design portfolio

Lina Liakou email [email protected]

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Curriculum VitaeeducationMaster of Architecture in Urban Design (commendation)The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College of London, U.K.Master Thesis “To defend the indefensible city: 3+1 stories for Stepney”

Diploma in Architecture and Engineering (honours)School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceDiploma Project “Reinventing the hill: regeneration of Bomonti area in Istanbul”Dissertation “Social housing: the example of the Netherlands”

work experienceAssociate at the nonprofit organization “School of ARCHitecture for All” Responsibilities: Formulating project themes, preparing EU funding proposals, designing exhibitions/competitions, field work. (www.sarcha.gr)Selected projects:

CityCommonResource Gerani-Athens pilot study, the study was invented by SARCHA and commissioned by the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. The pilot study included the mapping and evaluation of data and the development of a proposition for the deteriorating neighbourhood of Gerani in Athens.Polypolis a social game that trains/educates city inhabitants to cope ‘in common’ with issues that affect their life’s resources. Local adaptations have been developed for Athens, Rome and Thessaloniki. Polypolis Athens was the official participation of Greece at the London Festival of Architecture 2012 (polypolisathens.blogspot.gr).The Athens Travelers program, Athens as introduced by its youth, individual trajectories are turned into city explorations. (athenstravelers.wordpress.com/)

Co-founder of the architectural practice URBAN3 in Athens The practice undertakes projects that range from big scale architectural design to small scale interior design for the private sector as well as national competitions. As a principal architect I worked with clients in all aspects of the projects from design development, to permit and construction/completion. (www.urban3.gr)Selected projects:

Architectural design and construction of a four-storey apartment building in Peristeri, 2010.Extension, interior design, and landscape design of a summer house on the island of Andros (in progress). Refurbishment of a 1940s single family house in Lycabettus, Athens, 2011-12.Interior design of an apartment in the centre of Athens, 2010.

Member of the urban-design team SCIL in Athens and TiranaA team of Greek and Albanian urban designers that work on large-scale projects in Albania.Project: Agritourism development strategy for the Çorovodë region in Albania.

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skillsDesign: AutoCad 2D-3D, Revit, Sketch Up, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, AdobeAcrobat Pro, CorrelDraw, Microsoft Office ToolsWeb design: HTML, CSS, AdobeFlash Pro

professional affiliationsMember of the Technical Chamber of Greece since 2010

languagesGreek - native, English - fluent, French - good command

awardsScholarship for post-graduate studies in the U.K. by The Bodossaki FoundationScholarship for excelling at the university entrance exams by The State Scholarship Foundation (IKY)

publicationsSarcha, “ School of Architecture for All” in The Resourceful Architect: Seven alternative ideas for the future of the profession, Architects’ Journal, issue 05.12.2011, p. 35. Thermou, Liakou, Pothou, “Urban Design and Narrative: Defending the Undefendable city”, TO VIMA, VIMAIDEON, issue 34 (05.02.2010), p. 27.

competitions / lectures / exhibitions / conferencesPolypolis Athens: Become an Athenian and experience a city in crisis, at the International Architecture & Design Showcase part of the London Festival of Architecture (June 23rd).Living on the Edge conference, organized by the Edgeryders digital platform, at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg (June 13th-14th).International workshop “Urban Transcripts: Rome, the accidental city” in Rome (December 13th-18th).“Public space - wanted” conference organized by the Hellenic Technical Chamber in Thessaloniki (October 20th-22nd).International competition “The Resourceful Architect”, issued by The Royal Society of Arts and The Architecture Foundation in London (shortlisted).Lecturer at the Master’s Program of the University of Athens “Management of monuments: archaeology, city and architecture”.Presentation of the CCR-pilot study at the meeting “Another city is possible: studies on the Athens Centre” hosted by the Hellenic Ministry of Environment.National Competition for the re-use and renewal of the West Docks of the Venetian Harbour in Heraklion Crete.Participation at the intensive Erasmus program “Cities, Territories and Society” in Istanbul.

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A great part of London is built on the natural floodplain of the Thames. The risk from tidal flooding is expected to increase as a result of the gradual sea level rise due to global warming. At the edge of the flood-risk area is where we find the site of our project, Stepney. ‘’To Defend the Indefensible City’’ is an experimental tetralogy of fictional diaries which refers to the area of Stepney in a period of 40 years from 2020 to 2080. What we tried to investigate in our thesis is how through the shift of the designers’ perspectives towards a wider platform of actors, deeply influences and mutates the urban decision-making.

