ELENI KOSTIKA ARCHITECTURE

1989-93 - BA in Arch with Honors, University of Greenwich, London

1993-95 - Dip in Arch, University of Westminster, London

Awards :

2009 - Shortlisted for the Future Projects – Competition Entries Category of the World Architecture Festival Awards

2000 - 2nd Prize, Playgrounds and Toys for Refugee children, organized by Art for The World, Rome venue, Italy.

1999 - 1st stage commendation, Sarajevo Concert Hall, 2 stage International Competition, Rome, Italy.

1995 - De Verre Urban Design Award, (University of Westminster.

Registered member of the Technical Chamber of Greece

Royal Institute of British Architects (Part II)

PROJECTS

2010-12 Prefab sustainable vacation houses - Eco resort cont. to develop prefab houses and bungalows as prototypes tourist resort developments or vacation

2010- Playstation - invitation by HOMEmag (free press) to propose a playground for Athens

Private commission

2010 Bookcase "back to back"

Private commission (completed)

2010- Chez Kostika – a private on going project on space, people and food

2009- House 2 - 300 sq.m house on three levels on the northeast suburbs, Pallini/Attiki

Private commision

2009- Eco Resort – Tourist development resort with boutique hotels, spa and conference centre on the south west of Crete,

Preliminary design stage, Private commission

Project Management: Architectural Studio LTD

2009 binb (building in building) - multi-storey building for Benetton in the centre of Tehran -a project for a 12 level multi-storey building of 12,000 sq.m designed as a submission entry for the International Ideas Competition “Designing in Tehran” organised by Benetton Group in the beginning of this year.

A multi-use development with retail, office and residential spaces.

Shortlisted in the Future Projects - Competition entries category of the World Architecture Festival Awards 2009

2008-09 Art Space Interior, ground floor re-design gallery facility spaces (depot / viewing room / office / kitchen) for Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Metaxourgeio – Athens

Private Commission (preliminary design)

2008 Bus stop Pergola, invitation to design a bus station by Athens Voice – HOME mag (free press magazine)

(published October 2008)

2008 Car Platform and Facilities for TOYOTA, Kifissos Avenue – Athens.

Private commission

2007 Dental Clinic, Conversion of a 170 sq.m ground floor apartment into a dental clinic and supporting domestic facilities for the doctor’s residence on 1^st floor, - Melissia/ Attiki,

Private commission

2006-08 House_1, House in Kapandriti, (200 sq.m) / Ippokrateios Politeia – Aifidnai - Attika

Private commission

2006-7 Apartment_studio, total redesign of a two storey 60 sq.m penthouse apartment with 100 sq. m balcony area.

Private commission (completed)

2005- Artist’s Studio & Landscape, design intervention on existinghouse with garden to convert it in a short term residence, new ground level artists studio and outdoor area for artist Konstantin Kakanias – Vilia/Attiki

Private commission (under construction)

2005 Gallery Xippas depot, storage and depot facilities on ground floor, to the Athens gallery space

Private commission, (completed)

2004-05 Gallery Apartment, The domestic sequel of Gallery Xippas project. Interior renovation of a 130 sq.m apartment as an addition to the gallery premises.

Private commission, Design & construction (completed)

2004-05 i-hotel,(An original exclusive small luxury hotelfor Athens), commission by invitation to design a hotel for Athens, under the title Invisible Hotel as part of a closed competition, organized by Carteco company, and curated by Memos Filipiddis (architect)/Exhibited at DESTE Foundation

2004-5 Apartment 7, Apartment loftconversion(100 sq.m) in downtown Athens –

Private commission, Design & construction (completed)

supervision of construction: Yro Tsiouni, architect

2004-9 Family house revision, a 700 sq. m 3-storey 70’s house is to be redesigned with new pool and garden and a series of extensions to house a couple, their 3 children and a large collection of contemporary art,

N. Erithraia - Athens

Private commission, Design & Construction (completed)

2004-7 Apartment 6, Apartment loft (100 sq.m) in downtown Athens –

Design & construction

Private commission (completed)

2004 WARDA studio – interior conversion of a 200sq.m loft in downtown Athens into an art direction studio,

Private commission (completed)

2004 Vacation bungalow, Interior of a 55 sq.m vacation apartment – Eretria/Evia,

Private commission, Design & construction (completed)

2003-4 ELENI KOSTIKA ARCHITECTURE - Office, Architects’ office in downtown Athens,

Self commission (completed)

2003-4 Apartment 4, Interior of a 150sq. m art deco apartment in the center of Athens – Exarheia,

colour scheme and design of custom made furniture

Private Commission (completed)

2003- Polykatoikia, A polykatoikia in the suburbs – Glyfada/Athens,

Preliminary design commission

2003- House Extension to a two storey sub-urban house – Glyfada/Athens,

Preliminary design commission

2002 Auto-capture platform, submission for International Ideas Competition - Ephemeral structures in the city. Organisation: Cultural Olympiad 2004

with architect: Eleanna Horiti

2002 The Breeder interior – Athens, Interior design and installation of bookshelves and ladder plus some planning adjustments for the Breeder office premises in downtown Athens

Private commission (completed)

2002 Home/Office – Athens, renovation of a 100m2 loft space in downtown Athens

Self-commission

2002 Kitchen pro chef – Athens, preliminary design of interior to function as kitchen working space for a chef Preliminary design commission

2002 Show Room BETTINA - Ground floor show room of boutique BETTINA – Athens,

Private Commission, Design & construction (completed)

2001-3 Vacation House on the island of Kea – Cycladic islands,

Private Commission

2001-3 Xippas Gallery in Athens, interior,

Private Commission, Design & construction (completed)

2001 Shop: Clothes shop in shopping center - Athens,

Preliminary design Commission

2001 Maintenance Renovation works of house and outdoor areas, KETE Foundation, Kamatero, Attiki,

Private commission, supervision of construction (completed)

2001 Parking in Maroussi, Athens - feasibility study,

with Architectural Studio Ltd

2001 Apartment 2 - Interior of 60m2 apartment in Votanikos, Athens,

Private Commission, Design and supervision of construction (completed)

2000-1 Apartment 1 - Interior of an 60m2 apartment in Athens, design and proposal for furnishing – accessories,

Private Commission (completed)

2000 Play Ground – with architect Andreas Angelidakis on invitation for the traveling Exhibition “Playgrounds & Toys” for refugee children, organized by the Art for the World Organisation, the logistics support of the UNHCR and UNICEF. http://www.art-for-the-world.com

(List of Exhibitors: Vito ACCONCI, USA , Andreas ANGELIDAKIS, Greece/Norway, Sergio AUGUSTO, Brasile, Carlo BERARDUCCI, Italia, Daniel BUREN, Francia, Paolo CANEVARI, Italia, LOS CARPINTEROS, Cuba, Enzo CUCCHI, Italia, Fabiana DE BARROS, Brasile, Silvie DEFRAOUI, Svizzera, DUNNING – VERSTEEGH, Svizzera, Sylvie FLEURY, Svizzera, Fabrice GYGI, Svizzera, Pip HORNE e Shirazeh HOUSHIARY, UK, Alfredo JAAR, Cile, Soo-Ja KIM, Corea del Sud, Joseph KOSUTH, USA, LAUDA – DONEGANI, Italia, Bleue ROY, Francia, Enzo MARI, Italia, Eva MARISALDI, Italia, Izumi OGINO, Giappone, Tsuyoshii OZAWA, Giappone, Luca PANCRAZZI, Italia, Maria PAPADIMITRIOU, Grecia, Maria Carmen PERLINGEIRO, Brasile/Svizzera, Annie RATTI, Italia, Denis SANTACHIARA, Italia, Risa SATO, Giappone, Arde SORTENI, Italia, Chrysanne STATHACOS, Canapa, e Diane BALD, USA, Haim STEINBACH, USA, Nari WARD, Jamaica, Chen ZHEN, Cina)

First Exhibition Venue - Rome:Andersen Museum,an annexed of Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, November 25 - Christmas 2000

Awarded: Second Prize in Rome

2000 Model Agency: New offices for image management company agence , Athens – preliminary proposal and design of furniture

Private commission, (completed)

2000 Deputy Commissioner for the coordination of installation of the Greek Participation in the 7^th International Exhibition of Architecture, Venice Biennale 2000. Catalogue editor for the national participation.

National Commissioner: Professor Elias Zenghelis

1999 Housing Redevelopment Scheme for area damaged by earthquake, Ano Liosia, North-west Athens –commission for building blocks 920, 1251, 1252, 1259A

with Architectural Studio Ltd

Project Supervisor: Adam Kostikas,

with architects: Petunia Exakoustou, Alexis Dalas (1^st phase)

1999 Sarajevo Concert Hall – Two stage International Competition, 1^st stage commendation

with architects: Andreas Angelidakis, Petunia Exakoustou

1999 Floating Hairdressing Salon – project

1999 Exhibition: Coca Cola: Design and installation of exhibition of the national competition of ideas for the

Coca-Cola bottle Gazi, Athens – commissioned by Coca Cola Hellas

with architects: Andreas Angelidakis, Petunia Exakoustou, Miltos Papadimitropoulos

1999 Reconstruction of neoclassical house, Plaka, Athens – commission (built)

with Architectural Studio Ltd (involvement in project concerns detailing in construction stage)

1999 IFCCA Design Prize Competition (submission for pre-selection stage) – international competition

with architects: Andreas Angelidakis, Petunia Exakoustou

1998 Public Square / Koumoundourou square, Athens - national competition for a public square in Athens

with architects: Andreas Angelidakis, Petunia Exakoustou

1998 Golf Course and Conference Centre, Kalavryta, Peloponese - preliminary proposal and feasibility study,

with Architectural Studio Ltd

1998 Café-bar, Athens

Preliminary design Commission

1997 Foodmarket, Lamia - preliminary proposal and feasibility study,

with Architectural Studio Ltd

1997 Pier of Agios Nikolaos in Patra, two stage national competition

(1^st stage commendation, project selected for 2^nd stage)

in collaboration with Thanassis Moutsopoulos, Miltos Papadimitropoulos, Spyros Spyropoulos

1997 Chapel for a private house on the island of Spetses –

Commision (completed)

with Architectural Studio Ltd

1996-8 Co-publisher and Editor-in-chief of the bilingual architectural magazine “A3 Architecture”

1995-97 Leisure coastal development

Redevelopment of the east coast of the municipality of Vari, Attiki.

commission preliminary design stage

with Architectural Studio Ltd

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 World Architecture Festival 2009, group exhibition of entries, Centro de Convenciones Internacionales de Barcelona, Spain. (4-6 November). Submission work: binb (building in building) – multi storey development in Tehran.

2005 “Invisible hotel” groupexhibition at the DESTE Foundation, N. Psychico, Athens, organized by Carteco company, curated by Memos Philipides, architect. (19-23/4).

The exhibition was also shown in Thessaloniki and New York.

2004 “Athens by Art” - Commission to realize 1:1 The playground project (with architect Andreas Angelidakis) for the Athens Olympic Games, installed in Koumoundourou sq. as part of the Athens By Art exhibition – Athens (August – September, 2004) Curated by Efi Strouza, Project curator Marina Fokidis.

2004 “Athens-scape “The Olympics and the Metabolism of the City” – Group exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA presented by The Hellenic Ministry of Culture – London/ England (22 April – 24 May): submission work: Gallery Xippas in Athens

2003 “Ephemeral Structures in the city of Athens” - Exhibition of the submission entries to the international competition, Byzantine Museum / Athens – February 2003

2001 3^rd Biennale of Young Greek Architects - curator: Yro Tsiouni

Hellenic Institute Of Architecture – November 2001 (Syntagma Metro Station)

“Public Buildings in the 90s” – curator: Thanassis Moutsopoulos

MIRKA ANGEL Gallery, Athens, (May) – FOKA Gallery, Thessaloniki, (June)

EXHIBITIONS + ART INSTALLATIONS PROJECTS

2006 Dean Tavoularis, production designer, painter.

Architectural design: Eleni Kostika

Curator: Marina Fokidis, Coordination/Concept: Attiki Cultural Society

Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki / 19.11.2006-10.01.2007

2005 The Gesture, A visual library in progress,

Architectural design of installation for the exhibition

Curated by Marina Fokidis, Sergio Risaliti, Daphne Vitali

Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece (22/07 – 18/09).

(The international contemporary exhibition features video documentation, photographic material, films and records of international artists’ actions within the framework of the live arts form the Sixties until now.)

2004 The playground project, Installation in Public space, Commission to realize 1:1 for the Athens Olympic Games, installed in Koumoundourou sq. as part of the Athens By Art exhibition – Athens (August – September, 2004).

with architect Andreas Angelidakis

2003-4 “Olympic games stories”

Exhibition installation design realization and supervision of construction.

Exhibition Design and concept by Andreas Angelidakis, architect,

Organisation: Foundation of the Hellenic World, (opening March 2004)

2003 Installation of contemporary art works: Supervision of Installation of Karen Kilimnik’s work “You are getting very sleepy, you will do as I say” in collector’s home.

Private Commission (completed)

2002 “Esthisis”,

architectural design of art exhibition: “Esthisis”,

curator: Marina Fokidis,

Organization: Very Special Arts Hellas – Athens, Gazi / November 2002

2001 Production of drawings for urban sculpture by Takis

2000 7^th International Exhibition of Architecture, Venice Biennale 2000.

Deputy Commissioner for the coordination of installation of the Greek Participation in the exhibition

Catalogue editor for the national participation: Eleni Kostika

National Commissioner: Professor Elias Zenghelis

2000 Camps des Forces:

Supervision of the installation of works by sculptor Takis for the exhibition Camps des Forces, and production of measurement drawings for future installations, at the Museo D’ Arte Contemporaneo (MACBA), Barcelona, Spain, April - Hayward Gallery, London, July. curator: Guy Brett.

1999 Production of Specification drawings in assistance to sculptor Takis for his solar sculptures works installed in the European Cultural Centre of Delphi, (June 2000) – European Parliament in Bruxelles (September 2000)

1999 Coca Cola:

Design and installation of exhibition of the national competition of ideas for the Coca-Cola bottle

Gazi, Athens – commissioned by Coca Cola Hellas

with architects: Andreas Angelidakis, Petunia Exakoustou, Miltos Papadimitropoulos

LECTURES-CONFERENCES

2000 7^th International Exhibition of Architecture, Venice Biennale 2000. Catalogue editor for the national participation.

National Commissioner: Professor Elias Zenghelis

1999 Greece: Seasonal Densities, Built Density, Landscape Saturation – the ongoing transformation of a country through tourism. Conference presentation in collaboration with architect Eleni Gigantes, of GZA

Inside Density – An International colloquium on architecture in cities, Brussels, Belgium, 25-26/11/99

1998 Public speech on the subject of the greek city as part of a series of events organised by the Aristotle Univesity of Thessaloniki and the group: City-Citizen-Culture

1998 “The built as an experienced topography” – introductoryspeech forpublic discussion on the 2^nd Biennale of Young Greek Architects, at the Cultural Centre of Athens

PUBLISHED TEXTS - MEDIA

2008 “One picture 1000 words” text published in annual review “Architecture in Greece”, No. 39.

2005 “Ways of seeing”, text by invitation for the annual review Scroope 17,

Cambridge Architecture Journal, p.22

2003 Editorial collaboration with review for greek edition of “time out” magazine /

issue 1 – 20/02/2003

issue 4 – 13/03/2003

2002 “Stating the obvious” text for the bilingual periodical publication Kallisteia, No.2, signs and labels, 06/2002

2002 Architecture editor in greek Sunday newspaper lifestyle supplement “next”.

Collaboration (3 issues) – articles: Issue 1: Interview architect Nikos Ktenas (published)

Issue 2: Article on Glenn Murcutt, Pritzker Prize winner of 2002 (published)

2002 “building topographies”, flash animation – submission by invitation for the www.whitneybiennial.com, by artist Miltos Manetas

2001 Contributor in the project and participant in the catalogue of T.A.M.A (Temporary Autonomous Museum for All) by artist Maria Papadimitriou, presented at the 25^th Bienal de Sao Paulo 23/03 –02/06 in Brazil. http://www.tama.gr/all/al_angelid.html

2001 An interview with Elia Zenghelis for STATUS office magazine, October 2001, p.36-39

2001 “Top View” article for the bilingual periodical publication Kallisteia, No.1, the beauty issue, 10/2001

2001 “City Interior(s)” - METAPOLIS 2001, The Contemporary (Greek) city, annual publication.

2001 Biennale 2000: An open forum of ideas” – article for the greek journal of the association of architects of Thessaloniki “Architecture as Art”.

2000 Catalogue editor for the national participation at the 7^th International Exhibition of Architecture, Venice Biennale 2000. Greek Commissioner Elias Zenghelis.

1999 “Architecture as mirror of the cultural status of society”, on architecture in Greece, for Epilogos 1999

(cultural annual review)

1999 “City Interior(s)” – text on the greek city, for Metapolis magazine issue no.2

1998 “Megethos” – articlefor magazine Alekton

1998 “Scenarios on in-between space” – text on the greek city for the catalogue of the 2^nd Biennale of Young Greek Architects. Organisation: Hellenic Institute of Architecture, curator: Panos Dragonas.

