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Opt i ci an’ ss t or e atPl at ani as ,Chani a ( Gr eece) ,wi t ht he col l abor at i on of Mar i aMous t er aki .

Engagementwi t ht he des i gn and s uper vi s i onoft hecons t r uct i onoft hei nt er i ors paceands howcas eoft hes t or e andi npar t i cul ardes i gni ngi ndet ai l t he par t smade by pl ex i gl as sal ong wi t h t hei rpl acementi ns i de t he s t or e and t hes howcas e.

Edr aT echni ki T echni cal Of f i ce Pr epar at i on ofdr awi ngsf orpl anni ng appl i cat i ons of : r es i dence at Per i s s os ( 2005) , of f i ce compl ex at Kol onaki ( 2005) , r es i dence at Nea I oni a( 2006) , r es i dence at Hal andr i ( 2007) .

L i ai s i ng wi t ht he l ocalaut hor i t i esand achi evi ng per mi s s i on f or t he i mpl ement at i onoft hepr oj ect s .

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4 ACADEMI C NT UAJ ul y2009 S uper vi s or :Pr of .D.S evas t aki s

T hi si san at t emptt or ecor dt he cur r ent s t at eoft het hi ngsi nMet ax our gei o,r es ul t i ngi napr opos al f ort hes moot hdevel opmentoft her egi on.T hepr opos al doesnot cont ai napol i cyofr el ocat i onofact i vi t i es –l egal andi l l egal –buti sdr i venbyt heex i s t i ngnet wor ks :s oci al ,cul t ur al ,economi c.

Mor eover ,a t heat r ef es t i vali spr opos ed and t hr ough i t sex i s t ence a cul t ur alnet wor ki scr eat edr es ul t i ngi nt hemi l d“t r ans i t i on”oft he r egi on.Wi t hi nt he f r ame of t he pr opos ed dr ama f es t i val ,t he Avdi S quar ei sf or med asa l ar ge “s cene”f or t her es i dent s ,whi l ei nf or mat i ons t andsar e des i gned and pl aced t hr oughout t he ar ea.

T he Ger man di r ect or , Wi m Wender s , t hr ough t he s pat i al s el ect i ons on hi s movi esand hi sopi ni onont heci t i es ,has i nf l uenced my vi ew f orAt hens ,maki ng mes eekpl acest hathewoul dchoos et o “r es t r uct ur e”i na f i l m.T he “pr es ence”of Wi m Wender s ’vi ew i nt hepr oj ecti smade t hr oughhi sf i l m “T he S t at e ofT he T hi ngs ” whi ch hasal s oi ns pi r ed t he t i t l e oft he pr oj ect .

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L OCAT I NG T HEAREAI NSI DET HECI T YOFAT HENS

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ANAL YZ I NG MET AXOURGEI O T OI T SI NGREDI ENT S

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model l i ngt hedi ver s i t i t es

New us es ,s uchast heat r es ,havebeeni nt r oduced t ot her egi onofMet ax our gei o.

T hi swast he r es ul tofmul t i pl ef act st hat have def i ned t he devel opmentoft he ar ea.F i r s t l y,t hemai nr eas on,i nmyopi ni on,i st hedei ndus t r i al i z at i onoft heax i sof Pei r ai osAvenue.T he f or mer ,heavy,i n dus t r i alus eshave been moved att he

Becaus e of t he f act t hat t he empt y s paceswer e notor gani z ed buts pot t ed i ns i de t he r egi on ofMet ax our gei o,t he “s pect acl e”oft heat r esbei ngs ur r ounded by par ki ng l ot s ,gyps i es ’nei ghbor hoods orbr ot hel shasbecome a char act er i s t i c oft hear ea.

Hi ghl i ght i ngt hi scul t ur ali denhatt hear eai saboutt oacqui r e,t he t i t yt

wes tl i mi t soft he ci t yofAt hens ,l eavi ng ol df act or yofs i l k( “Met ax our gei o” ) ,t he f r ees pacet hatcoul dhavenew anddi f - f or merhegemoni cel ementoft hei ndus f er entus es .T hel ocat i on,t hus ,ofcul t ur al t r i alnet wor k,i sgai ni ng a new us e;i ti s and academi cus esi nt hewi derar ea of bei ng r eus ed and t r ans f or med i nt ot he r es ear chcr eat edamor e“wel come”cl i - Muni ci palAr tGal l er yofAt hens .T he al mat ef ormor e changesi n us es ,i nt he t er at i on,t hus ,i nt o a cul t ur alhegemoni c s amef r ame,whi chwer eex pect edt ous e el ementunder l i nest he t r ans i t i on oft he t he ex i s t i ng bui l di ng s t ock.Ol df act or i es , ar ea. wor ks hops , war ehous es cons i s t ed t he cor e oft he change and gave s hel t ert o t heat r est hatwer ei ns ear ch ofl ow r ent s paces .