2009 | Master Thesis | London

To defend the indefensible city

3+1 stor ies for Stepney

Stepney 2080

The Polypolis game was initially conceived as a testing ground for SARCHA’s “CCR Athens Gerani 2010” pilot study. Four different groups of players strive to resolve complex issues related to the existing human/physical/natural resources within city blocks. As the current economic crisis hits a number of European countries, Polypolis social game takes a life on its own; it uses a playful manner to train/educate city inhabitants to cope ‘in common’ with issues that affect their life’s resources. Local adaptations have been developed for Athens, Rome and Thessaloniki. Polypolis Athens was the official participation of Greece at the London Festival of Architecture 2012.

2011 | Professional | Athens

POLYPOLIS a social game

SARCHA (nonprofi t organisation)

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SARCHA’s research team worked in Gerani neighbourhood exploring the urban accumulation of city resources. The data collected was classified in three categories, human, physical and natural resources and transferred onto multilayered maps.The 243 buildings in the (10.9 Ha) area belong to more than 3.753 private owners and present a distinct vertical differentiation of uses. Our Resources Reset Proposal aims to recombine the area’s building stock, human potential and manufacturing tradition with innovation to create a small scale production hub. To this end, SARCHA proposes the administration of resources ‘in common’ and puts forward the appropriate tools for the active involvement of inhabitants and owners alike.


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natural resourcesnatural ventilation(smells)/sunlight/fauna/flora/microclimate

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DIGITAL TOOLS: G E R A N I W I K ICreation of a an open access territory (interactive web site and WiFi) SPATIAL TOOLS: RES IN C O M M O N Public buildings in conjunction with a grid of built and un-built spaces to be used in common

COMMUNICATION/TRAINING TOOL: POLYPOLISA mind-shifting role playing social game

A different economy that relates and adds up to the existing Human, Physical, Naturalcity resources and enhances the area’s present three-layered structure and the mixing of ethnicities and activities

LAYER 1: UPPER FLOORS/ ROOFTOPS Rooftops’ city-allotments (agro Gerani) and housing

LAYER 2: MIDDLE UPPER FLOORS A hub of innovative small scale manufacturing that includes education, training, production and services facilities

LAYER 3: GROUND FLOOR/ STREET LEVELWelcome and help desks, market placesStreet life that is not just for the desperate

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Physical Resources _ unbuilt areas with illegally built common grounds

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ΟΨΗ ΕΠΙ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΟΥ ΚΡΗΤΩΝ

status: under constructionprogram: four two-bedroom apartmentsspace: 259,05 m2location: Peristeri, Athens, Greececlient: Iliodunamiki S.A.year: 2010

architect: Urban3 (L. Liakou, C. Thermou, I. Pothou) civil engineer: CiVen (K. Sotiriou) mechanical engineer: D. Pantelakis


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This 1940s house was vacant for more than twenty years before the new owner decided to reinhabit it. Our brief was to refurbish, modernise and connect the four distinct parts of the house in order to re-establish the coherence in circulation, layout and materials as required for a modern single family home.

status: under constructionspace: 90 m2location: Lycabettus, Athens, Greececlient: M. Zormpayear: 2011architect: Urban3 (L. Liakou, C. Thermou, I. Pothou) constructor: CiVen (K. Sotiriou)


Refurbishment of a family house in Lycabettus

Design and construction supervision

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status: permitspace: 110 m2location: Andros, Greececlient: M. Zorbayear: 2012architects: Urban3 (L. Liakou, C. Thermou, I. Pothou)


Extention of a summer house on the island of Andros

Extension, inter ior design, and landscape design

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The competition carries the title ‘Reception-Starting Point’. The focal point of our proposal is a route - an extended public space with a start and an end, with centers of attraction for the visitors, with a network of small scale green spaces, with points for rest, with new entrances towards and from the project area. All these different networks and groups converse with each other having as a reference point the West and East Docks. The visitor comes closer to the city, learns for its past and its intense present, while the permanent resident finds a new space to express himself and reconnect with the city.

team: Urban3 (L. Liakou, C. Thermou, I. Pothou)

2010 | Competition | Heraklion

Arsenali Vecchi

National competit ion for the renewal of the west docks in the venetian harbour

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The Çorovodë region at the south part of Albania is famous for its rivers, canyons and caves. Its population depends upon agriculture having preserved traditional methods of farming. Our proposal focuses on four main components: small businesses, infrastructure, agricultural events, and regional agritourism initiatives in order to attract visitors. The backbone of the strategic proposal are 5 themed itineraries that combine wine tourism, geotourism, ecotourism and culinary tourism.

team: SCIL (S. Ilia, L. Liakou, C. Thermou, I. Pothou)

2012 | Competition | Çorovodë

Agritourism development

Agr itour ism development strategy for the Çorovodë region in Albania

2 Kultura - Mjedisi - NovacioniAgro-Plani i zhvillimit te zonës Çorovodë 2012

Turistët që vijnë në Shqipëri

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Rruga gjate shkembinjeve Rruga gjate shkembinjeve E c j a g j a t e l u m i t

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• Ecje neper shtegun me peizazhin unik të shkembinjeve te thepisur, shpellat dhe urat prej guri në kanionin e Pirogoshit.• Mbremje speciale në shtëpi prej guri në një nga fshatrat e rajonit.

