Anthi Kosma is an architect whose research focuses on drawing as exploration, as a means of sentimental expression, embodied experience, and poetic force through improvisation.

Education

PhD (with distinction Sobresaliente Cum Laude and Honorable Mention, 2014)
Projecting via Drawing: A phenomenological approach on the birth stage of a project. A study of two architectural cultures.

Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM), Technical University of Madrid (UPM).
Supervisors: Francisco Javier Seguí de la Riva (Professor) & Paloma Úbeda Mansilla (As. Prof.), ETSAM, UPM.

DEA, Master of Research (2008)
PhD Academic Program 320ª: Drawing, History and Construction.
Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM), Technical University of Madrid (UPM).

Architect Engineer (Grade: Excellent, 8.70/10, 2005), Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), Greece.

 

Teaching Experience

External Professor
2019–Present: School of Architecture, University of Thessaly, (Volos-Greece).

Introduction to Architecture I & II, 300 hours, 12 ECTS.

Architectural Design V-VII: Building and Building Program (AS14043), 300 hours, 12 ECTS.

Special Representational Issues (OA0804), 75 hours, 3 ECTS.

2022–2023: School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, (Greece).

Informatics [Mandatory].

Special Topics in Informatics, 5th & 7th Semester [Elective].

2017–2018: Department of Architectural Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, (Greece).

Digital Representations and Multimedia I [Optional Course], 30 hours, 4 ECTS.

Theory and Critique of Architecture and Art II [Optional Course], 30 hours, 4 ECTS.

Mentor
2008–2012: School of Architecture of Madrid, Technical University of Madrid, (Spain).

DAEG I & II: Advanced Drawing and Graphic Interpretation I & II, 30 hours, 5 ECTS.

DN: Life Drawing, 30 hours, 10 ECTS.

PhD Advisor
2020–Present: Transart Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, School of Art and Design. PhD Creative Research.

 

Prizes

2025/11 3^rd Prize "Architectural Competition of Ideas for the design of the new Municipal Market of Agia Marina in Ioannina and its integration into the urban landscape", (Group: Apostolidis Kostas 33,3%, Varkarolis Kosmas 33,3%, Kosma Anthi, 33,3%).

12/2015: Honourable Mention, PhD Thesis Committee, ETSAM, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

05/2011: 1rst Prize, Collective Housing Competition “Parcela 6.2 Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles II”, Madrid, Spain (Group: N+10).

06/2011: 5th Selected Project, Europan 11 Competition, Alcorcón, Spain (Group: N+10).

 

Scholarships

2010–2013: PhD Scholarship, State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), Greece.

2007–2009: Postgraduate Studies Abroad Scholarship, Fundación Triantafilidis, Greece.

2005–2006: Graduate Engineers Scholarship, Technical Chamber of Greece.

2002–2003: Best Student Award, IKY & Technical Chamber of Greece (Academic Year 2002–2003).

Publications

Articles (peer-reviewed journals)

1. Kosma, A., (Forthcoming). Drawing Beyond the Human: Traces and Graphic Gestures in a Posthuman Language, Entanglements: Journal of Posthumanities. West Bengal 

2. Kosma, A. 2025. Touching Earth: Drawing as Intra-action and Entanglement in Here, Down Below. BBDS - Black Book: Drawing and Sketching, 6(1), 16–33.  https://journals.wisethorough.com/index.php/BBDS/article/view/1176   

3. Kosma, A., 2022. Drawing Process as Loss and Lost Time.TRACEY  https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/TRACEY/article/view/2884

4. Kosma, A., 2019. Εξώφυλλο και εικονογράφιση για το επιστημονικό περιοδικό Αnuario de Εspacios Urbanos: Historia, Cultura y Diseño  ISSN: 2448-8828. No. 26 Enero-Diciembre de 2019 http://espaciosurbanos.azc.uam.mx/in- dex.php/principal/issue/viewIssue/39/66

5. Kosma, A., 2017. Del dibujo al dibujar. Cambios generacionales, metamorfosis y aperturas de un término. Revista ArteOficio, 12(12).

6. Kosma, A., 2015. Cuerpo arrítmico. La práctica de dibujar en una descripción sin lugar. Prácticas cronotópicas Chronotopic Practices 3 HIPO, p.14.

7. Kosma, A., 2014. Drawing Dromologies. LEA, Leonardo Electronic Almanac, Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology. (LEA is an MIT and Leonardo/ISAST publication).

8. Kosma, A., 2013. Manos en improvisación. HipoTesis Serie Alfabética, (16), pp.1-10.

Chapter in Collective Volumes

1. Kosma,A.(Forthcoming). Drawing as a sentimental writing.InT.Bowen&T. Berg (Eds.), Lines of Inquiry: Methodologies in Drawing and Education. IntellectBooks.

2. Kosma, Anthi (Forthcoming).Book Section, Fissures In: Favaretto, Lara, (ed.) Prospective Lexicon:. RIBCO (Riga Biennial of Contemporary Art), Riga. ISBN

3. Kosma, Anthi (Forthcoming).Material Imagination in Speculative Bio-Design: Architectural Theories and Pedagogies. ιn Bio-Design for Living Futures Symposium Proceedings. Barcelona 15-16 October  2025. Springer

4. Kosma, A. (Forthcoming). The spontaneous art of Chloris and the posthumanist sidewalks. In Art, Erotism, Ecology in Conference Proceedings. NTUA, Sorbonne, Athens 15-16 May 2024. Michelis Foundation Editions.

5 Kosma, A., Thinking Like a Mountain: Entanglement and Performativity for a Posthuman Architectural Propaedeutic, in Edumeet Ecotopías. IV International Conference of Architecture and Transdisciplinarity. in Conference Proceedings. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. ISBN 978-84-09-71786-6. https://doi.org/10.20868/UPM.book.89059. 2024 27-28 Nov 2024. 196-207 https://oa.upm.es/89059/

6. Kosma, A.  WaterDiaries, inWomanCaseIII: Συμβάν Επιτελεστικές Διαλέξεις. Επιμέλεια καταλόγου: Ελένη Τζιρτζιλάκη, Ανθή Κοσμά, Επιμέλεια κειμένων: Μπία Παπαδοπούλου.  46-51

7.  Kosma,A.,2022.“Asentimentalstudioandthepowerofmaking: Adistance learning workshop on representations”,inAFocusonPedagogy: Teaching, Learning andResearchintheModernAcademy.AMPS, UniversityofKassel, BallState,Bea- conhouseNationalUniversity: proceedings series 28.2, ISSN2398-9467p.p.261-269.

8.  Kosma, A., Panagiotopoulou, V., Theodorou, 2022. K. “E-Monoia” digital map and the song of the sirens”, in (IN)TANGIBLE HERITAGE(S): Design, culture and technology – past, present, and future. University of Kent: AMPS proceedings series 29.1., ISSN 2398-9467 p.p. 430-437.

12. Kosma A, Martella F. “Stenáchoro [tight-space=distress]: Social and physical boundaries in the pandemic era.”inUbranCorporis:Unexpected.pp.54-65.Anteferma Edizioni,2020.

13. Kosma, A., 2019. Melanies-hematomas//Μελανιές. Τετράδια Εικαστικής Ψυχοθεραπείας. Τεύχος#7. https://urlzs.com/aiXe9

14. Kosma,A.,2017.Diagrammatic Narratives:GraphicFieldsofRuptureandCa- tastrophe.In Architectural and Urban Reflections After Deleuze and Guattari.USA: Rowman & Littlefield, p.p.243-249.

15. Kosma, A., 2018. Υβριδικός αστικός σχεδιασμός και πολεοδομία ανοιχτού κώδικα. Στο Πρακτικά Πανελλήνιου Συνεδρίου «Αστική Ανάπλαση και Ανάπτυξη: Πολιτισμός–Τουρισμός–ΑγοράΑκινήτων».ΠανεπιστημιακέςεκδόσειςΘεσσαλίας, p.p.333-346.

16. Kosma,A.,2018.Spacing by Trace: Four Events of an Out-of-Place Experience.In InterveningSpaces: Recapitalization and the Body.TheNetherlands:KoninklijkeBrill, pp.220-235.

17.  Kosma,A.,2017.Negarenlaeradelrendimientoydelapositividad.InVacío, sustracciónysilencio.Madrid:Asimétricas,p.p.130-137.

18.  A.,Kosma,A.Androulidakis,2017.ElsilencioantesdelEros.InVacío,sustracción ysilencio.Madrid:Asimétricas,p.p.124-137.

19. Kosma,A.,2016.TowerofBabel: Thoughts on collective design in the case of Greece.At#ThisIsACo_opBiennalleArchitectura2016. Αthens: National Printing, p.p. 180-181.

20. Kosma, A., 2016. Mapping experiences on co-design: a call for co-writing. At #ThisIsACo_op Biennale Architectura 2016. Αthens: National Printing House, p.p. 182-3.

21. Kosma,A.,2012.DanzaFrenéticaenImagen,CulturayTecnología:medios, usosyredes.ActasdelSegundoCongresoInternacionalsobreImagen,CulturayTec- nología(2,Octubre2010,Madrid)[cd-rom].Madrid:UniversidadCarlosIII,pp.102-113

22. Martínez, D., Amann, A, Giannopoulou, E., Kosma, A., Psegiannaki, K. and Ugena, T., 2012. Working with hands. Surprised with the common accustomed to the strange. In II Encontro Internacional Sobre Educação Artística. Tiago Pincho, p.p. 19-25.

23. Kosma,A.,2012.MonsterHands.InSobrelasmanos-Workingwithhands,Ma- drid: Proyecto de Innovación Educativa, p.p. 24-27. https://issuu.com/hipotesis/docs/ sobrelasmanos

24. Γιαννοπούλου Ε., Γρηγοριάδου Λ, Ευθυμούδης Χ., Κοσμά, Α. Χαμπάλογλου Μ, Ψεγιαννάκη Κ., 2012 Η φιλοσοφια ως ποιειν στην αρχιτεκτονικη εκπαίδευση. Στο Η σημασία της φιλοσοφίας στην αρχιτεκτονική εκπαίδευση. Αθήνα: Panagiotis& Effie Michelis Foundation, p.p. 207-212.

25. Kosma, A., 2011. De primera mano. HipoTesis Serie Alfabética, (9), p.1.

26. Kosma, Martella, Holgado, 2011. Comehastatarte in Catalogue Exposition “Arte y Arquitectos”. Madrid. p.p.58-65.

27. Kosma, A., 2010. Sesión segunda: Debate in Conference Proceedings. Aportaciones al XII Congreso Internacional de Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica, Madrid 28-31 may 2008.  Instituto Juan Herrera:Madrid. p. 81-86.

28. Segui de la Riva J., Giannopoulou E, Kosma A., Simón M., Psegiannaki K, 2010. Analisis de las Comunicaciones. Mapas in Conference Proceedings. Aportaciones al XII Congreso Internacional de Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica, Madrid 28-31 may 2008. Instituto Juan Herrera:.p. 173 – 177.

29. E. Holgado, S. Delgado, A. Kosma, F. Martela, K.Psegiannaki. 2010 "Après Tabacalera" in HEDEGFORM: Heritage and Design of Geometrical Forms. pp-100-114. Ed. Universidad Politécnica de Granada. ISBN 978-84-338-5345-5

30. Kosma, A., Giannopoulou, Grigoriadou, Euthimoudis, Habaloglou, Psegiannaki 2010.Haciaunafilosofíadelhacerenlaeradelosnuevosmediosgráficos13Actas: CongresoInternacionaldeExpresiónGráficaArquitectónica,Valencia.p.p.357–360.

31. Giannopoulou E., Euthimoudis X., Kosma A., Habaloglou M., 2010. Ένα Ανοιχτό Παράθυρο: Για τον Τάσο Μπίρη Καθηγητή Αρχιτεκτονικών Συνθέσεων Σχολής Αρχιτεκτόνων Ε.Μ.Π. από μαθητές και φίλους. Τσιράκη Σοφία. Αθήνα, Παπασωτηρίου 9789607182777 p.p. 141- 146.

32. Giannopoulou, E. and Kosma, A., 2009. Investigación abierta-Condiciones para una investigación arquitectónica abierta que se interroga sobre el ser humano. En Jornadas sobre Investigación en Arquitectura y Urbanismo: IAU, Madrid el 17, 18 y 19 de junio 2009, Escuela T.S. de Arquitectura, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 8497283090, 9788497283090 Madrid: p.72   https://dialnet.unirioja.es/

Architectural Works

1. Rey Hernández, Daniel del, Ontiveros de la Fuente, Emilio, Castillo Tello, Sergio del, Currais Pérez, Laura, Kosma, Anthi, Aurtenetxe Onandia, Kattalin, Juarranz Serrano, Ángela, Hernández Enríquez, María, Bueno Martín, Marta Alicia and Miguel Ágüeda, Rubén (2023).Promoción Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles 2 (NSA2)."Conarquitectura", v. conarq (n. 88); pp. 78-85. ISSN 1578-0201.

2. Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles 2. 85 viviendas de protección pública en Vallecas (Madrid HISPALYTCerámica para construir, Boletín Noviembre 2023 > Obras de referencia https://www.hispalyt.es/notBoletin.asp?id_rep=67130&tipo=R&orig=W 

3.  vialterra. Promoción «Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles 2». 85 viviendas, Madrid https://vialterra.com/proyecto/85-viviendas/

4. 85 viviendas. NTRA. SRA. DE LOS ÁNGELES, 2 Puente de Vallecas. Avda. Puerto de la Bonaigua 45, 57 https://www.emvs.es/Proyectos/Promociones/Paginas/NSA2.aspx

5. Álvaro González entrega las llaves de una promoción de 85 viviendas en el Ecobarrio https://www.emvs.es/Comunicacion/Noticias/2023/0629-entrega-llaves-ecobarrio

6. El edificio 'Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles 2' en el ecobarrio de Vallecas recibe a sus 85 vecinos. jueves, 6 de julio de 2023 https://www.espormadrid.es/2023/07/el-edificio-nuestra-senora-de-los.html

Kosma, A. Kourkouli, D. Fotopoulou, D. 3 Angle-fluoro Installation Archisearch, [November 27, 2025]. https://www.archisearch.gr/design/installation-kosma-kourkouli-fotopoulou/

2. Kosma, A. "Συν-κινήσεις" [Syn-kinēseis/Co-movements]. Sparmatelot, April 10, 2019. https://sparmatseto.gr/2019/04/10/synkinhseis-apo-ton-diogenh-papadopoulo/

3. Blog Post/Project Documentation: Kosma, A. "Το στενάχωρο | To stenáchoro [tight-space=distress]." Sfigga and Other Chimeras Project, March 22, 2020. https://sfiggandotherchimeras.wordpress.com/2020/03/24/το-στενάχωρο-to-stenachoro-tight-spacedistress/

Illustrations

Kosma, A. ,2025, Yusra·26 ISSN2653-9438

Kosma, A. 2024, Water Diaries, in Woman Case III

Kosma, A.,2022, Τεφλόν #26, Περιοδικό ποίησης.

Kosma, A.,2021,The Anthoponaut’s Wordbook: Art, Science and a vital Anthropocene. Edited by Karin Fink. Posemedia books. 33, 170

Kosma, A., 2019. ΕξώφυλλοκαιεικονογράφισηγιατοεπιστημονικόπεριοδικόΑnuario de Εspacios Urbanos: Historia, Cultura y Diseño (peer-reviewed journal) ISSN : 2448-8828. No. 26 Enero-Diciembre de 2019.

Kosma, A., 2018. At the Interface/Probing the Boundaries. Koninklijke Brill.

Kosma, A., 2016. ΤοΕλληνικόΤραύμα, Νησίδες(Εξώφυλλο).

Kosma, A., 2015. Beyond the Image in «Poetry&Paint: Memory». New York: Carmina Masoliver. p.p 34-3

Kosma, A.,2015, Περιοδικό“255”, daETSAM, #20 apendix. p.p. 90-93 http://doscincocinco.daetsam.es/?cat=42

Kosma, A.,2014, Περιοδικό “255”, daETSAM, #15 tratado. p.p. 46 http://doscincocinco.daetsam.es/?p=1311

Kosma, A.,2012, Περιοδικό “255”, daETSAM, #16 post-corrupción. p.p. 23 http://doscincocinco.daetsam.es/?p=1312

Kosma, A.,2012, Περιοδικό “255”, daETSAM, #9 mapas&barcos. http://doscincocinco.daetsam.es/?p=1143

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e-Magazines

Kosma, A..“Mitras asemic writing”, June 13, 2023.https://imprografika. com/2023/06/13/michael-mitras-asemic-writing/

Kosma, A..“Mitras asemic writing”, June 13, 2023.https://imprografika. com/2023/06/13/michael-mitras-asemic-writing/

Kosma, A..“why do we stare at waves?”, October 17, 2022.https://imprografika. com/2022/10/17/why-do-we-stare-waves/

Kosma, A..“Imageries of heat: a lost interior”, July 30, 2022.https://imprografika. com/2022/07/30/imageries-of-heat-a-lost-interior-heat/

Kosma, A..“Anthologies|Ανθολόγια”, May 16, 2022.https://imprografika. com/2022/05/16/anthologies-drawing-flora-gardens/

Kosma,A..“DrawingtastesΤομήλο_ουράνιοτόξο//Therainbow_apple”,April11,2022. https://imprografika.com/2022/04/11/drawing-tastes/

Kosma, A..“Δράση, Αρχιτεκτονική, Βόλοςt”, March 21, 2022.https://imprografika. com/2022/03/21/action-arch-volos/

Kosma, A. "Το στενάχωρο | To stenáchoro [tight-space=distress]." Sfigga and Other Chimeras Project, March 22, 2020. https://sfiggandotherchimeras.wordpress.com/2020/03/24/το-στενάχωρο-to-stenachoro-tight-spacedistress/

Kosma, A. "Συν-κινήσεις" [Syn-kinēseis/Co-movements]. Sparmatelot, April 10, 2019. https://sparmatseto.gr/2019/04/10/synkinhseis-apo-ton-diogenh-papadopoulo/

Kosma, A. Kourkouli, D. Fotopoulou, D. 3 Angle-fluoro Installation Archisearch 2016, [ΠρόσβασηNovember 27, 2025]. https://www.archisearch.gr/design/installation-kosma-kourkouli-fotopoulou/

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