Pandemics, the City, a Crystal -plus two Competitions

Pandemics and its relation to the City will serve as a short prélude to the presentation of two first Prize competition proposals for Athens -with a time difference of 60 years: Jan Despo’s project for the Athens Cultural Centre (1959) and tense architecture network’s project for the Regeneration of the Athens City Centre (2019).

Tilemachos Andrianopoulos was born in Athens (1974). Diploma in Architecture, National Technical University of Athens (2001), Metropolis Msc in Architecture and Urban Culture, CCCB- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (2006). Founder of Tense Architecture Network_TAN (2004). Public space and private environments are constantly researched in TAN’S work; the two fields are purposely interconnected. The practice’s portfolio includes several first prize competition proposals as well as awarded residences: ‘Residence in Megara’ received a Häuser Award (2016), Residence in Heraklion was nominated for the Mies van der Rohe award (2017) and ‘Residence in Sikamino’ was shortlisted for the same award (2013), while TAN participated in the Architecture Biennale of Venice twice (2012 and 2014). 1st Prize Competition Proposals: Regeneration of the Athens City Center (2019), Six Star Resort in Mykonos, invited Competition_1^st Prize (2019), ‘Kastraki' Urban Park in Piraeus (2016), Rehabilitation of Venetian Arsenali and their wider surrounding space in Heraklion (2009), Arkalos Town Hall, Crete (2007). Selective architectural competition distinctions: New Passenger Terminal in Souda_3rd Prize (2017), New Cyprus Archaelogical Museum_6th Prize (2017), Museum for Argo in Volos_2nd Prize (2014), Pylaia Cultural Center_2nd Prize (2002). Receiver of the Greek Architecture Award (2020) by domA.archi for the Restoration of the Upper Concert Hall of the Athens Conservatory in collaboration with atelier66. Member of the multidisciplinary group Greenproject (2010), of the Hellenic Institute of Architects (2015), and of do.co.momo international (2015). Associate Professor in the School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens.

Michiel Sweerts, 'Plague in an ancient City'.

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