Ioanna Sotiriou studies the impact of global information systems on architectural thinking and production. Her work spans from strictly technical to purely absurd and speculative, including projects related to provoking errors in LiDAR scans, a digital cemetery for cold data, and an advanced interferometer for detecting gravitational waves in space. Her projects have been exhibited, published, and awarded in the US, Europe, and Australia. She holds an M.Arch. from UC Berkeley, a Certificate in New Media from BCNM, and a Diploma in Architectural Engineering from the University of Thessaly. In 2019, she played a pivotal role in the creation of Butlr, a tech startup in the Bay Area, working on the development of spatial AI technologies, where she currently serves as the Head of Marketing & Design.
 

The proliferation of information systems has given rise to phenomena of space internalization
and the "erasure of distances", both of which have formed a narrative around the
“disappearance of architecture”. Central to this discourse is the emergence of the built
environment as a “browsable" topos where technology compresses physical places into
seamless flows of accessible information. In this context, concepts such as “familiarity” and
“temporality” change, while the way these changes affect individuals’ behaviors could benefit
from further exploration.

The proposed doctoral dissertation aims to examine the influence of information systems on
contemporary architectural production and representation. Specifically, it wishes to investigate
how these systems affect individuals' perception of architectural time and space, as well as their
resulting behaviors, focusing on emerging dwelling practices. To do so, it will first conduct
ethnographic research in two locations, the Bay Area, CA and Athens, Greece, with the aim of
documenting the impact of information systems on practices of labor and care, and how these
are manifested in regards to the dwelling experience and space.

By analyzing behavior patterns, individual profiles, and global archetypes generated within this
reality, the research will produce a database to be used towards the formulation of a theory of
"informated space" and the "interspatial subject”. The study will enhance its findings by
contextualizing them within the framework of architectural theory from the late 20th century until
today. Finally, it will conduct original research on architectural representational methods that

integrate performativity and temporality as fundamental components of architectural design.  

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