Nikiforos Papoutsopoulos

Nikiforos, is an architect, mechanical engineer and a natural builder, who focuses on discovering the full potential of ecology in alignment with architecture. He is member Mikilio Cooperative and RECUAL where he often conducts educational workshops related to ecological constructions. During 2020-2023 he facilitated 'Sculptopia' an interdisciplinary educational project that relates to: Participatory design, permaculture, geometry, arts and earthen constructions for children. In his academic research 'Colour of the Earth' (2021) he addresses scientific diagrams, statistics and definitions related to climate change, biodiversity loss, ecological footprint, embodied carbon, life cycle of building materials and domicology on both global and local scale. During January of 2023 he conducted a participatory workshop for recording and analyzing hundreds of abandoned buildings in Metaxourgeio of Athens, while making common propositions for alternative re-uses. Now he is part of an international team that co-design the creation of one of them. Furthermore, from September 2023 until today he is working on a permaculture project in Crete and he is supervisor of outdoor dry stone wall constructions, stone houses renovation, the creation of natural ponds and the application of various earthen architecture techniques.