Haris Heizanoglou was born in Athens in 1980. He studied Architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) from 1999 to 2006. In 2003, obtaining a scholarship for Erasmus Program, he attended for 6 months the Faculty of Architecture of ČVUT, (Czech Technical University, Czech Republic) in Prague. Prior to his graduation, in 2006, he worked for 8 months for the architectural studio “Omada V” in Thessaloniki, participating in the design of several housing projects. The same year, after graduating from AUTh he was accepted and continued his studies at the Faculty of Architecture of TU Delft, Netherlands. In 2008 he graduated with honors (cum laude) from the faculty of Architecture of TU Delft, obtaining a Master of Science in Architecture. Having worked extensively in Architectural Theory, his final thesis with the title "The Nature of informality" was rated full marks and selected as canditate for the Graduate of the Year in Architectural Faculty and for the International Awards of Archiprix. After a year of fulltime collaboration with the architecture studio KLAB in Athens, he currently works as a freelance architect and reseacher. He is a member of the Greek Technical Chamber.
Timeline
1980 Born in Athens, Greece. 1999 After succeeding in the National Examinations I start to attend the Faculty of Architecture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 2003 (January- July), Studied as Erasmus student in the ČVUT, Czech Tecchnical University in Prague, Czech Republic. 2005 Full time collaboration for 8 months with the architectural office “Team V” where I participated in several design projects, mainly housing and also had the responsibility of the 3d modeling and photorealistic representations. 2006 Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki obtaining a diploma of Architecture. My final design project with the title "Infopazaro" is graded with 9.5 out of 10. 2006 (Summer) Acceptance in the Faculty of Architecture of TU Delft, Netherlands. 2008 (July) Graduated with honors (cum laude) from the faculty of Architecture of TU Delft, obtaining a Master of Science in Architecture having worked extensively in Architectural Theory. My final thesis which was an attempt for a theoretical approach of the phenomenon of informality with the title "The Nature of informality" was graded with 10 out of 10 and was pre-selected for the Archiprix award and for the Graduate of the Year in Architectural Faculty. 2010 - 2011 Full time collaboration for 15 months with the architectural office “Klab” based in Athens, Greece 2011 (Summer)Establishment of LOOMdesign*
Education
Diploma of Architecture, 1999 - 2006, Greece, Aristotle University of ThessalonikiPolytechnic school, Faculty of Architecture, Diploma Project: 9.5 / 10 Overall: 8.46 / 10 Erasmus Scholarship, February - June 2003, Czech Republic, Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT) MSc Architecture, cum laude (with honors) 2006 - 2008 Netherlands, Technical University of Delft (TU Delft), Department of Architecture Diploma Project: 10 / 10
Terpsichori Latsi - Architect and Urbanist
Short Bio
Terpsichori Latsi was born in 1982. She grew up in Patras until 2000 when she moved to Athens to study Architecture at the National Technical University (NTUA). During her studies, she earned a distinction in a competition held by NTUA, regarding the reformation of the outdoor space between the university buildings. She graduated in 2007 and worked for TRAC SA (Divercity Architects), before leaving for Netherlands (2008) in order to study Urbanism in Bouwkunde at TU Delft . Even before receiving her MSc degree in Urbanism in 2011, she started working as a researcher for the International New Town Institute of Almere (INTI, 2010-2011) and the product of the research was published in 2012, under the title "Excavating the Past : New Towns in the B.C. Era". She also collaborated with the Dutch office Bokkers van der Veen Architecten & Planners for a competition project (2012) and the idea was selected among the finalists. In 2013 she started collaboration with Thymio Papayannis and Associates Inc. (TPA) in Athens, Greece and worked on several projects, including "Hellinikon former Airport Redevelopment Masterplan Proposal, Attica, Greece", a joint project between TPA, Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP London (SOM), Martha Schwartz Partners, and David Chipperfield Architects. Since 2014, she is a partner at LOOM design*.She is a registered member of the Greek Technical Chamber since 2008.
Timeline
1982 Born in Patras, Greece. 2000 After succeeding in the National Examinations, started to attend the Faculty of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens 2003-2004 (six months) External collaboration with the office Studio 3+1 for the implementation drawings of a public pool building in Athens. 2006 Got an Honorable mention in a competition held by National Technical University of Athens regarding the reformation of the outdoor space between the Faculty buildings. 2007 Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of National Technical University of Athens. 2008 (8 months) Worked as an architect at the practice TRAC SA (Divercity Architects) in Patras and participated in the production of construction drawings for apartment interiors. Also collaborated with the office’s department in Athens for the design process of a medical clinic. 2008 Moved to Netherlands in order to attend the Master program of Urbanism at TU Delft. 2010 – 2011 (10 months) Worked as an intern Researcher at the International New Town Institute of Almere and investigated the history and town planning of ancient cities for the Institute’s database. 2011 Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of TU Delft, obtaining a Master of Science in Urbanism. 2011 (one month) Collaborated with the office IND [Inter.National.Design] in Rotterdam for a competition and carried out digital image editing in Photoshop. 2012 (one month) Full time collaboration with Bokkers van der Veen Architecten and Planners as a team member for a competition regarding the transformation of a Post World War II apartment complex in Rotterdam. The project was selected among the finalists. 2012 (five months) External collaboration with the International New Town Institute in Almere for the production of the publication “Excavating the Past: New Towns in the B.C. Era” 2013 – 2014 (1 year and 2 months) Collaborated with TPA, Thymios Papayannis and Associates Inc., as a freelance Architect / Urbanist. Participated in the “Hellinikon former Airport Redevelopment Masterplan Proposal, Attica, Greece”, a private competition held for the development of the Hellinikon area. This was a joint project between Thymio Papayannis and Associates Inc., Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP London, Martha Schwartz Partners, and David Chipperfield Architects. Worked also on the design proposal of a housing project in Abu Dhabi and assisted in the designing of maps for the First Phase of the Magnesia Spatial Plan. 2014 – present Partner at LOOM design
Education
Diploma of Architecture, 2000-2007, Greece, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) MSc Urbanism, 2008 - 2011 Netherlands, Technical University of Delft (TU Delft), Department of Architecture