Today our guest is artist and designer Thanos Zakopoulos based in Milano, Italy. Thanos Zakopoulos is a creator of varied forms and contexts. An artist, a designer and a photographer amongst other things, he likes to bring together different disciplines and situations creating projects which balance between contemporary art and design. He has presented and participated in many exhibitions around the world and has given lectures in various occasions in Europe and China. With artist and...

Today our guest is John Veikos architect an architecture practice based in Athens, Greece. John Veikos is an architect. Educated at Cooper Union, Pratt and Cornell, John is the founder and director of Praxis Design Delivery, providing consulting to complex design projects, fabrication and façade designs, and a special projects director at Mossessian Architecture in London, UK, where John worked in projects in Shanghai, London, Doha and the UK among others. Also worked as Technical...

Welcome to the new episode of GREEN TALKS. The Podcast series  powered by ECOWEEK and hosted by ARCHISEACH.gr. In this series we interview leading Architecture and Design experts who  share their experience and how they connect between Design,  Sustainability and Innovation. Today our guest is Maria Kaltsa of ARCNEST an architecture practice based  in Athens, Greece. Maria Kaltsa is an architect. Graduated in 1984 from the post graduate  master’s degree program in Architecture from YALE...

Welcome to the new episode of GREEN TALKS. The Podcast series  powered by ECOWEEK and hosted by ARCHISEACH.gr. In this series we interview leading Architecture and Design experts who  share their experience and how they connect between Design,  Sustainability and Innovation.Today our guest is Maria Papafigou of OOAK an architecture practice  based in Stockholm, Sweden and Athens, Greece. Maria Papafigou is an architect who for many years has shared her time  between Athens and Stockholm...

Today our guests are Ivi Diamantopoulou and Jaffer Kolb of New Affiliates an architecture practice working between Athens and New York. Ivi Diamantopoulou is a graduate of Princeton University, where she was awarded the Suzanne Kolarik Underwood Prize for excellence in design and the Stanley J. Seeger fellowship; and a Diploma with honors graduate of Architecture and Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece. She is a registered architect in NY and Greece, with over a decade of...

Nikos has risen to the top of his industry as a creative director and educator. His editorials have appeared in ArchDaily, Dezeen and 3D World Magazine. In addition, Nikos has been the main archviz instructor for some of the world’s top architects, designers and visualisation studios, including Foster + Partners, Make Architects, Perkins & Will, Kilograph, Pureblink and more. His unique cinematic approach to lighting is shared in the CG community globally through masterclasses, workshops...

Today our guest is Lydia Xynogala an architect working between Athens, Zurich and New York. Lydia Xynogala is a practicing architect and parallel to her professional practice, her research examines natures of care and the tactics or after- effects of materialities' production. Focusing on their fuzzy assemblages she bypasses traditional dichotomies of the built and the natural. Her architecture work has been featured among other places at Storefront for Art and Architecture, AIA Center for...

Peter Murray is Curator of New London Architecture and founder of the  London Festival of Architecture. He is an architect graduate of the  Architectural Assocation, journalist and designer and also Chairman of  The London Society and Past Master of the Chartered Architects. He is a  regular commentator and broadcaster on London issues, and a Mayor's  Design Advocate. Peter is also a keen cyclist who campaigns for safer  cycling and healthier cities. In 2021 Peter was appointed Officer of the...

Xander Vermeulen Windsant is principal architect and founder of XVW architectuur. He studied at Delft University of Technology graduating with Honours. After working with one of the leading architecture offices in Amsterdam, he established XVW architectuur in 2010 in order to independently address a new agenda for architecture as a resilient response to a rapidly changing world. He sees the collaboration with future occupants as a key aspect of the design process. In 2017, this socially...

Today our guest is Rahel Belatchew an architect, founder of award- winning Belatchew Arkitekter firm in Sweden. Rahel is an architect based in Stockholm, Sweden. She studied in Paris and Amsterdam and graduated from Ecole Speciale d' Architecture in Paris in 1996. She has practiced in France, Tokyo, and Luxemburg before establishing Belatchew Arkitekter in Stockholm. In 2006 she was awarded Architect of the Year and in 2007 the office was listed by Wallpaper magazine as one of 101 of the...

Today our guest is Anna Tsagkalou, Architect and Co-Founder of the MOR Studio in the Netherlands. Anna Tsagkalou is an architect, sustainability engineer and cofounder of MOR Studio. Anna graduated from National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and continued her studies at TU Delft where she obtained an MSc in Building Technology. Her focus lies on developing an integrated design approach, where climate and energy performance- driven design are used as integral tools for creating...

Today our guest is architect Ulf Meyer an, architect and writer based in Germany. Ulf is an architect, former partner at Ingenhoven Architects and later Senior Associate with HENN Architects in Germany. He is a graduate of the Technical University (TU) of Berlin, and the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago he is the co-author of the book “The World’s Greenest Buildings”. Ulf in addition to being an architect, he is an architectural journalist and critic with over 1,000 articles...

Today our guest is architect Thomas Rau an entrepreneur, architect, innovator, inspirer and visionary based in the Netherlands. Thomas Rau motto is 'guided by the future' – ie. By what will be needed in the future and not by what is achievable at the moment. Thomas has been making a major contribution to the national and international discussion about sustainability, the use of renewable energy sources in architecture and the question of how to act in light of the current scarcity of raw...

Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο συνδεόμαστε με την Κίνα και την Σανγκχάη και τον Αλέξανδρο Οικονόμου, Senior Architect στο γραφείο FTA.  Ένα γραφείο με 150 άτομα προσωπικό. O Aλέξανδρος μεγάλωσε στην Αθήνα και τα Εξάρχεια μέχρι τα 19 όταν και έφυγε για να δουλέψει και να σπουδάσει στο Μιλάνο μέχρι τα 28 του. Εκεί είχε την ευκαιρία να μάθει την γλώσσα και να σπουδάσει δίπλα από τους μεγάλους Μάστερς της σύνγχρονης αρχιτεκτονικής όπως ο CINO ZUCCI των CZA  και να γνωρίσει από κοντά την ιστορία και το...

Spyros Hound is a talented and well known photographer of Art & Architecture Photography who went in Ukrain to photograph the people and the buildings during the War. He speaks about his experience and work to the Editor and Founder of ARCHISEARCH.gr Vassilios Bartzokas. 

GREEN TALKS : A new series of talks by ECOWEEK, Archisearch.gr and The Design Ambassador. Welcome to the GREEN TALKS, the new series of Podcasts co-hosted by Vassilios Bartzokas creator of ARCHISEARCH.GR & the DESIGN AMBASSADOR, and architect Elias Messinas creator of ECOWEEK. In this new series the duo interviews leading Architecture and Design personalities who share their experience and how they connect Design, Sustainability and Innovation in their work. Aris Kafantaris, Chief...

GREEN TALKS : A new series of talks by ECOWEEK, Archisearch.gr and The Design Ambassador. Welcome to the GREEN TALKS, the new series of Podcasts co-hosted by Vassilios Bartzokas creator of ARCHISEARCH.GR & the DESIGN AMBASSADOR, and architect Elias Messinas creator of ECOWEEK. In this new series the duo interviews leading Architecture and Design personalities who share their experience and how they connect Design, Sustainability and Innovation in their work. Today our guest is David...

Welcome to the fifteenth episode of GREEN TALKS. The Podcast series  powered by ECOWEEK and hosted by ARCHISEACH.gr. In this series we interview leading Architecture and Design personalities  who share their experience and how they connect between Design,  Sustainability and Innovation. I am Elias Messinas architect and the creator of ECOWEEK. I am joined by  Vassilis Bartzokas founder of ARCHISEARCH. This is a very special broadcast as for the first time we are joined by a live audience in...

GREEN TALKS : A new series of talks by ECOWEEK, Archisearch.gr and The Design Ambassador. Welcome to the GREEN TALKS, the new series of Podcasts co-hosted by Vassilios Bartzokas creator of ARCHISEARCH.GR & the DESIGN AMBASSADOR, and architect Elias Messinas creator of ECOWEEK. In this new series the duo interviews leading Architecture and Design personalities who share their experience and how they connect Design, Sustainability and Innovation in their work. Jan Jongert is an architect...

Συνεχίζουμε με την θεματική ενότητα Business Of Architecture (ΒΟΑ) που εστιάζεται στην αθέατη πλευρά της αρχιτεκτονικής και στον ρόλο που διαδραματίζουν τα οικονομικά και το επιχειρείν σε αυτή.Ο σκοπός του σημερινού podcast είναι να κάνουμε μια εισαγωγή στο BOA να εξετάσουμε τις βασικές προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζει ένα αρχιτεκτονικό γραφείο, ποιός είναι ο ρόλος των οικονομικών και να ρίξουμε φώς στο ποιά είναι η επόμενη ημέρα. Σε συνέχεια λοιπόν του πρώτου επεισοδίου ο σκοπός του σημερινού...

GREEN TALKS : A new series of talks by ECOWEEK, Archisearch.gr and The Design Ambassador. Welcome to the GREEN TALKS, the new series of Podcasts co-hosted by Vassilios Bartzokas creator of ARCHISEARCH.GR & the DESIGN AMBASSADOR, and architect Elias Messinas creator of ECOWEEK. In this new series the duo interviews leading Architecture and Design personalities who share their experience and how they connect Design, Sustainability and Innovation in their work.  Today our guest is Maciej...

GREEN TALKS : A new series of talks by ECOWEEK, Archisearch.gr and The Design Ambassador. Welcome to the GREEN TALKS, the new series of Podcasts co-hosted by Vassilios Bartzokas creator of ARCHISEARCH.GR & the DESIGN AMBASSADOR, and architect Elias Messinas creator of ECOWEEK. In this new series the duo interviews leading Architecture and Design personalities who share their experience and how they connect Design, Sustainability and Innovation in their work. Today our guest is Kristian...

Welcome to our 2nd episode of the Business of Architecture Series brought to you by ARCHISEARCH.gr This series is hosted by Vassilios Bartzokas, Founder of ARCHISEARCH.gr and the Design Ambassador an Communication & PR Agency for the Built Environment. Today we have with us Sara Kolata. Sara helps architects raise their well being. She is a producer and organizer of World's 1st Business of Architecture Symposium in partnership with ARCHDAILY, talking place the 1st to 5th of May online...

Ξεκινάμε την θεματική ενότητα Business Of Architecture (ΒΟΑ) που εστιάζεται στην αθέατη πλευρά της αρχιτεκτονικής και στον ρόλο που διαδραματίζουν τα οικονομικά και το επιχειρείν σε αυτή. Ο σκοπός του σημερινού podcast είναι να κάνουμε μια εισαγωγή στο BOA να εξετάσουμε τις βασικές προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζει ένα αρχιτεκτονικό γραφείο, ποιός είναι ο ρόλος των οικονομικών και να ρίξουμε φώς στο ποιά είναι η επόμενη ημέρα. Ονειρευόταν να γίνει αρχιτέκτονας, σπούδασε Μηχανολόγος Μηχανικός στο...