1996- Publication of articles and chief editing for bilingual magazine “A3 Architecture”- (issues no.1-12)

SELECTED PRESS

2010 Tonia Makra, Article on architect’s offices with internationally distinguished projects, VimaDECO magazine supplement in greek Sunday newspaper TO VIMA, Issue 36, October 2010, p. 60

2010 Maro Vasileiadou, “In the mind of the architect”, – GYNAIKA magazine supplement in Kathimerini Sunday paperissue 28, August 2010, p. 45

2010 Nenela Georgele, “Plaground” – Project by invitation to publication: PLAYSTATION, - Home mag (free press) –Spring 2010

2010 Highlights Yearbook 2009 – Annual publication on Greek cultural events

2010 http://www.archinnovations.com/featured-projects/houses/eleni-kostika-family-house-revision-in-the-northern-suburbs-of-athens/ Friday, 09 July 2010 08:53

2010 Cassandra Pizzey, "House and Pool by Eleni Kostika", News FRAME site http://framemag.com/news/1190

2009 Tzina Sotiropoulou, “The meaning of binb”, – SOUL issue 40, November

2009 “World Arqhitecture Festival 2009”, – Ellinikes Kataskeves issue 142, November

2009 Despina Zefkili, “A veile for Teheran”, – Athinorama (greek weekly publication) / 22 October

2009 Yiannis Konstantinidis, “Athen’s Galleries”, HOME mag, Free Press, p 56-60, No. 11, Winter 2009

2008 Natalia Douka, “Bus Stop”, HOME mag, Free Press, p. 086, No. 10, Autumn 2008

2006 C. Cafopoulos, “THESSALONIKI, “The Gesture”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art” -

ARTFORUM, 03/2006

2005 D. Zefkili, “New Architecture, 7 architects talk about their buildings’, EY ÆÇÍstyle, food, travel, culture, society, p.22-28, Issue 58, September 2005

2005 Z. Hatzopoulou, “10 Proposals for the hotels of the future”, - Travel Times, The magazine of Greek Tourism and real estate, p. 71-77, Issue 19, June 2005

2005 “Invisible Hotel”, Ottagono, April 2005

2005 M. Filipidis, “Invisible Hotel”, - Athens Voice, Issue 76, p. 18-19, 14-20.04

2005 D. Rigopoulos, avant premiere “Hotel enterprises’, - Maison & Decoration, No. 34,27.03.2005

2005 “What’s after the boutique hotel” – A10, #2, March/April 2005

2005 F. Sakalis, “Invisible Hotel’, d.mag #24, p. 71-77 (April 2005)

2005 M. Kalapanida, “Exhibition Invisible Hotel”, Ellinikes Kataskeves, issue 95, March, p.36-40

2005 K. Daphni, “Invisible Hotel Architecture Exhibition”, The Tourism Report, issue 19, p. 57-66, 02-03.2005

2004 Time Out, Athens. Issue 22.07-29.07, p.57

2004 Maria Tsilimidou, “Stories from the Olympic games” – “Investors World” – 3.04.2004

2004 R. Georgiadis, Renos Xippas, interview – EY (magazine of material culture) – issue 44, May 2004

2003 Alexandra Koroxenidi, “Return to Athens” in reference to Renos Xippas new gallery in Athens,

Vogue Hellas – December 2003

2003 Despina Zefkili, “New Xippas gallery” – Athinorama (greek weekly publication) / 16 October

2003 Ph. P. , L’Oeil, “Renos Xippas”, - September 2003

2003 George Vamvakidis/Stathis Panagoulis, Time out (greek edition), “Renos Xippas in Athens” –

issue 15/ 29 May

2003 Rania Georgiadis, Casa Vogue Hellas, architecture: “building the future” – April 2003, p43

2001 “Dressing an Interior” - The Breeder, No. 3, 10/2001

2001 “KATOIKIA”, Íï. 88, 06-07/2001 – “The 3^rd Biennale of Young greek Architects, The Sarajevo Concert Hall»

2000 Interview for Metalocus, programme on television channel Seven for the greek participation at the 7^th International Exhibition of Architecture, Venice Biennale 2000, presenter: Spyros Papadopoulos, 13/09/00

1999 Technical Chamber Weekly review, “Greek Distinction in International architectural competition”, 12/07/99

1999 N. Vatopoulos “To Vima” daily greek newspaper “Proposal by Greek Architects for the Sarajevo Concert Hall” – , 25/06/99

1999 P. Katimertzi , “Ta Nea”, daily greek newspaper “Architectural Mentions” -, 28/06/99