Mechanism of Suspension

Alexandra Vougia, Theodossis Issaias, Platon Issaias

Collaborators¨ Alexandros Avlonitis, Stavros Milonas,architects, Thanos Zartaloudis,lawyer, Chrysoula Korovesi, media artist, Ilias Matsas, mechanical engineer, Prelab Prototyping and Reverse Engineering

 

Alexandra Vougia

 (Thessaloniki, 1983) Diploma in Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2007), Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from GSAPP, Columbia University (2008). Alexandra has worked as an architect in New York (Morris Sato Studio) and Athens (A. N. Tombazis & Associates Architects), before beginning her PhD dissertation at the AA School of Architecture in 2011. She currently teaches at the AA in the History and Theory Studies Programme of the Intermediate School.

 

Platon Issaias

(Athens, 1984) Diploma in Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2007), Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from GSAPP, Columbia University (2008). He is currently completing his dissertation at ‘The City as a Project’ PhD Program, launched by the Berlage Institute/Rotterdam in collaboration with TU Delft and lead by Pier Vittorio Aureli. He is currently a Visiting Lecturer and Studio Leader at the March in Urban Design, The Bartlett School of Architecture/UCL.

 

Theodossis Issaias

Theodossis Issaias (Athens, 1985) graduated in 2008 from the School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens – Greece. He holds a Master of Science in Architecture and Urbanism (SMarchS) from the School of Architecture and Planning -SA+P, MIT (2011). He has worked as an architect and urban designer in Athens and Boston in offices such as the ORGanization for Permanent Modernity and VietAid Community Development Corporation. Currently he is a PhD student at Yale,  Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.