, pp. 71-74. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=4197756&abstractAccess=no&userType=inst

The image-procedure and reality”, TOPIKA 11, Light-Image-Reality, Nissos Editions 2006, pp. 141-145.

«Screen Space: Navigation and Interactivity». 24th eCAADe (Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe), «Communicating Space(s)», Ed. V.Bourdakis, D.Charitos, Edition University of Thessaly/ eCAADe, Volos 2006, pp. 392-400.

Gesture and Program, changes in the images morphogenetic procedureTOPIKA 10, Usage Knowledge and New technologies, Humanities Studies Foundation, Nissos Editions, Athens 2005,pp. 185-194.

Composite Image, Production procedure and construction of reality”, TOPIKA 9 About construction, Nissos Editions, Athens 1996, pp. 399-406.

Iconographic Building and Urban Represenations and “Photorealistic iconography in architectural design”, "Multimedia applications in architecture", 1st Seminar on Informatics in Architecture, Cyprus Chamber of Architects, Nicosia, 1994.

“Composite Image”, Consortium for Graphic Information Technology Training in Europe (CITE), Agricultural Bank of Greece Editions, Athens 1992, pp. 112-116.

Educational and Research Applications Development in Hypermedia Environment in Building Construction and Technology History 20th Apple Hellenic University Consortium (Symposium of university developpers on Apple computers), Apple Editions, Athens1990.

"The artists' contribution to the development of image digital processing systems", contribution to the seminar "Digital Image Processing and Applications",  Infosystem 89, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Journal, February 1990.

«Narrating the cinematic city.  Constructing filmic arguments», with S.Alifragkis, Conference proceedings Inter[Sections] 2013, School of Architecture, University of Porto, Porto,  2013, pp. 441-458, electronic edition.

Exhibition catalogues [24]

Dimitris Issaias-Tassis Papaioannou, Architecture 1980-2010, Editor Andreas Giakoumakatos, Kastaniotis Editions, 2011. Publication with the occasion of the Exhibition "Dimitris Issaias-Tassis Papaioannou, 30 years of architectural creation", Pireos Str Mpenaki Museum, February 4th - March 6th 2011. Presentation of the Multi-use building at Peristeri (pp 34-35) and the Rafina Medical Tools Industrial building (pp. 37-38).

Presentation of the undregraduate courses of the Department of Architecture, implying new technologies, Catalogue of Visions, International Festival of Architecture and Media, Florence, Italy, July 9-17th 2009, p. 161.

Presentation of the documentary “Takis Zenetos, the Circular School”, catalogue of the International Documentary Festival “Images of 21st century”, March 2006, Thessaloniki

Presentation of the documentary “Takis Zenetos, the Circular School”, catalogue of the International Documentary Festival Ecofilm, June 2006, Rhodes, Greece.

Presentation of the documentary “Nikos Kessanlis: The queue”, catalogue of  International Documentary Festival “Images of 21st century”, March 2002, Thessaloniki.

Presentation of the documentary “Nikos Kessanlis: The queue”, catalogue of International Documentary Festival of Kalamata, Greece, February 2001, Kalamata.

Presentation of the CD-Rom “Melina Mercouri” nominated for the “European Culture Transfer to the Digital World” category, EuroPrixMultimediaArt2000 catalogue, Frankfurt International Book Fair, February 2001, pp. 76-77.

Presentation of the documentary “When Chagall was worth less than a pound of potatoes, the travelogue of a collection”, catalogue of the International Biennale of Art Films, Pompidou Cultural Centre, Paris, December 1998.

Presentation of the documentary “When Chagall was worth less than a pound of potatoes, the travelogue of a collection”, catalogue of the Liege Film Festival, Belgium, October 1998.

Presentation of the documentary “When Chagall was worth less than a pound of potatoes, the travelogue of a collection”, catalogue of the 42d Film Festival of Cork, Ireland, October 1997.

Presentation of the documentary “When Chagall was worth less than a pound of potatoes, the travelogue of a collection”, catalogue of the 8th Documentary Film Festival of Marseille «VuesurlesDocs», June 1997, p. 67.

Presentation of the documentary “When Chagall was worth less than a pound of potatoes, the travelogue of a collection”, catalogue of the 10th Film Festival “Cinema and reality”, Athens French Institute, February 1997.

Presentation of two episodes of the documentary series “City Reflections”,    catalogue of the 6th Film Festival “Cinema and reality”, Athens French Institute, February 1997.

Presentation of the documentary “When Chagall was worth less than a pound of potatoes, the travelogue of a collection”, catalogue of the International Cinema Festival of Thessaloniki”, November 1996.

Presentation of the interactive educational application “Quiz”, catalogue of the “Eurometrics 93, the dissemination of technical culture” Exhibition, Athens 1996, pp. 44-48.

Presentation of the documentary “Under the City” from the series City Reflections, catalogue of the International Architectural Film Festival (FIFAL ), Bucarest, Roumania, October 1994.

Presentation of the documentary series “City Reflections”, catalogue of the Best European Television Programs (URTI), January 1994.

Presentation of two episodes of the documentary series “City Reflections”, catalogue of European Program “Euro-Aim Donostia” Screenings, Spain, June1994

Presentation of 4 episodes of the documentary series “City Reflections”,catalogue of the 1993 Chicago International Architecture and Design Film Festival", UIA World Congress, Chicago, August1993.

Presentation of the episode “Under the city” of the documentary series “City Reflections”, catalogue of the International Architectural Films Festival of Graz, Austria, December 1993.

Electronic arts and the Greek experience”, Catalogue of the European Meeting for Art and New Technologies (ESTET), June 1990.

'From the image-object ti the image-procedure", article in the catalogue of the Video-Art Festival, Thessaloniki, October 1987.

Presentation of video-art film “Espace Inutile”, catalogue of International Festival of Experimental Video AVE87, Arnhem, Holland, November 1987.

Presentation of video-art film “Montée, la lumière”, leaflet of the exhibition «L'aventure Le Corbusier», Georges Pompidou Centre, Paris, November1987.

Others [3]

“Image and procedure: Why new technologies are not a new way of constructing art works but a new system of reference”, To Bima, Special edition for the International Exhibition Outlook, October 19th 2003.

“The city in the mid-war cinema and the cinema of the city”, Kyriakatiki Avgi, 7-2-2002, the text is an intervention in the Conference “The City in Literature and Cinema”, organized by the Greek Book Centre in 2002.

“The Athens Issue”, presentation of “Athens-Capital 2000” planning projects, Anti no 155, 4-7-1980, Athens, pp. 37-39.

Meetings-Conferences

2015,  "Pre-Cinema Narrative Devices: The emergence of the spectator’s society in the industrial era", key note speech in the International Conference "Re-Designing Interactive Art", Extended Arts-XARTS 2015, organisation Dpt of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Hermoupolis, July 10-11, 2015.

2015«Creation of Innovative Interactive Environments of Urban Pattern Representation», in collaboration with Spyros Papadopoulos, Vassilis Bourdakis, "Mediterranean Cities Networks Conference: Relationships and Comparisons departing from museum of the City of Volos», organisation: Department of Architecture, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, in the framework of the research program Thales - DeMuCiV, Saturday April 4th 2015

2014,  «Location-aware storyscapes: experiencing alternative urban cartographies», in collaboration with Daphne Tragaki, Digital Storytelling International  Conference, Digital Storytelling in Times of Crisis, organisation: New technologies in Communication, Education and Mass Media Laboratory and the Institute of Applied Communication of the University of Athens, Athens, May 8-10, 2014. 

2013,  «A Digital Audio-Visual Archive for the Greek Cinematic City, 1950-2010», with S.Alifragkis, International Conference Cinematic Urban Geographies, organisation: Research center CRASSH, Departments of arts, humanities and socialsciences, October 3-4 Cambridge, 2013.

2013,  «Audiovisual Databases as Narrative Mechanisms: Pilot Prototype for a Digital Archive of Moving Image Works on Post-War Architecture and the City in Greece», with S.Alifragkis, Contemporary Greek Film Cultures Conference 2013, Hellenic Centre, London, July 5-6, 2013.

2013,  «Augmented Urban Landscapes: Reconstructing the Moving Image of Athens»,with S.Alifragkis, Hybrid City 2013: Subtle rEvolutions, 2nd International Biennial Conference, organisation: University Research Institute of Applied Communication, University of Athens,  May 23-25  2013.

2013,  «Narrating the cinematic city. Constructing filmic arguments», with S.Alifragkis, Inter[Sections] 2013, organisation: School of Architecture, University of Porto, Porto, September 11-13, 2013.

2013,  «Urban Narrations as Soundscape: Creating Alternative Cartographies of the City», with Daphne Tragaki,  International Conference Echopolis Sound Days 2013, sounds noise and music for re-thinking sustainable city and econeighborhood, organisation: international union SDMed, September 29  – October 3, Athens, 2013.

2013,  «Voyage around my screen, Voyage around with my screen, Space perception from physical, through digital, to hybrid», XARTS 2013, International Conference on Extended Arts: From Virtual to Real, organisation: Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of Aegean, Hermoupolis, July 20-21 2013.

2012,  "Urban Soundscapes as an auditive place identity: social, historic and functional characteristics" and "De.Mu.Ci.V. Designing the Museum of the City of Volos: historic research and development of innovative interactive applications" with I.Pentazou and V.Bourdakis [in Greek] at the 1st Pan-Hellenic Conference on Place Marketing and Branding, IDEA/TOPOS 2012, organized by the Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Volos, 30 March-1 April 2012. http://www.ideatopos.org/    

2012,  «Artistic expression and the vision of the era: cultural and ideological determinations», Symposium on "Traveling In Time Through Art: Creativity in/as education", Organized by Athanasakeion Archaeological Museum of Volos and the University of Thessaly (Museum Research and Education Laboratory, Department of Pre-school Education, and the Lab of Environmental Communication and Audiovisual Documentation (LECAD),Department of Architecture). http://www.arch.uth.gr/el/activities/237

2012,  «Multimedia spatial organization: towards a different type of cultural economy» in the International Symposium Techoetic Telos: Art,  Myth and Media, Organization: Roy Ascott, Katerina Karoussos, Planetary Collegium of Plymouth University, http://www.planetary-collegium.net/.  Participation in the PhD directing seminar by Mike Fuller, Head of Graduate School, Plymouth University.  I-Node, Kefallonia, April 30d - May 2d, 2012.

2012,  «Trails/ narrative and the trails of Narrative», with d.Tragaki, and «An audio-visual database fo rpost-war architecture and the city in Greece», with S.Alifragis, International Conference Bridging generations: interdisciplinarity and life stories in the 21st century. Oral history and life history approaches in the social sciences. Organized by the University of Thessaly (Department of History, Archeology and Social Anthropology, Department of Architecture, City of Volos, National Centre of Social Research, Volos, May 25-27, 2012. http://extras.ha.uth.gr/oralhistory/en/

2011,  Participation in the round table “Art in Public Space – Poetics or Politics, Chronicles of public space in Europe” (L’art dans l’espace public –Poétique où politique? Chroniques de l’espace public en Europe: Crises, évolutions, mutations et réinventions d’un début de siècle). Organisation: Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre – Collège d’Espagne – Maison Heinrich Heine – Fondation Ηellénique – Fondation Suisse, Paris, April 6th, 2011.

2011,  Participation to the International Symposium on Electronic Art ISEA 2011, organization: Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts. Participation to the Workshop “Supporting a network of excellence in interactive art”, representing LECAD and intervention with the subject "Spatial structure and representation in interactive multimedia"Laboratory, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2011.   http://isea2011.sabanciuniv.edu/workshop/supporting-network-excellence-interactive-art

2011,  Presentation of the interactive multimedia title “herakleion, the history of a city” in the creative workshop «Serious Games Development Insights, Implementation», Organisation: Multimedia Laboratory, NTUA, June 27th –July 1st 2011. 

2011,  «Ear  to  the city, The Urban Soundscape Pilot Data  Base of Palia, Volos» in the 2011 World Forum for Acoustic Ecology «Crossing listening paths», organisation WFAE and Ionian University, Corfu, October 2011.  http://www.akouse.gr/wfae2011/index.html

2011,  «Space organization taxonomy and diegetic qualities: from the board games to the video games» in the 6th World Congress of the International Toy Research “Toys and Learning in Different Cultures”, organization: International Toy Research Association (ITRA), Bursa, Turkey, July 2011.  http://www.toyscongress2011.org/default.asp?sayfa=kabul

2011,  “City Soundscape and the 21st century flâneur” in the Symposium “Hybrid City”. Organisation: University Research Institute of Applied Communication (ΕΠΙΕΕ), National and Kapodistrian Univeristy of Athens in collaboration with the New Technologies Laboratory, Department of Communication and Mass Media, Action “Global Gateway” of the research program “Civil Society Dialogue - Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture”, financed by the European Union, Athens, March 4-5th 2011.

2010,  “Audiovisual language in the beginning of 21st century: Convergences and Hybridizations” in the International Conference “The importance of Audiovisual Education”, organized by the Hellenic Cinema Academy and the Onassis Scholar’s Association, Athens November 19-20th 2010.

2009,  Direction of Workshop 5 and intervention, in collaboration with O.Venetsianou, “Architectural cinema: projection in the urban pattern” in the International Conference “Ville et cinema: projection spaces, urban spaces” organised by the University Paris 3 – New Sorbonne, Laboratory of New Technologies in Communication, Panteion University of Athens and Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH), Paris , Athens, November 2009.

2009,  Participation in the 40th IASA World Congress (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives- IASA), representing LECAD Laboratory of the Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly. Organisation: IASA and Hellenic National Audiovisual Archive, Athens, September 21-22d 2009.

2009,  Participation, representing LECAD, in the f2f (file to factory) International Meeting of the European Program “The Design + Fabrication of Innovative Forms in a Continuum”. Organisation: School of Architecture of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Chania, September 4-5th, 2009.

2008,  Intervention with the topic “Design as Representation: The use of metaphor and multimodality in Architecture” and organization, with P.Kanellopoulos, of the workshop “Traces – of the city – people’s traces – sounds felt” at the “Lived Experience, metaphor and multimodality: Implications in communication, education, learning and knowledge” International Interdisciplinary Conference, Crete University, Rethymnon, October 2008. 

2008,  Interventions:  “Early Animation Toys”and “Inventing constrains: game design and the making of architectural objects”, with V.Trova, I.Lykourioti, in the 5th World Congress “Toys and Culture” organised by the International Toy Research Association (ITRA), Nauplie, July 2008. 

2008,  “Game as a ideas production cycle in design” in collaboration with V.Trova, I.Lycourioti, in the Meeting “Child and Game, Aspects and Materiality”, organisation: Pre-School Education Department of the University of Thessaly, Volos, May 2008.

2007,  Participation in the International Conference “The importance of Audiovisual Education”, organized by the Hellenic Cinema Academy and the Onassis Scholar’s Association. Intervention: “Audiovisual language in the beginning of 21st century: Convergences and Hybridizations”, Athens November 19-20th 2010.

2007,    Participation in the Summer School Animart 07, Education and Training on Animation techniques, organization: European Animation Center, Monodendri, July 2007. Intervention: “Visual machines and synthesis of movement”.

2007,   “Theatrality and human-computer communication” in the 12th Topika Workshop, Cythera, September 2007.

2007,  «Communication space, From canvas to screen»  in the International Colloquium EUTIC 2007 “Challenges and Uses of ICT, Media and Information diffusion: towards an open society”, Organisation: New Technologies Laboratory in Communication, Education and the Mass Media, University of Athens, Athens November 2007. 

2006,  Organisation and coordination of the Chair Session on “Interactive Installations and Space Conception” 2d Intelligent Environments International Conference, organization: Institution of Engineering and Technology – ΙΕΤ, School of Architecture, NTUA and School of Science and Technology, Greek Open University (EAP), Athens, July 2006.  http://conferences.theiet.org/ie06/space.htm

2006,  «Screen Space: Navigation and Interactivity», 24th International Conference eCAADe  (Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural  Design in Europe), «Communicating Space(s)», Organized by the University of Thessaly and  eCAADe, Vols, September 6-8, 2006.

1993,  Organisation of a Conference on Electronic Art and Education, French Institute of Athens and Focus School of Photography. Coordination of a round table on “Art and Technology” with the participation of Don Foresta, Anna Kafetsi, Thodoros, Thanassis Rentzis and Takis Zerdevas, French Institute of Athens, November 1993.

Exhibitions

2001,  EuroPrix Multimedia Art 2000 competition, Frankfurt International Book Fair, February  2001. Presentation of "Melina Mercouri", CD-ROM titlle on the life of the actress and politician Melina Merkouri, Production : The Greek Ministry of Culture, the Melina Merkouri Foundation. Short-listed (2d among 102 participations) in the "European Culture Transfer" best European multimedia products for 2000 category. Special mention for usability.

2000,  Participation to the 2d International Film and New Media for Art Festival "e-phos". Participation in the jury of the International Video Competition.

1999, Participation in 1999 manifestation  «Jetty-Invitation» during the International Film Festival of Thessaloniki. Presentation of the inteactive installation "Through the Costakis Collection", in collaboration with D.Papalexopoulos, T.Kyriakoulakos.

1999,   Participation to the 2d International Film and New Media for Art Festival "e-phos". Participation in the  forum «Internet art».

1998, Liege Film festival, Belgium, October 1998. Presentation of the documentary film "When Chagal was worth less than a pound of potatoes".

1998, International Art Film Biennale, Pompidou Centre,  Paris, France, december 1998. Presentation of the documentary film "When Chagal was worth less than a pound of potatoes".

1997, 6th festival of Cinema and Reality, organisation: General Secretary of Public Education, French Institute of Athens, february 1997. Presentation of two episodes of the documentary series "City Reflexions". 

1997,  10th Documentary Film festival "Cinema and Reality", organisation: General Secretary of Public education, Athens French Institute, February 1997. presentation of the documentary film "When Chagal was worth less than a pound of potatoes".

1997, 8th International Documentary Film Festival of Marseille «VuesurlesDocs», June 1997. presentation of the documentary film "When Chagal was worth less than a pound of potatoes".

1997, Exhibition "Contemporary Industrial Buildings", organisation: Hellenic Architecture Institute and Athens Municipal Centre, Cultural centre DEFA, September 1997. Presentation of the Medical Equipment Industrial Building in Rafina.

1997, 42th Documentary Film festival in Corc, Ireland, October 1997. presentation of the documentary film "When Chagal was worth less than a pound of potatoes".

1997, 8th International Documentary Film Meeting Amascultura, Portugal, November 1997. Presentation of the documentary film "When Chagal was worth less than a pound of potatoes".

1996,  International Film Festival of Thessaloniki, November 1996. Presentation of the documentary "When Chagal was worth less than a pound of potatoes". Best documentary award and Special sound quality mention.

1994, Euro-Aim Donostia Screenings, Spain, June 1994, presentation of two episodes of the documentary series "City Reflexions".

1994, International Architectural Film festival FIFAL in Boucarset, Roumany, October 1884. Presentation of the episode "Under the city" of the documentary series "City Reflexions".The episode was awarded.

1994, Exhibition "Eurometrics 93", The dissemination of technical civilisation in Greece". Presentation of the interactive application "Quiz", Athens 1994.

1993, International Architectural Film Festival in Graz, Austria, december 1993. Presentation of the episode "Under the city" from the documentary series "City Reflexions".

