thanasis
thanasis is a designer of objects & places.
Curriculum Vitae
july 2019 - present
oct 2015-july 2019
may 2014 - june 2015
feb - july 2012
sept - dec 2010
may - aug 2009
feb - may 2014
2005 - 2010, 2013
2011 - 2013
2009 - 2011
2004 - 2008
summer 2019
spring 2012
winter 2011
summer 2011
2009
2008
2019
2018
2018
2018
2017
sept - dec 2012
2019-present
2018
2018-19
2018-19
2017-19
2012
2010
2010
2011
2010
2010
2019
2014
2011
2019
2018
2018
2013
2011 - 2013
2011
2011
2011
2009, 2010
2010
modeling/dwg
rendering
illustrating
video
documenting
photography
work
Thanasis, Practice for Independent Research, Athens, Greece
Principle; What started as a Sabbatical at Olson Kundig has led to a rich exploration through collaborations, installations and projects. Currently leading the design for a new plaza and pavilion in Nikolitsi; a remote mountain village in Epirus, Greece.
Olson Kundig, Seattle, USA
(currently on sabbatical)
Architectural Designer; On Core Design Team from Concept Design to Construction Administration for Nike’s new Innovation Center. Design lead for a Metabolist Inspired Housing Complex. Designer for 9 projects in Concept Design/Competition. Piloted diagraming efforts, and a key member in a think tank aimed to re-establish design dialogue and office crits at Olson Kundig.
OMA, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Junior Architect; Under the leadership of Rem Koolhaas, on the core design team for conceptual design, development and realization of Axel Springer’s new Media Campus in Berlin.
STUDIO MAKS/Junya Ishigami, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Collaborator; Competition for Aalto University Master Campus Plan, housing design projects in the Netherlands, Visitor Center design development & Museum Design (Belgium) in collaboration with Juyna Ishigami.
Architecture Research Office (ARO), Manhattan, NY
Intern Architect; Concept Design for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden gateway. Concept Design and Schematic Design for a lake-side residence in Minneapolis.
CHP Architects, Chilliwack, BC
Technician; Researched Secondary School Institutions, took part in Construction Documents, Design Development and Concept Design.
Galini, Surrey, BC
Owner/Restaurateur; Menu development, day to day duties, branding & marketing, coordination of special events, graphic design, interior design. (Interior design was a collaboration with SSDG Design Group)
education
Master of Architecture {M. Arch.}
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Bachelor of Environmental Design {B.E.D.S.}
with distinction
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Bachelor of Science {B.Sc.}, Life & Earth Sciences
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver
continuing education
EASA Tourist (Participant), Villars-Sur-Ollon, Switzerland
AA Visiting School Athens; Cipher City
Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland
Semester Abroad while attending Dalhousie
Dalhousie Traveling Studio, Gaborone, Botswana
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, BC
teaching
Cornish College of the Arts, Guest Reviewer
Univeristy of Washington, Guest Reviewer -
The Odysseus Hand
Univeristy of Washington, Guest Reviewer - Seattle Travelling Studio
Univeristy of Washington, Portfolio Reviews
Washington State University, Guest Reviewer - The Library
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Teaching Assistant; ARCH2000: Visual Thinking,
instructed by Professor K. Kam.
professional outreach
National Contact (International Team), EASA Architecture
Associate, Space.CITY, Seattle
Competition Research Committee, Olson Kundig
Crit Crew (Design Dialogue Think Tank),Olson Kundig
Graphics Committee, Olson Kundig
Associate, School of Arch. for All, SARCHA, Athens, Greece
Co-President, Architecture Student Association, Halifax, NS
Dal Rep., Canadian Arch Student Assoc., Toronto, ON
Vice-President, Architecture Student Association, Halifax, NS
Admissions Committee, Dalhousie Architecture, Halifax, NS
Architecture Representative, Dal Student Union, Halifax, NS
conferences
EASA Apathy Conference, Valga, Estonia
Passive House North Conference, Vancouver, BC
Ghost 13 Architecture Conference, Kingsburg, Nova Scotia
talks
Villages vs Tribes, Petcha Kutcha - Olson Kundig
“Kinetics: The Democratization of Space”
2018 Venice Biennale (Vardiya Shift, The Pavilion of Turkey)
w/Kirsten R. Murray
fellowships
Travel Fellowship, “What is Free Space?”, Venice Biennale
honours/awards
International Architectural Thesis Award, Honorable Mention
Bustler/Re-Thinking the Future,
Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship, Dalhousie University
WAN Furniture Design Awards, long list
“Solar Lounger” designed in Johannesburg, South Africa
Sexton Scholar, Dalhousie University
George W. Rogers Award, Dalhousie University
Deans List, Dalhousie University
The Colin Gash Scholarship, Dalhousie University
tools
Rhino, AutoCAD, Revit, Vectorworks (basic), Sketchup
V-Ray, Corona, Enscape, Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, After Effect (basic), Procreate (iPad),
Morpholio Trace (iPad), Concepts (iPad)
Premiere Pro
MS Office, iworks, Bluebeam
Nikon Z7, Nikon D750, Nikon F90X, DJI Mavic 2 Pro, lightroom, DxO Nik Collection