Tasis Papaioannou

Tasis Papaioannou was born in March 1953 in Athens. He studied at the National Technical University of Athens School of Architecture, graduating in 1976. He returned to the school in 1982 as a research associate, focusing on teaching Building Science and Architectural Design. Today, he is a professor in Sector 1, specializing in Architectural Design, at the School of Architecture at NTUA. He has lectured both in Greece and internationally. Since 1979, he has been collaborating with architect Dimitris Isaia, with whom he runs an architectural firm. Within this team, and in collaboration with other architects, he has developed numerous architectural studies for public and private projects, many of which are featured in Greek and international literature. He has participated in significant national architectural competitions, earning numerous awards. These participations form a crucial part of his architectural work and serve as a field of research and reflection. In 2000, his project "Office Building in Athens" won the first prize from the Hellenic Institute of Architecture in the category "Professional and Public Use Projects." In May 2003, he presented the exhibition "Pictorial and Architectural Space" at "Athinais" with painter Alekos Fassianos. He has published a series of articles on architectural topics in Greek and international books and magazines. His works have been featured in architectural exhibitions in Greece and abroad. He co-authored the book "Anarchic City" (Kaktos, 2004) with Alekos Fassianos and contributed to the book "Architecture: Ideas that Meet, Ideas that Disappear" (Papazissis Publications, 2004) with other architects. In 2005, he wrote "The Architecture of the Everyday." "Architecture and the City" is his fourth book.