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ALEXANDER PAPADIAS

ALEXANDER PAPADIAS

Athens, GR

 

About 

Employment 

Hellenic AirForce Academy, Athens, GR, Lecturer, Adjunct

As a lecturer in the Structural Engineers Branch of the HAFA (officially known as Airforce Installations Engineers) taught 2nd year Architectural Drafting and 4th year Architectural Design Principles. The 2nd year course is an introduction to 2d computer drafting using Autodesk Autocad software and the 4th year course is a design studio introducing students to basic design principles through a series of small design projects.

Jan 2013 - Jun 2015
 

University of Cyprus (UCY), Nicosia, CY, Adjunct Lecturer

Teaching a postgraduate course in sustainability. The course is focused on the transfer of industrial sustainability practices and know how to architecture, and is introducing methodologies such as Life Cycle Assessment and Design for Disassembly as tools for architectural design.

Jan 2013 - Jul 2013
 

G.P. Architects, Paphos, CY, Architect

Senior architect in charge of all stages of design from conceptual to construction details.

Feb 2012 - Dec 2012
 

Karouzos Group, Athens, GR, Architect

In this position I worked on smaller retail and housing projects. However I only handled design and permissions as (due to deteriorating financial state of the company) most construction activity ceased.

Jan 2009 - Mar 2010
 

CVZ Hellas, Athens, GR, Architect

In this position I worked mainly on large retail projects. I worked on both design and on site supervision. Eventually I handled most client-contractor meetings and finally acted as project architect on complex projects such as the City Gate retail-recreation mall that included very demanding top to bottom construction, integration of high specification cinema multiplex.

Oct 2001 - Sep 2006
 

Andreadis-Tsiomis Studio d’Architecture, Athens, GR, Architect

I started out in this office, and got involved in three major cultural projects: the Athens ancient Agora development, the Foundation of the Hellenic World building complex and finally the New Acropolis Museum competition. In this last project I was one of the team that collaborated with the Wilmotte team in Paris for the finalization of the project.

Dec 2000 - Oct 2001
 

Education 

National Technical University of Athens, Athens, GR, PhD, PHD

Phd on "Symbolic systems in design: fictinal iconography and design practice in the 20th century"

May 2001 - Jun 2012
 

University College London (UCL), London, GB, MArch, Master's

Sep 1997 - Sep 1998
 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, GR, Diploma (5yrs)

Sep 1992 - Jul 1997
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills