CURRICULUM VITAE Aspassia Kouzoupi Architect [Urban] Landscape Architect Dipl. In Visual Arts ● a.space.ia@gmail.com www.sculpted-architectural-landscapes.gr P.O.box 77030 Paleo Faliro 175 10 Athens, Greece
1. STUDIES ► 2010-current PhD Candidate,Department of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Supervisor: Professor V. Tentokali. Object: A research on the landscape, focusing on the Homeric Odyssey ► 2014 Diploma in Fine Arts [Visual Arts], Athens School of Fine Arts ► 2006 ● Master of Advanced Studies ETH in Landscape Architecture Master Thesis title: “Geo-Watch + Geo-Logic”, Chair of Professor Ch. Girot 2005-2006 ● Swiss Federal Commission for Foreign Students Scholarship ► 2000 Dipl. Architect -eng , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
2. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2014 [spring semester] Coordination, Structure and Teaching of workshop “Mapping the Unknown: Observation and Design at the limits of Human Presence”, at the Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly. 2008-2011 [4 Academic Years] ● Tutor and Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly; taught, structured and developed 2 courses: ‘Urban-Scale Landscape Design’ and ‘Mapping Landscape as Process’. ● Supervisor or co-supervisor of 6 Final Student’s Diploma Theses: ► three of these Diploma Theses were finalists for the Greek Architects, GRA Diploma Projects - Annual awards, 2010 and 2011. ►Five of them were presented at the students’ projects exhibition, of the 7th Landscape Biennale of Barcelona in 2012. 2011, June 2-16 Invited by the University of Thessaly for full-time teaching and a lecture at the International / IP Erasmus Workshop: “Changing Landscapes” http://www.arch.uth.gr/uploads/files/Changing_Landscapes/ppt_prof/3.6.11/Aspasia_ Kouzoupi/lake_karla.pdf
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2010 , January: Structures and Teaches the Elective course / Workshop: “Relations of Scale into Landscape” Department of Architecture of the University of Patras 2008-2009 [Spring Semester] ‘Adjunct Lecturer’ at the Department of Architecture of the University of Patras: coteaches the lesson “Landscape Architecture” (with ‘Adjunct Assistant Professor’ Karolos Hanikian)
3. SELECED PROJECTS Since 1995 she collaborates with Nella Golanda, landscape sculptor, with whom they become founding members [in 2000] of the team “SCULPTED ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPES ®”, focusing on urban and peri-urban landscapes. Simultaneously, she collaborates as a landscape architect in multi-disciplinary teams, and also conducts her personal research concerning her own fields of interest.
3.1. Project scale: Regional Planning ■ 2012-ongoing, Athens / island of Crete Specific consulting partner on significant landscape issues, at the project: “Evaluation, Review and Specialization of the Regional Framework of Territorial Planning and Sustainable Evolution of the Periphery of Crete.” Project coordinator: O.Kloutsinioti, architect-urban planner.
3.2. Project scale: Urban Landscape Planning ■ 2007, Canton Neuchâtel, Switzerland ►7th prize : « Concours International d’Idées pour l’Aménagement du Site Naturel et Bâti “Le Crêt-du-Locle”, Lieu du Développement Coordonné des Villes de La Chaux-de –Fonds et du Locle. » Entry Title: « GEO-HORLOGE – CHRONOPOLIS » Author: A.Kouzoupi [Based on her research in ETH during the MAS.LA 05-06] Consulted Specialist: S. Mentos , Urban Planner
3.3. Project scale: Urban Landscape Design ■ 2010-2011-[uncompleted], Corinth, Peloponnese “Focus in Motion to the Ancient Quarry of Kleonai: A Landscape by the National Corinth-Tripolis Motorway” Authors: Sculpted Architectural Landscapes: Golanda + Kouzoupi External collaborators architects: V. Rokana, A. Patsalis ►HONOURABLE MENTION, DOMES 2013 Awards Category “Best project of the years 2010-2012” Jury: Prof. Kenneth Frampton, Prof. Alberto Ferlenga, Prof. Inaki Abalos http://www.domes.firma.cc/en/archive/issue_archive_project.php?objectid=2426
