The architectural heritage of historic cities constitutes an important carrier of memory, identity, and culture, while the adaptive reuse of existing buildings today represents a meaningful strategy for sustainable development and for preserving the historical continuity of the urban landscape. Within this context, Corfu, with its multilayered history and distinctive architectural character shaped by successive periods of rule, offers a particularly compelling field of study. At the same time, the island’s strong musical tradition - expressed through philharmonic bands, choirs, and the enduring presence of music in public life - forms a fundamental element of its cultural identity.

 The subject of this diploma thesis is the restoration of an interwar-period building in the city of Corfu and its conversion into a Music Museum, along with the addition of a new hall for musical performances. The proposal seeks to balance the preservation of the historic character of the existing shell with the creation of a contemporary architectural intervention capable of meeting the functional and acoustic requirements of a space dedicated to musical expression. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between architecture and music, both at the level of symbolism and morphology, as well as in terms of acoustic experience.

 The aim of the project is to highlight the potential of reusing historic buildings as cultural assets and to explore ways in which contemporary architecture can creatively coexist with the historic environment, offering new spaces for cultural expression and social activity.

Supervisor: Manolidis Kostas

Reference Number: 1203

 This diploma thesis focuses on the redesign of an intermediate public space within the traditional settlement of Spetses, located between two historic mansions -the Anargyros Sotirios Mansion and the Bouboulina’s Mansion- as well as on the adaptive reuse of the Anargyros Sotirios Mansion. The study area occupies a key position within the settlement, in close proximity to the island’s port and near the center. The neoclassical Anargyros Sotirios Mansion constitutes an example of 20^th century architecture and it is linked to the historical, social, and cultural identity of Spetses. Today, it is designated as a listed heritage building. The primary objective of the thesis is the activation of the preserved building shell through the promotion of traditional craftsmanship, by creating a dynamic space for learning, creation, and knowledge exchange. The interior of the mansion accommodates workshops for weaving, pebble mosaic construction, and painting, as well as exhibition spaces and a library, functions that are accessible to both the local community and visitors to the island. At the same time, the redesign of the intermediate public space aims to unify the courtyards of the two mansions and to form a coherent and functionally active green space for walking, social interaction, and leisure, through the introduction of new uses. The courtyard of the mansion and the surrounding public space are organized into distinct levels of movement and pause taking advantage of the site’s topographical variations. Furthermore, the cultural experience extends into the outdoor space through covered exhibition points displaying the workshops creations, while the strong presence of pine trees contributes to the formation of natural shading conditions and to the harmonious integration of the intervention into the landscape of the traditional settlement.

Key words: Historic building, traditional settlement, neoclassical architecture, traditional craftsmanship, green space

Supervisor: Trova Vasso

Reference Number: 1215

 The present diploma thesis focuses on the harbour complex of the city of Aegina, one of the most extensive and exceptionally well-preserved examples of an ancient harbour-city in the Greek territory, featuring both submerged and coastal remains dating from the Archaic to the Byzantine periods. The core subject of the study is the fortified military harbour, with preserved entrance towers and significant traces of naval infrastructure, including ship sheds (neosoikoi), as well as the broader protective system of harbour works, comprising breakwaters and successive rows of submerged conical stone mounds.

 The research component of the thesis builds upon the systematic documentation of previous studies and field surveys, with particular emphasis on cartographic and architectural recording. At the same time, it incorporates the interdisciplinary framework of contemporary underwater archaeology, including surface-level underwater survey, three-dimensional topographic documentation, photogrammetry, GIS-based spatial analysis, trial excavation trenches, and geoarchaeological and geophysical methods for seabed mapping.

 In its design component, the thesis does not pursue the reconstruction of the archaeological remains but instead proposes strategies for their interpretation and experiential accessibility through gentle, reversible, and landscape-oriented interventions along the coastal zone of Kolona. Alternative scenarios of spatial organization are articulated, ranging from high-impact permanent solutions to low-impact adaptive approaches, ultimately converging on a flexible system of modular floating platforms and circulation routes. This system is complemented by discreet, semi-buried support infrastructures serving both the public and researchers/divers.