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Avdis quar e

cur r entcondi t i on Wi t hi nt hef r ameoft heDr amaf es t i val ,we al s oi nt r oduce t he f unct i on oft he s t r eet t heat r e.Havi ngt heat r ei nanopens pace gi ves t he r es i dent st he oppor t uni t yt o bui l daconnect i onwi t hi tasi tbecomesa mor e “t angi bl e”act i vi t y.Bes i de t he f act t hats t r eett heat r ei sr es ul tofi mpr ovi s at i ons ,AvdiS quar e,t hemai nopens pace oft hewhol ear ea,s eemst obeaper f ect s potf ort heconj unct i onofbet weenr es i dent sand t heat r e.T he act i vi t i est hatal r eady t ake pl ace at t he s quar e ( cel ebr at i onsoft he i mmi gr ant s ,pl ayof chi l dr en,“home”ofhomel es s )have at t r i but ed t he i dent i t yofa “s t age”t oi t ;a s t agef ort hes oci et yi t s el f .Whati smor e, t heopeni ng oft heMuni ci palAr tGal l er y i nt he bui l di ng oft he ol ds i l kf act or y, caus esa s i mul t aneouschange att he open s pace t hat s ur r ounds i t : Avdi S quar e.

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i nf or mat i ons t and F i nal l y,f ort hegoodf unct i onoft hedr amaf es t i val ,t he pr es ence ofa way t oi nf or m vi s i t or s aboutt hepr ogr am oft hef es t i val ,t ogi vedi r ect i onsaboutt hel ocat i onoft het heat r esorevent gi ve i nf or mat i on about Met ax our gei o was j udgedasneeded.T hedes i gnofas i mpl ef or mi s pr opos ed,wi t hl ocat i onatf at alf ort he t er r i t or y s pot s .

T hes t ands ugges t edwi l l i nf or mr es i dent sandvi s i t or saboutt hes chedul e,t heper f or mances ,l ocat i on oft he t heat r esand i ncl udess pace f or pl acementofmapst hatcoul ds how t heci t yof At hens ,t hewaysoft r ans por t at i onandt heways ofconnect i onwi t hnear by,ornot ,ar eas .

ACADEMI C NT UAJ ul y2006 Col l abor at or :Mar i aMous t er aki S uper vi s or s :N.Mar da K.Mor ai t i s

T he i nt egr at i onand t he bal ance i nt he ur ban s pace,asf or med att he cent r e of At hens , of i ndoor and out door s pace,al waysundert he di r ect i on of compl exf unct i onalpr obl ems ,wast he mai nai m oft hi scour s e.T he pl oti ss i t uat ed att he boar der sbet ween Exar hi a and Kol onaki ,es t i mat i ng t he bal ance oft he bui l di ng bet ween t he t wo r egi ons ,ases s ent i al .

Dur i ngt hef i r s ts emes t er ,deci s i onswer e t akenont hebas i cr out esanddes i gnof i ndoorand out doors pace.T he s i mpl e s t r uct ur e oft he t hr ee vol umes ,wi t hdi f f er enceson t he mat er i al sofcons t r uct i on and f i l l i ng,and on hei ght s ,f i t si n wi t ht hef r ont soft hes ur r oundi ng bui l d i ngs ,whi l ei tcr eat esopens pacewi t hi n t hepl ot .

Dur i ng t he s econd s emes t er ,t he cons t r uct i ondet ai l ofapar toft hebui l di ngs wasexami ned.T hes t udywasbas edon t hes t r uct ur eoft heevent sr oom,wher e we had t o dealwi t hi s s uesofs ound, l i ght i ng and vi ew,whi l et he co –exi s t ence oft he mat er i al st hatwe had al r eadys el ect ed dur i ng t he pas ts emes t er ,wasanot heras pectt oexami ne.

ACADEMI C NT UAJ une2007 Col l abor at or s :Chr i s t osEl l i nas Mar kel l aPs or r a S uper vi s or s :T .Kos maki A.Kour koul as M.Mpampal ou T he r econs t r uct i on t akespl ace att he s i t e whi chi ss i t uat ed oppos i t et he t r ai n s t at i on ofPer i s s os .T i l lt hi smoment ,i ti s us ed f ort he “t empor al ”i ns t al l at i on of ear t hquake vi ct i ms .Char act er i s t i cf eat ur eoft her egi oni st heexi s t enceoft he t r ace oft he r i verPodoni f t i s ,whi ch at t hi ss poti sf ul lofdebr i s .

T he bas i c ai mswer et he enr i chmentof t he ar ea wi t h new us es ( r es i dence, t r ade,of f i ces ,ent er t ai nment ) ,and t he es t abl i s hment of a connect i on bet ween t he t r ai ns t at i on ofPer i s s osand t hear eaoft hecour tofAEKatNeaPhi l adel phi at hr ough a s ys t em of s paces whi ch s uppor ta var i et y ofus es and i dent i t i es ( mot i on,s t op,pl ant s ,ur ban voi ds ) .

T he s el ect i on ofa s i ngl es hape,gi ves t he oppor t uni t yt o cr eat ef r ee s paces wi t h di f f er ent i dent i t i es and qual i t i es , whi char es t r uct ur ed ont hi ss hape.T he t r ade,of f i ce and ent er t ai nmentcompl exf r amet hepubl i cf r ees pace,s i nce t her es i dencess pr ead al ong t her es tof t hebui l di ngs .

T he“openi ng”andt her eus eoft her i ver ofPodoni f t i sgi vesa di f f er entper s pect i ve on t he ur ban l ands cape and cons i s t san i nt er vent i on whi ch emphas i z es on t he pr es ence ofmor e gr een and nat ur alel ementi nt heur banf abr i c.

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ACADEMI C UoENovember2010 T ut or s :J .Rawl i ns on T .Deni oz ou

Copyi ng f r om t he pr oj ectbr i ef :“T he yeari s2020.Aspr edi ct ed,el ect r i ci t y and r adi o waveshave t aken s econd pl ace t oar evi valofl i ght ,wi nd,wat er vapour , ki net i c ener gy and bi omechani calpr oces s esass af e,i nexpens i ve ener gy s our ces and communi cat i ons medi a.I tl ooksast hought he Vi ct or i an vi s i onar i es s uch as Char l es Babbage ( 17911871) , Jul es Ver ne ( 18281905) , and H.G.Wel l s( 18661946)wer e ont o s omet hi ng.

Des i gner s ,i nvent or sanddevel oper sar e now r epur pos i ngand cus t omi z i ngt hei r pr oduct si nr es pons et ot he s car ci t yof r es our ces ,t he bui l d up ofdecadesof obs ol et e equi pment ,and s oci et y’ sr eact i on agai ns tt he uni f or mi t y ofmas s pr oduct i on.

St eamwar eL t dhavecommi s s i onedyou t o adaptani t em ofs cr ap asa devi ce f orpr oj ect i ng 2D pi ct ur es ,vi deosand s oundsont oanys ui t abl es cr eenl i kes ur f ace.Youhave been gi ven an i t em of s cr appage car ef ul l y s el ect ed and r eady f or r epur pos i ng as a des kt op medi apr oj ect or . ” * al lt he 3D i magespr es ent ed ar e cr eat edwi t hBl ender

ACADEMI C UoEApr i l 2011

Col l abor at or s :S t ephenChal oner Pet erCaul f i el d L ouki aGoni Z af ei r aKampour i Rui Z ou S uper vi s or s :J .Rawl i ns on M.Par ker

T hi si s an audi ovi s ualal gor i t hmi c ar t pi ecegener at ed byhumani nt er act i on t r yi ngt oexpl or et heaes t het i cpot ent i al of audi ovi s ualr es ynt het i ci s i ng. Fr act i onsofs oundsand nodesar e gr anul at edandmani pul at ed,r ecompos i nga vi s ualandacous t i cs ynt hes i s .

