Archinect
Angelos Siampakoulis

Angelos Siampakoulis

Athens, GR

 

About 

Angelos Siampakoulis (Athens, 1990) is an Architect (Diploma of Architect Engineer with honors, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and a Master of Science in Architecture Studies candidate (SMArchS in Architecture & Urbanism) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Fulbright Foundation Scholar, a Fellow of the Harry D. Triantafillu Scholarship Fund, a Fellow of Cyprus Children’s Fund and an Onassis Foundation Scholar. In 2012 he was an exchange student at Tampere University of Technology in Finland. During his studies, his project for the design of the Visitors’ Center at the workspace of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center received the 3rd Prize (National Competition - 2013) with Renzo Piano as the judge of the shortlisted projects, and the 7th place at the ‘Top 10 projects for the years 2011-2013’ category of the DOMES International Awards (2014) with a judge panel composed by Michael Lykoudis, Richard Meier and Juhani Pallasmaa. In the past, he has collaborated with the office of Miralles Tagliabue EMBT in Barcelona (2012), 40.22. Architects in Thessaloniki (2014) and BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group in Copenhagen (2015) working on a wide range of projects and scales including the European Competition Rethink Athens, the New High Speed Train Station in Susa, San Giacomo Church in Ferrara, the New Maritime Museum of China in Tianjin (at Miralles Tagliabue EMBT), the New Urban Plan for the city of Skive, Hualien Residentials’ Showroom in Taiwan and the new Noma Restaurant in Copenhagen (at BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group). 

Employment 

BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, DK, Architect Intern

Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
 

Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, Barcelona, ES, Architect Intern

Jun 2012 - Oct 2012
 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Santorini, Architect & Research Intern

Jul 2009 - Aug 2010
 

Education 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, US, Masters, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, SMArchS in Architecture and Urbanism

Sep 2016 - current
 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, GR, Masters, School of Architecture, Diploma in Architecture Engineering

Sep 2008 - Feb 2016
 

TUT Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, FI, Masters, Erasmus Exchange

Jan 2012 - Jun 2012
 

Awards 

Erasmus Placement, Scholarship

European Commission & Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY)

2015
 

DOMES International Awards, Nomination

“Top 10 projects for the years 2011-2013”, 7th place
Proposal for the Visitor’s Centre for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre Workspace.

Judge by Michael Lykoudis, Richard Meier and Juhani Pallasmaa

2014
 

Competition for the design of the visual identity for the 7th Electrical and Computer Engineering Student Conference (ESESCON), 1st Place

2013
 

National student competition for the construction of the Visitor’s Centre for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre Workspace, 3rd Place

Judge of the projects by Renzo Piano

2013
 

LLP Erasmus Exchange, Grant

European Commission & Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY)

2012
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills