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STYLIANOS DRITSAS

EDUCATION

2002-2004Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Master of Science in Architecture Studies, Design & Computation
Thesis: ‘Design Operators’, Advisor: William L. Porter

2002-1996National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Professional Diploma in Architecture & Engineering
Thesis: ‘Media Research Center’, Advisor: Dimitrios Papaleksopoulos

PRACTICE

2005-2010Kohn Pedersen Fox Assosiates, London, UK
Associate Principal, Computational Geometry

2006-2010Design Computing Community, London, UK
Founding Member / Organizer

RESEARCH

2003-2005dECOi Architects, Cambridge, MA
Research Assistant/Fellow, Department of Architecture

2004MY Studio, Cambridge, MA
Research Assistant of Meejin J. Yoon

2003MIT Building Technology Lab, Cambridge, MA
Research Assistant of Andrew Scott, John Fernandez & Leon R. Glicksman

TEACHING

2009High Density Design Studio, Lausanne, Switzerland
Visiting Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

2008Emergent Technologies Graduate Course, London, UK
Studio Tutor, Architectural Association

2008Smart Geometry Workshop, Munich, Germany
Group 6: Computation

2007Smart Geometry Workshop, New York, USA
Group 4: Design Exploration & Form-Finding

2006Smart Geometry Workshop, Cambridge, UK
Group 1: Advanced Parametric Programming

ACCREDITATION

2008Registered Architect, London, UK
Architectural Registration Board

2006Registered Architect Engineer, Athens, Greece
Technical Chamber of Greece

LECTURES & EXHIBITIONS

2010Building Performance Optimization, Vienna, Austria
University of Applied Arts

2009Performance in Architectural Design, Lausanne, Switzerland
London Festival of Architecture

2008The Architectural Technology of Complex Form, London, UK
ArchiZoom Lecture Series

2008Under the Skin of Digital Architecture, Lausanne, Switzerland
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

2008Needles in the Haystack, Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2007Scripted by Purpose, Philadelphia, PA
FUEL Collection Gallery

2007KPF Computational Geometry Presentation, London, UK
Westminster University

2006Introduction to Parametric Design Methods Workshop, London, UK
Architectural Association

2006Research & Design in Architectural Computation, Tel Aviv, Israel
Shenkar University

ACADEMIC AWARDS

2004Curriculum Development Program, Cambridge, MA, USA
Methods of Computational Design Tooling
Department of Architecture, MIT

2004SMArchS Prize, Cambridge, MA, USA
Research Thesis Award, MIT

2003Department of Architecture Scholarship, Cambridge, MA, USA
Tuition Scholarship, MIT

COMPETITIONS

2005Abu Dhabi International Airport Terminal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Winning Entry

2004FEIDAD International Digital Design Competition, dECOi Architects
Winning Entry

PUBLICATIONS

2009Performance-Driven Architectural Design
In “Computational Constructs: Architectural Design, Logic And Theory”.
China Architecture & Building Press, Beijing, China

2008Architectural Structure, Computational Strategies
In “Space Craft: Developments in Architectural Computing”, by David Littlefield
RIBA Publishing, London, UK

2007A Computational Framework for Theatrical Design
Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design
Embodying Virtual Architecture. Alexandria, Egypt

2007Research & Design in Shifting from Analog to Digital
Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
Expanding Bodies: Art • Cities • Environment. Halifax, Canada

2007The Bishopsgate Tower Case Study
International Journal of Architectural Computing
Volume 05, Issue 01, Multi-Science / Doppler Press, Essex, UK.

2006Research and Design by Digital Methodologies
Architects, Magazine. Architecture and Digital Technologies.
Issue 60, December 2006, Greece.

2006Computational Methods on Tall Buildings: The Bishopsgate Tower
Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe,
Communication Space(s). Volos, Greece.

2005MiranScript, Intuitive Calculations
Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Digital Design: The Quest for New Paradigms. Lisbon, Portugal.

2005Scripted Mockups, Bridging Physical and Digital through Computation
10th International Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Architectural
Design Research In Asia.
Digital Opportunities. New Delhi, India.

2004Voxel Space, Material Distributions
Non-Standard Praxis: Emergent Principles of Architectural Praxis with/in the
Digital Technologies
, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

2004Universal Design + Case Driven Computation
Implementation Issues in Generative Design Workshop
First International Conference in Design, Computing and Cognition,
Cambridge, Massachusetts.

2004Design Operators
Master of Science in Architecture Studies Thesis, MIT
Design and Computation Group. Cambridge, Massachusetts