T he evol ut i on oft echnol ogi esand t he i nt r oduct i on ofdi gi t almedi a br oaden t he opt i onsand t he pot ent i al sf orexpr es s i on t hr ough ar t .T he not i ons of agency,emer gence and mul t i s ens or y exper i encesand t hewi l lf orcr eat i onof compl exs ys t ems ,ar e as s i gned t o cont empor ar yar tandl eadt oar t wor kst hat pr omot et he us i ng of t er ms s uch as " us er "and" par t i ci pat i on" .

Code Unknownt r i est oi nt r oduce t hos e i deas i ni t s conceptand s t r uct ur ei n or dert ocr eat eanar t wor kofher eand now.Fi r s t l y,wehadt ocombi net wodi f f er entcondi t i ons :t he excl us i on oft he vi ewer ,aswes t ar t ed bui l di ng a s ys t em cons i s t ed of audi o and vi s ualpar t s , whi ch coul d r un aut onomous l y and t hent hei ncl us i onoft hevi ewerand hi s t r ans f or mat i on f r om obs er vert o us er .

T heus eri sal l owedandexpect edt oexpl or eand i nhabi tt hecons t r uct ed envi r onment and t hen cont r i but et ot he f i nalr es ul t .T he f eedbackt hatt he i ndi vi dualget sf r om hi sdeci s i onsand act i ons , and f r om ot her us er s as wel l , def i ne t he f r ame ofemer gence t hat canbe i ndet er mi nat e and have di f f er enti nt er pr et at i ons .Cons equent l yt hes e at t r i but et he not i onoft i me t ot he pr oj ect :i mpos s i bl et or epr oduce t he s ame r es ul t ,i ti sonl yf ornow. * t echnol ogi es / s of t war esus ed:Pr oces s i ng,Max/ MSP

T he us er ,t hus ,t hr ough t he us e oft he j oys t i ck,t he s el ect ed i nt er f ace,i sabl et o def i ne and cont r ol t he s ound whi ch t hen cont r ol s t he vi s ualr es ul t and f or m t he whol e.A 3D s pher ei s t hemai ncomponentoft he vi s ual par t and gr ai ns of audi o, out comes of t he gr anul ars ynt hes i st oolus ed f ors ound.T he i nt er pl ay of t he audi o and t he vi s uali s obvi oust hr ough t he us e of not i ons t hat ar es ame f or bot h:pos i t i onoft he s pher e on t he di gi t als pace and pos i t i onoft heexpor toft he s ound t hr ough s peaker si n t her eals pace.T heenvi r onmenti sf or med by mul t i pl e us er s( f our )andi tcanbel ocat ed i n anys pace,wher e t her ear es peaker sandpr oj ect or .

PROF ES S I ONAL WORK S pr i ng S ummer2008 Col l abor at or :Mar i aMous t er aki

I ti saboutt hedes i gnoft hei nt er i ordecor at i on and s howcas e ofan opt i ci an’ s s t or e atPl at ani as .Pl at ani asi sl ocat ed att he s ubur bsofChani a and cons i s t s oneoft hemos tt our i s tar eas .

Si mpl el i neswer es el ect edandemphas i swasputoncol or ,onl yont r ans par ent mat er i al s .Mor eover ,t he s el ect ed mat er i al sar ewood,pl exi gl as sands t ai nl es s s t eelf ort he s t andsoft he gl as s es .T he s epar at i onbet weent hemai ns t or eand t he l abor at or ywasmade bywood,on t hewhol e.Ourai m wast hecr eat i onof as i mpl e envi r onmentwhi chwoul d be, att he s ame t i me,at t r act i ve t oi nhabi t ant sandt our i s t s .

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Col l abor at or s :Mar kel l aPs or r a Adr i annaVout s i na

Al abeli sanyki nd oft ag at t ached t o s omet hi ngs oast oi dent i f yt heobj ector i t scont ent .L abel i ngmeansnami ng.I ti s human i ns t i nct t o gr oup t hi ngs wi t h whatt hey ar e mos ts i mi l arand name t hem asa whol e.We l i ve i n a wor l d f i l l ed wi t h l abel s ant agoni s i ng each ot hert owi nourpr ef er ence.

Ourgoalwast oi dent i f yt hel abel st hat havet odowi t ht hechar act er ,t heper s onal i t yandt hebodyofaper s on.