DRL Programme Head Theodore Spyropoulos delivers closing keynote at Open House Europe Summit

Theodore Spyropoulos, Head of the AA's Architecture and Urbanism (DRL) programme, delivered the closing keynote lecture at this year’s Open House Europe Summit, held in Athens, Greece, at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre. The summit focused on the theme Future Heritage and featured a distinguished lineup of participants over two days. It was opened by the Mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas. Participants included Greek architects and designers such as PILA Studio, Eleftheria Dek, and K-Studio, as well as Dionisis Sotovikis (member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Institute of Architecture), Jutta Susanne Kastner (European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture), political scientist Stathis Kalyvas, and Manijeh Verghese (CEO of Open City).

In his lecture, Spyropoulos examined the theme of Future Heritage through his work as a practitioner leading the studio of Minimaforms, alongside his educational role at the AA.

Watch the lecture online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS-3oHrWjD0&t=2078s