 Overall, the proposal seeks to bridge archaeological documentation with contemporary experiences of the coastal landscape, enhancing the legibility of the submerged cultural heritage while avoiding permanent alteration of the site’s character.

Keywords: Underwater archaeology, Aegina Harbour Complex, Diving  park, Land - searoutes, Floating structures

Supervisor: Trova Vasso

Reference Number: 1208

This thesis focuses on the laundry line, which is analyzed as a primary nonverbal code of communication and a dynamic tool for social negotiation. Laundry is not simply a utilitarian drying process, but a public confession that reveals information about an individual's identity, age, economic class, and family status, functioning as an extension of personality in space. Despite its importance, contemporary urban perception and modernism began to perceive it as "aesthetic pollution," leading to bans that impose a sterile image of public space and erase the traces of the daily survival of the working classes. This trend, expressed institutionally through the 1996 police order and the strict ban in the contemporary project "The Ellinikon," threatens to transform the city into Rem Koolhaas' "Generic City." This is a place without any particular characteristics, where homogeneity erases human presence and memory, transforming urban space into a "transparent logo" without depth.

In the scenario examined by the study, prolonged water shortages in Attica and pressure from large construction projects, such as Elliniko, which requires millions of cubic meters of water annually, are turning water into a high-cost resource, causing violent social restructuring. This situation leads to extreme overcrowding, where apartments such as E.10.1 in Ellinikon are forced to accommodate up to 13 people, completely overturning the original architectural planning. In this context, the living room loses its identity as a place of relaxation, as it simultaneously absorbs the needs for sleeping and drying clothes, transforming into a purely functional space.

In response, the architectural proposal treats the clothesline as a space rather than simply a household item, creating a system of metal components that allows the user to configure the framework of their personal space. This system consists of five cylindrical types of metal rods (A1, A2, B, C1, C2), which have perforations that serve a dual purpose: they function either to develop the structure in height or as passages through which the clothesline passes. Through five different types of assembly for single and double beds, the clothesline action offers the feeling of a private bedroom space, as the hanging fabrics obstruct visibility while allowing light and air to flow continuously within the structures.

Façade , identity , fabrics , water shortage

Supervisors: Kotionis Zissis, Sotiriou Ioanna

Reference Number: 1196

 The subject of this diploma thesis focuses on the adaptive reuse of the building complex of the Averofeios Agricultural School of Larissa and the redevelopment of its outdoor spaces, aiming at its transformation into a School of Fine and Applied Arts.

 The Averofeios Agricultural School, which in the past emerged as one of the most significant academic institutions associated with the primary sector, is redefined in terms of its function and identity. This thesis presents the historical, geographical, and architectural background of the school and proposes the redesign of its spaces with respect to its historical character, addressing issues of ergonomics, aesthetic quality, and the modernization of the academic environment. In addition, the architectural movements prevailing in Greece during the period of the school’s establishment and development are analyzed, along with their key characteristics, which are reflected in the buildings of the complex.

 Within the framework of the proposal, the external envelopes of the existing buildings are preserved, while interventions are mainly limited to the internal reorganization of spaces. The existing buildings include, among others, the main building, the restaurant, the livestock building, the administration building, the library, the dairy, the winery, the caretakers’ residence, the apiary, the former cowshed, and the former piggery. Furthermore, the complex also includes the new cowshed and new piggery, the machine workshop, the stable, the granary, the laundry building, and the fuel storage facility.

 In response to contemporary academic requirements, the proposal also includes the addition of new buildings, which are integrated harmoniously into the existing complex. These new structures consist of a shop for art supplies and painting materials, a new enclosed auditorium unified spatially and functionally with the existing granary, as well as an outdoor sunken amphitheater.

 Finally, the outdoor spaces are redesigned according to contemporary architectural principles, aiming to achieve a balanced relationship between green areas and paved surfaces, enhancing functionality, accessibility, and the overall quality of the public space within the school complex.

 Finally, the outdoor areas are redesigned according to contemporary architectural principles, aiming to achieve a balanced relationship between green spaces and paved surfaces, while enhancing functionality, accessibility, and the overall quality of the public space within the school complex.

Key words: Simplicity, Ergonomics, Aesthetics, Organization, Modernization

Supervisor: Kanarelis Theoklis

Reference Number: 1220

 This thesis focuses on the creation of an observatory – research center, in the region of Thessaly. More specifically, the observatory will be located at the top of Pelion mountain, in Agriolefkes, adjacent to the ski resort of Pelion. The observatory is named Cheiron Space Observatory. Inspired by the Centaur Cheiron, the wise Centaur of Pelion, the observatory unites mythology with the cutting edge of scientific observation. Its purpose is to transmit knowledge of celestial bodies to scientists, students and anyone who is interested in the science of astronomy and the unknown of the deep universe. After detailed research and study, we reached to the design of the construction of a scientific multi - purpose space with the main pillar of the project, the observatory. The scientific multi - purpose space consists of many parts, organized in a complex building.

Keywords: Gathering-phenomena-peak-progress-quest

Supervisor: Kanarelis Theoklis

Reference Number: 1219

 This synthesis concerns the regeneration of the Evosmos Intersection of Thessaloniki and its redesign with the aim of increasing traffic from the surrounding area, increasing urban greenery and creating a pole of attraction for children - students of the neighboring primary schools in their first contact with urban crops.

 The reason why this landmark was chosen for regeneration is that I am also a resident of Evosmos, Thessaloniki and I know firsthand the shortcomings of urban planning regarding shared public spaces, but also certainly my 3-year involvement at a research level and experiential (visits, interviews, on-site autopsies and photographic coverage, etc.) for the completion of my research work entitled "Urban Cultivations in Thessaloniki - Per.ka/Kipos 3" which was presented at the University of Thessaly, at the Department of Architecture of the Polytechnic School in July 2024.

 The purpose of the design is to raise awareness and knowledge of city residents towards urban cultivations, the recreational activities that arise with the contact with nature that they introduce, but also the social and environmental lessons that can appear to users at first sight. priority to children who at this age are shaping their urban identity. The design includes walking routes and stops between gently structured urban crops at the Evosmos Junction, gardens specially designed for children and for school visits, stops with benches, a refreshment bar with indoor and outdoor seating, shelters. and redesign of the steps on the south side for small outdoor events, as well as redesign of the existing bus stops for the uniformity of the structures and types of this multi-building project. The existing trees were preserved and new ones were planted, with the aim of highlighting the urban greenery in combination with the urban crops at this spatial point.

 The implementation of this project, which still remains at the level of a diploma thesis, is to increase the quality of life of residents with the multiple incentives that the existence of urban crops provides within the urban fabric.

KEYWORDS

Urban farming, urban gardens, urban green, Evosmos junction, Thessaloniki.

Supervisor: Trova Vasso

Reference Number: 1195

 This diploma thesis explores the activation of urban voids through processes of transforming material residues, proposing a redefinition of the relationship between human beings, nature, and the city. Through a process-based methodology, the relationship between body and matter is examined, through which compost emerges as both medium and mode of application. The research follows a trajectory from the familiar to the collective, from the private to the public, from the small scale of the room to the scale of the neighborhood and the urban void. In the first part, the room is defined as an initial field of investigation, where an attempt is made to initiate a dialogue and to search for a shared language and conceptual framework. This stage functions as a preparatory phase, during which the tools of thought and the terms with which we subsequently operate are produced. In the second part, the investigation shifts from the interior field of the room to the urban landscape of Athens. Specifically, it focuses on an empty lot in Neapoli, Exarchia, at the intersection of Laskareos and Hippokratous streets, which is approached as a “third landscape” according to the formulation of Gilles Clément - that is, as a residual space. The analysis of existing materials, the ecosystem, the temporal layers of the site, and the residues of the neighborhood leads to the selection of compost as a process for activating the ground. Operating as a machine both literally and conceptually, it connects the vacant lot with the neighborhood, attempting to redefine the relationship between human and nature within the urban fabric.

Keywords: room, the third landscape, the third room, matter, compost, engagement

Supervisors: Gavrilou Evelyn, Kosma Anthi

Reference Number: 1224