Name: Konstantinos Papadimitriou

Date of birth: 11/01/1989

Nationality: Greek

Websites:

www.arrmdesign.com
kwstikos.carbonmade.com
linkedin.com/pub/konstantinos-papadimitriou/104/184/670

E-mail:

kostantipap@gmail.com
papadimitriou@arrmdesign.com

Personal statement:

My interest focuses in architectural research and especially in design concept methodologies, critical narra-
tives, representation techniques and design application. I particularly enjoy critical theory as throughout my
years of study and professional experience and I have come to consider architecture as an intuitive manifesta-
tion of society. This means that architecture cannot only be seen just as a multidisciplinary by-product of art
and engineering but also as a far more versatile and distinct discipline of its own. My goal is to get an oppor-
tunity to work for an aspiring employer that will satisfy my love to learn and my need to further challenge and
develop my research interests.

Work experience:

.25/6/2015-31/7/2015: Collaboration with OFA in an international design competition

.10/1/2013- : Associate designer/ head of visualisation at ARRM DESIGN
.18/6/2012-31/1/2013: Part 1 intern designer at DMMD and STUDIO 75
.2/8/2007-31/8/2009 (summer period only): Assistant designer at the engineering practice of Georgios Vlantis
.23/5/2007-1/8/2007: Assistant model maker at Angelos Morreti’s architectural model studio.

Education:

.2013-2015: MArchD /Master of Architecture (RIBA part 2) at Oxford Brookes University. (Graduated with
distinction in Applied Design in Architecture and with specialisation in Research Led Design)

.2006-2012: BA Architecture/ Bachelor in Architecture (RIBA part 1) at Plymouth University. (Graduated with
Honours)

.2003-2006: High School Diploma Certificate/ Completion of school studies - education in Greece at Ionios
School.

Personal skills:

.Able to work in a highly competitive environment and deliver quality projects within tight deadlines
.Able to organise and distribute workloads and collaborate efficiently with people from different cultures and/
or disciplines.
.Eager to share knowledge and skill with others.
.Fluent in Greek (mother tongue), English (high level) and French (average level)
Job related skills:

.Design concept generation, development, analysis, representation and presentation.

.Application of computational design methodologies and advanced geometries manipulation.
.Digital simulation using computer-generated models.
.Ability to easily comprehend, resolve and communicate complex CAD-related issues.

Computer skills:
Design-related software:

Ability to operate well the following software-platforms:

Adobe creative suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere pro, After Effects)/ AutoCAD 2d (2d drafting)/3DS
Max (modelling-rendering-video animation-simulation) / Rhino and Grasshopper for Rhino (traditional and ba-
sic computational modelling)/ Google sketchup (modelling-animation)
Beginner-low level:
Revit (BIM modelling), ZBrush (digital sculpting), Maya (modelling and processing), AutoCAD 3D (basic 3D
modelling)

Non design software:

WMicrosoft office word, excel, publisher, power point, outlook.

Other skills:
Advanced physical model making and 3D printing (has worked in a professional model making practice),
hand drawing (has taken courses in preparation for entry in architecture), stage set design and graphic design
(has been producing posters and stage sets for music bands)

Additional information:

Awards:
(2015) Shortlisted for the 3DReid architects competition representing Oxford Brookes school of Architecture.
(2014) Nominee for best digital drawing for the academic year 2013-14 at Oxford Brookes University.
(2005 & 2006) Nominated with “Design distinction in drawing” at the annual student arts competition held by
the ministry of education in Athens, Greece.

Exhibitions:
(12/2015) Will exhibit the work produced during the academic year 2014-15 in a joint exhibition in Athens,
Greece, curated by Dr. Igea Troiani and has also authored the epilogue on the exhibition’s catalogue.
(05/2015) Has exhibited the work produced during the academic year 2014- 15 at the Oxford Brookes end of
year show in Oxford and London.
(11/2012) Competition entry for the “worlds of El-Lissitzky” was exhibited at the competition’s award cer-
emony in Novosibirsk, Siberia.
(11/2012) Have exhibited competition entry for the Landmark design in Renzo Piano’s master plan for Faliro,
Greece.

Seminars:
(2013) Have participated in computational design workshops hosted by Marios Tsiliakos at Form Decode Lab
in Athens, Greece.

Academic and Professional referees (contact details can be made available upon request):
Dr.Igea Troiani (Professor of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University and DS1 studio master leader)
Mr. Andrew Dawson (Head director of OFA, Oxford)
Mr. Dionysis Mavrotas (Director/ founding memeber at DMMD, Athens)
Mr. Athanasios Athanasopoulos (Director/ founding memeber at ARRM, Athens)
MArchD (RIBA II) year1/ specialisation in RLD (Research-Led Design)

Project Title:
RETHINK ATHENS:
An alternative perspective of the urban life in a season of crisis
Project description:

The project is the outcome of a year-long research on architectural narrative. The brief that forms the project
is a modern re-appropriation of ancient Greek comedies commenting upon the notion of Utopia in order to
instill critique on the desires of the citizens of Athens.
 MArchD (RIBA II) year 2/ DS1 (Design studio 1)

Project Title:
Modern Odyssey/ Ulysses’ Curse
Project description:

The project is an architectural critique on the ideology and happenings of contemporary Athens. Using the
numerous unfinished buildings as the focal point for a cultural and architectural investigation of the city the
project responds critically by making use of the notion of absurdity in order to initiate its audience in a conver-
sation about the future of the city and its people.
 YEAR OUT/ work as a member of an architectural practice.

Project 1: Worlds of El Lissitzky

This poster is the official competition entry for a digital museum devoted to constructivist artist El-Lissitzky in
Novosibirsk, Siberia. The entry was shortlisted and exhibited at the awards ceremony in Novosibirsk.

[This work was created by me during my collaboration with DMMD architects in Greece. My supervisor allocated
me with the duty of conducting design research and preparing the concept proposal on behalf of the practice.]

Project 2: Museum of Marine Antiquities, port of Pireaus, Greece.

The project is a concept proposal submitted on behalf of STUDIO75 Architects for the museum of marine
antiquities in Pireaus. The project has to take advantage of the old abandoned silo tower at the edge of the port
and convert into a contemporary museum without damaging or removing the existing building. The practice’s
proposal is indeed an extension that wraps around the volume of the existing silo in order to convert it to a
monumental piece of architecture that will dominate its surroundings.

[The geometry that STUDIO75 choose to produce was a task that its designers could not easily accomplish. There-
fore I was added as an extra to the design team and my role in this project was to help produce the drawings and
photorealistic renders.]

Project 3: Collider Sports Center Sofia, Bulgaria.

Collider is a company that fabricates artifial rock climbing modules for sports venues and events. Upon achiv-
ing a rise in its popularity and commercial success conducted an international design competition for a rock
climbing sports center in Sofia in order to further promote its products. The concept proposal is the one of a
reversed iceberg or a sunken artificial landscape that would be made up of the company’s modules and would
also make up for the skin of the building.

[This competition was the first project that the newly formed design practice of ARRM designed. ARRM is a
practice made up from the members of the teams I had previously collaborated with. My supervisors and current
associates, believed in my abilities to think, analyse, design and represent concepts and architecture and proposed
me to undertake the role of visualization expert as an external associate at their practice.]
Project 1: Worlds of El Lissitzky
Project 2: Museum of marine antiquities in the port of Pireaus, Greece
Project 2: Museum of marine antiquities in the port of Pireaus, Greece
Project 3: Collider sports center Sofia, Bulgaria
 BA(Hons) Architecture (RIBA I) year 3/ Final project

Project Title:
Plymouth Vertical Farm and Train Station Complex
Project description:

The proposal concerns the major renovation of the city train station complex in Plymouth. The scheme also
includes the dismantled intercity house building that is also found on site. The building and station are the two
key features that one faces when entering or leaving the city. The intercity house is an 11-storey building that
acts as a landmark and houses the station’s services and railway offices. Together they mark the course through
the city centre to the edge of the city and the ocean front. The whole complex will turn into a nexus as it will
remain a portal to the city (when approached by train) while acting as a connection between the urban and
rural parts of Plymouth. The scheme re-introduces the intercity house back to the urban fabric of the city.