Kultura - Mjedisi - NovacioniAgro-Plani i zhvillimit te zonës Çorovodë 2012

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Berat

Kasabashi Bridge Pirogoshi Cave

Bektashizmi

Parku Kombëtar i Malit të Tomorrit

• Rruga e verës•• Rruga e barinjve•• Rruga per ne shpella•• Ecja gjate lumit •• Rruga gjate shkembinjeve •• Njohja me qytetin historik të Çorovodë•• Pelegrinazhi ne malin e Tomorrit

Rrugë te ndryshme me tematike te ndryshme


Propozim

Agritourismi konsiderohet si një veprimtari e udhëtimit te vetdijshem për mjedisin, për të njohur dhe per tu integruar në pasuritë natyrore të tij.

Agroturizmit është një politikë qendrore udhëzuese të Bashkimit Evropian.

Rreth 70% e amerikanëve, Australianët, austriakët dhe gjermanët bëjnë agritourism.

Përfitimet për rajonin jane :• Rritja e nivelit ekonomik te zones .• Krijimi i vendeve të reja pune• Promovimi dhe përmirësimi i trashëgimisë kulturore• Zhvillimi i biznesit të ri.

Kush jane personat që zgjedhin turizmin rural?• kane bere udhëtime te shumta dhe jane me përvojë te madhe ne kete drejtim.• i përkatësin një game të gjerë moshash te ndryshme.• Ata kanë nivel të lartë ekonomik dhe arsimor.

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Berat

Kasabashi Bridge Pirogoshi Cave

Bektashizmi

Parku Kombëtar i Malit të Tomorrit

• Rruga e verës•• Rruga e barinjve•• Rruga per ne shpella•• Ecja gjate lumit •• Rruga gjate shkembinjeve •• Njohja me qytetin historik të Çorovodë•• Pelegrinazhi ne malin e Tomorrit

Rrugë te ndryshme me tematike te ndryshme


Propozim

Agritourismi konsiderohet si një veprimtari e udhëtimit te vetdijshem për mjedisin, për të njohur dhe per tu integruar në pasuritë natyrore të tij.

Agroturizmit është një politikë qendrore udhëzuese të Bashkimit Evropian.

Rreth 70% e amerikanëve, Australianët, austriakët dhe gjermanët bëjnë agritourism.

Përfitimet për rajonin jane :• Rritja e nivelit ekonomik te zones .• Krijimi i vendeve të reja pune• Promovimi dhe përmirësimi i trashëgimisë kulturore• Zhvillimi i biznesit të ri.

Kush jane personat që zgjedhin turizmin rural?• kane bere udhëtime te shumta dhe jane me përvojë te madhe ne kete drejtim.• i përkatësin një game të gjerë moshash te ndryshme.• Ata kanë nivel të lartë ekonomik dhe arsimor.

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WebsiteUrl: linaliakou.meLanguages / Tools: HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery

BlogsUrl: antonisliakos.gr, athenstravelers.wordpress.gr, polypolisathens.sarcha.gr, polypolis.sarcha.grPlatforms: Wordpress / Blogger

2011-12 | Various | Athens

Web Design

Design/Development of websites and blogs

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The purpose of the project is the urban regeneration of Bomonti, a post-industrial area in Istanbul. We explore design decisions at both a strategic and at a more detailed level of urban regeneration. On the Bomonti hill, our program concentrates on the preservation of some of the existing uses as well as a program of new ones in order to attract new and old residents, including a community center, a small university campus, an open space with commercial activities, and a new residential area with a mixture of affordable housing options. The main aim of the project is to recreate the whole area with the effort to unify new and old residents around a single community vision.

2008 | DipArch | Istanbul

Reinventing the hill

Regeneration of Bomonti area in Istanbul

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The objective of the studio is the design of a harmonic urban residential environment in a Thessaloniki, taking into consideration the densities, the land uses, the diversity and the special identity of the area. Special interest has been given to the common grounds of the blocks. High-rise buildings have been placed at the edges of thearea near the main arteries and smaller units near the stream thatpasses through the site.

2007| Academic | Thessaloniki

Urban Design Studio

Re-design of a residential area in Thessaloniki

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The main axes of the proposal is the design of an open space noted more for its special character, than just another green space of the urban fabric. The park is addressed mainly to the residents ofthe area that will also be the guards of it. The participation of thevisitors is very important in all levels for the proper operation or thepark.

2006 | Academic | Thessaloniki

Landscape Design Studio

Design of an open space at the center of Thessaloniki.

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design portfolio

Documents

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polypolis athens

landscape design

centre of athens

urbandesign team scil

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athens travelers program