1993, The 1993  Chicago International Architecture and Design Film Festival", Chicago, August 1993. presentation of four episodes of the documentary series "City Reflexions".

1992, Participation to the Video-Art Festival, Koules, Herakleion Crete, August 1992. Presentation of "Espace Inutile".

Public lectures

2012,  Participation in the Round table "Industrial City: social realism, mystery and the limits of representation", Dickens on Screen, Athens British Council in collaboration with the Greek Film Archive, the Thessaloniki Film Festival and the National Book Centre of Greece, Athens April 2d, 2012.

2012,  Presentation, with S.Alifragis, of the film "Man with the movie camera" by Dgiga Vertov. Representation Politics Seminar, Political Science and Sociology Postgraduate Program, Department of political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, March 3d 2012.

Committees

2015,  Participation in the Organising Committee of the International Symposium "Museums in Motion", Volos, July 3-4, 2015

2013,  Scientific Committee member XARTS 2013, International Conference on Extended Arts: From Virtual to Real, organisation: Departmnet of Object and Systems Design Engineering, Hermoupolis, July 20-21 2013.

2012,  Organization of an exhibition, a Symposium and a workshop on "Travelling in Time through Art", outcome of  the collaboration betweenthe Athanasakeion Archaeological Museum of Volos and the University of Thessaly (Museum Research and Education Laboratory, Department of Pre-school Education, and the Lab of Environmental Communication and Audiovisual Documentation (LECAD),Department of Architecture).

2012,  Participation in the organization of the International Conference Bridging generations: interdisciplinarity and life stories in the 21st century. Oral history and life history approaches in the social sciences. Organized by the University of Thessaly (Department of History, Archeology and Social Anthropology, Department of Architecture, City of Volos, National Centre of Social Research, Volos, May 25-27, 2012.  http://extras.ha.uth.gr/oralhistory/en/

2012,  Participation in the organization of the Oral History Workshop by Rob Perks, National Life Stories, British Library, London , UK, Toby Butler, University of EastLondon, UK, and Riki van Boeschoten, University of Thessaly. Organized by the University of Thessaly (Department of History, Archeology and Social Anthropology, Department of Architecture), City of Volos, National Centre of Social Research, Volos, May 25-27, 2012. http://extras.ha.uth.gr/oralhistory/en/

2012,  Supervisor of the workshop ‘’Cultural Analytics: Visualizing large image collections”,  Telemadic: Reframed cultural patterns Seminar, Organized by the Ι-Node of the Planetary Collegium - Plymouth University, Athens School of Fine Arts, Delfi, October 22d - November 5th, 2012.

2012,    Member of the Scientific Committee and paper reviewer at the 1st Pan-Hellenic Conference on Place Marketing and Branding, IDEA/TOPOS 2012, organized by the Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Volos, 30 March-1 April 2012. http://www.ideatopos.org/

2011,  Participation in the Scientific Committee and paper reviewerof the 6th EuropeanConferenceonGamesBasedLearning- ECGBL2011. Organisation: New Technologies in Education and Education and the Mass Media Laboratory, Communication and Mass Media Department, University of Athens, October 20-21 2011. 

2010,    Organisation, in collaboration with F.Giannisi, of the «In Situ Poetry» Workshop, organisation: Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly, Paou Monastery, September 6-12th 2010.

2009,    Participation to the Jury of the International Animation Short Films Competition, 4th Athens ANIMFEST, Organisation: European Animation Film Centre, Athens, April, 2009. 

2007,  Paper reviewer in the 3d International Intelligent EnvironmentsConferenc, organization: Institution of Engineering and Technology - ΙΕΤ), Ulm, Germany, September 2007.

2006,  Participation in the Organisation Committee of the 24th International Conference eCAADe (Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe), «Communicating Space(s)», University of Thessaly, Volos, September 6-8th, 2006.

2005,  Organisation of the International Conference “Representation as a Vehicle of Architectural Thought”, Department of Architectural Engineering of the University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, October 21-22d, 2005.

2004,    Organisation, in collaboration with V.Trova, I.Lycourioti, G.Traganou, of a three-day Workshop of Architectural Design on “Architectural games: Spatial Construction of Meaning and Architectural Design”, Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly, May 28-30, 2004.

1990,    Member of the Organisation Committee (with N.Giannopoulos, N.Patiniotis) of the ESTET European Meeting on Art and New Technologies, under the Auspices of the European Community, Athens, July 23-28th, 1990. Presentation of contemporary video art in Europe. Organization of a Symposium on “Electronic Arts and Communication” and a Panorama of video-art installations in 5 art galleries in Athens.  http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5r9ie_1st-estet-short-cut-3-making-of_news#rel-page-2

2006, The documentary film "Takis Zenetos, the Circular School" was awarded with the 1st prize of the public for short documentary film, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, Mars 2006.

2005, The DVD-ROM title "HERAKLEION, the history of a city" won the best Cultural product award in the Greek Section of the Prix Moebius  des Multimédia Competition for 2006.

2001, The CD-Rom title "Melina Mercouri" was awarded with the Special Prize of the Jury at the 9th Möbius des Multimédias International Competition, Bejing, China, November 2001.

2001, The multimedia title "Melina Mercouri" was nominated among the best European multimedia products for 2000, EuroPrix Multimedia Art 2000, in the category "European civilisation transfer in the digital world", (2d among 102 participations with a special mention in usability). Presentation at the Frankfurt International Book Fair, February 2001. http://news.in.gr/culture/article/?aid=241360

2001, The multimedia title "Melina Mercouri" won the Grand Prix and best Cultural product prizes in the 9th Möbius des Multimédias Greek Section for 2000.

1997, The documentary film "When Chagall was worth less than a pound of potatoes, the travelogue of a collection" won the Best Documentary State Prize for 1996, Greek Ministry of Culture.

1996, The documentary film "When Chagall was worth less than a pound of potatoes, the travelogue of a collection" won the Documentary Film Award and Audio Mixing Special Mention in the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, November 1996.

1994, The documentary film "Under the city" of the series "City Reflections" was awarded in the International Architectural Film Festival FIFAL, Bucarest, October 1994.

1994, The documentary series "City Reflections" (1992-4) was included in the catalogue of the best european broadcast programs URTI, January 1994.

1994, The documentary series "City Reflections" (1992-4) was selected for the Architecture Film Festival, Chicago 1993 International Biennale, Chicago, USA, July - August 1993. Four episodes of the series are included in the permanent collection of Chicago Atheneum Museum of Architecture.

1987, The mixed uses building at Thivon Avenue (in collaboration with D.Issaias and T.Papaioannou, was awarded with the 1987 Prize of Applied Architecture Competition of the Ministry of Public Works and Environment.

1983, Architectural competition for the Cultural Centre of Herakleion, Crete, Mention, in collaboration with the architects D.Issaias, A.Mourelatos, T.Papaioannou, M.Philipopoulou and th civil eng. Y.Kouvopoulos.

1982, Municipal Park of Holargos, Athens architectural competition, 3d Prize, in collaboration with the architects D.Issaias, A.Mourelatos, T.Papaioannou, M.Philipakopoulou and the civil eng. Y.Kouvopoulos.

1980, Architectural competition for the Town Hall of Nea Smyrni, Athens, Mention, in collaboration with the architects D.Issaias, d.Mpiris, T.Mpiris, T.Papaioannou and the civil eng. Y.Kouvopoulos.

1978, POSME, Secondary Education Multiple School of Agrinion, 3d Prize, as a collaborator of the architectural office OTOME.

1977, Kifissia Town Hall architectural competiton: 3d Prize, in collaboration with the architetcs D.Issaias, T.Papaioannou, D.Papalexopoulos, E.Strousopoulou and the civil eng. Y.Kouvopoulos.

1977, Athens Cultural Centre architectural competition: Mention, as a collaborator of the architectural office OTOME.

1977, Athens University Law School Building architectural competition: 3d Prize, as a collaborator of the architetcural office OTOME.