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■ 2007-2008, Glyfada, Athens “topio-genesis at Katraki Square” Authors: Sculpted Architectural Landscapes: Golanda + Kouzoupi In collaboration with: K.Karali, K. Vardakoulias, architects at the Technical Service of the Glyfada Municipality ►HONOURABLE MENTION DOMES 2011 Awards Category “Best Executed Work 2008-2010” Jury: Prof. Steven Holl, Prof. Finn Geipel, Prof Panayotis Tournikiotis http://www.domes.firma.cc/gr/issue/issue_project.php?objectid=1856 ■ 2004-2005, Thessaloniki/Naoussa Consulted [landscape] architect on the project; “Interventions on the Pedestrian Network on the River Banks of Arapitsa River, Through the City of Naoussa.” Project coordinators: O. Chatzopoulou, P. Skarlatos, E. Tiktapanidou ► Honourable Mention, category: realized architectural works: Hellenic Chamber of Architects, 2010. ■ 2000-2004, Mt Ymittos, Athens “Landscapes between Motorway and Nature, along Mt. Ymittos Ring-Road” Authors: Sculpted Architectural Landscapes: Golanda + Kouzoupi In collaboration with the engineers and constructing teams of the Attiki Odos Jointventure. ►Finalist: 2004 European Prize for Urban Public Space http://urban.cccb.org/europeanArchive/htmlDocs/europeanArchive_1024.asp?gIdiom a=A&gDoc=D046 ■ 1995-1997, Mt Pendelikon, Attica “Old Dionyssos Quarries, Open-Air Museum of Old Quarrying Arts” Authors: Sculpted Architectural Landscapes: Golanda + Kouzoupi In collaboration with 5 old quarry-men. Owners/sponsors: DionyssoMarble SA ► Finalist: 1st Rosa Barba Award on Landscape, 1st Landscape Biennale Barcelona 2000 http://www.coac.net/landscape/II_Biennal/premis_rosa_barba_99_w.html 3.4 Project scale: Art Projects in Public Space [Realised] ■ 2007, Saint Tropez Aspassia Kouzoupi’s SIGNAUX HYBRIDES installed in the city of Saint Tropez, Dialogues Méditerranèens /Parcours Culturel /Été Culturel 2007 Author: A. Kouzoupi Curator: Suzanne Van Hagen Organized by: Carat Culture ■ 2003, Athens ► 1st prize: artistic competition organized by the Athens METRO SA, Theme: a sculpture for the metro station of N. Herakleion Entry Title: ‘Kites and Constellations’ Author: Sculpted Architectural Landscapes®:.Golanda + Kouzoupi
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● 2013, 07 February - 02 March, Athens Aspassia Kouzoupi: “COMPLEX SIGNS” Solo exhibition at Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens. ● 2007, 19 January-25 March, Paris « PAYSAGES HYBRIDES : SCULPTED ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPES, Nella Golanda + Aspassia Kouzoupi 1995-2006» Paris/ Cité Internationale Universitaire, Fondation Hellénique Curator : Christophe Catsaros, , Rédacteur-en-chef Traces since 2011. 5. LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS [selected] ● 2014, Thessaloniki: Invited Lecture: “Approaching and Evolving the Tools and Processes of Design in Situ”, Department of Architecture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. ● 2014, Athens, Invited Presentation of the team Sculpted Architectural Landscapes, by the Hellenic Institute of Architecture ● 2013, Athens: Invited Presentation of project, at the launching event of “DOMES index: the digital index of Greek architecture”, organised by DOMES architectural review. ● 2011, Rimini: Invited Presentation, the team Sculpted Architectural Landscapes at the special event: “New gardens for the City Life” organised by the landscape architecture review “Paysage”/Topscape. ● 2011, Thessaloniki: Paper presentation, at the Pan-Hellenic Congress “Public Space” organized by the technical Chambers of Greece, [TEE] ● 2009, Patras: Invited Presentation and round-table discussion, symposium of the 6th Pan-Hellenic Architectural Exhibition WALLS, organized by Achaia Architects Association [SANA] ● 2008, Mytilene: Paper presentation, International Congress: ”Studying, Modeling and Sense-Making of Planet Earth”, organized by the Department of Geography of the University of the Aegean. ●2005, Thessaloniki: Paper presentation, International Congress “Landscape Architecture: Education, Research, Realized Projects” organised by the Transdisciplinary Post-graduate Studies Program of Landscape Architecture of AUTH. ●2004 Barcelona: Paper presentation, International Congress “Arquitectura 3000, l’arquitectura de la in-diferencia”, Organized by: Department of Architecture of the UPC
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