ECOWEEK TEAM

ECOWEEK is an international non-governmental organization (NGO). Its mission is to raise public environmental awareness and involvement of the public and especially young people, in environmental protection and the adoption of simple daily habits like household waste recycling and organic waste composting, energy conservation and 'green' building and to undertake activities and initiatives that promote the principles of Worth-Living Integrated Development. NGO ECOWEEK promotes through its Articles sustainability, the principles of the Aarchus Convention and the right to all in information and justice for the environment. Among ECOWEEK acitivies is the sharing of knowledge and expertise and the empowerment of women and young professionals - primarily architects, landscape architects, designers and engineers - in 'green' design and Architecture and community responsibility. ECOWEEK was established on the island of Aegina, Greece in 2005 and is active today in Europe and the Middle East.

Because... habits change... climate change.


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ECOWEEK BOARD

Elias Messinas Founding Chairman [read more]
Elias is an architect and environmental consultant. He is a graduate of Athens College, Bezalel, Yale School of Architecture, Technion, and Ph.D. graduate in Urban Planning from the National Technical University of Athens. Elias attended the M.Sc. in Environment and Development at he National Technical University of Athens. Elias is a Fellow of the Ford Motor Company International Fellowship for Community Leadership. Elias promotes the principles of passive solar architecture and ecological building through his professional practice and consulting services. He is active on issues in environment and ecological building since 1995. He is actively involved in professional organizations promoting sustainability and 'green' architecture, such as NGO HELIOS for Sustainable Development, and the Association for Holistic Architecture and Ecological Building (S.OL.AR.). Elias coordinates ECOWEEK activity in Greece and abroad.


Yvette Nahmia Founder, Board Member [read more]
Yvette is a therapist and teacher of Reiki and therapist of the Grinberg method. Yvette is a graduate of Athens College, a Psychology graduate of the Deree College of Greece, and has a Master in Jewish Civilization from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Yvette was an management assistant at the Jewish Museum of Greece, assistant to the Vice-President of the International Relations and Development at the Israel Museum, and a Managing Editor and Senior Writer of the magazine of Yad Vashem Holocaust Authority in Jerusalem. Yvette coordinates a number of programs aiming to empower women, such as "Midwives of Peace" between Israeli and Arab women, and "Women, Healing, Coexistence" between Israeli and Palestinian women.


ECOWEEK BOARD OF ADVISORS

> Advisory Board of ECOWEEK 2010-2012:



















[ECOWEEK 2012 in Europe and the Middle East] : from left to right, top row:
Vasilis Maroulas, Senior Consultant Engineer (ARUP, UK)
Shai Zakai, Eco-artist, photographer, curator (Forum for Ecological Art & Eco-art Center, Israel)
Dan Price, Architect (Dan Price Architect & Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Braha Kunda, Architect (Head of the Interior Design Dept. Holon Institute of Technology, Israel)
Prof. Isaac Meir, Architect (Desert Architecture Unit, Ben Gurion University, Israel)
Dan Berkove (Pivot Industries, US & Israel)
The participation of additional advisory board members is expected - will be posted shortly.

[ECOWEEK 2011 in Europe] : from left to right, middle row:
Sara Grahn, Architect (WHITE Architects, Sweden)
Daniel Wicke, Architect (RURAL STUDIO, USA)
Emilia Costa, Architect (Politechnico di Milano, Italy)
Thomas Doxiadis, Architect and Landscape Architect (doxiadis+, Greece)
Styliane Philippou, Architect and Architectural Historian (France)

[ECOWEEK 2010] : from left to right, bottom row:
Julie Bargmann, Landscape Designer (D.I.R.T. Studio, VA) Chair of the Board
Nataly Gattegno, Architect (Future Cities Lab & University of Michigan, USA)
Marina Topouzi, Architect and Environmental Consultant (UK)
Petros Babasikas, Architect and Architecture at Patras University (Drifting City, Greece)
Constantine Vakiris, Architect and visiting critic at UK universities (Greece)
Vassilis (Basil) Zotos, Architect and Town Planner (BGS, Greece)


> The ADVISORY BOARD of the program YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM by ECOWEEK [read more]:







Ken Yeang, Architect (T. R. Hamzah & Yeang, Malaysia and Llewelyn Davies Yeang, UK), Chairman of the Board
Julie Bargmann, Landscape Designer (D.I.R.T. Studio, VA)
Alexandros Tombazis, FAIA Architect (Meletitiki – A. Tombazis, Greece)
Ruth Lahav, Architect (R.Lahav Rigg Architects, Israel)
Kostas Tsipiras, Ecological Engineer (K. & Th. Tsipiras Architects, Greece)
Jacques Allard, Director (ArchiWorld, Belgium)
Nataly Gattegno, Architect (Future Cities Lab & University of Michigan, USA)


ECOWEEK ASSOCIATES
[Greece] [Italy] [Israel] [Palestine] [Cyprus] [UK] [Poland] [Turkey] [Romania] [Serbia] [Other countries]

	GREECE
	Ben Gill a Chartered Environmentalist with IEMA, currently works as a freelance environmental consultant on national and international projects. He is consulting on two One Planet Community projects - one on Portugal and the other in Sydney. As Director of BioRegional Consulting he has worked with a diverse range of clients, looking at both community developments and management of businesses. Ben graduated in Earth Science and completed an MSc in Environmental Technology. Ben is involved in the development of a number of ECOWEEK projects in Greece and abroad and in particular the ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE.
	Eloise Touni is an environmental professional with 10 years project management experience in chemicals and waste management. Her experience includes a significant element of organising and delivering training and capacity building events for NGOs in Africa, and teaching at the University of Cape Town on international pesticide regulations. As a project manager she was responsible for annual budgets of around €1 million, on projects jointly implemented with partner NGOs in Africa and Asia, and with activities in 8 countries. Eloise is involved in the development of a number of ECOWEEK projects in Greece and abroad and in particular the ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE.
	Konstantina Kostoula a graduate of King's College MA Environment and Development program and Panteion University, has an expertise in educational programs for the environment. Konstantina coordinated and implemented the environmental awareness program by ECOWEEK in schools devasted by fire at the Ilias Prefecture, a program supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Konstantina supports and coordinates ECOWEEK activity in Greece in a variety of educational projects.
	Maria Marsela Duni is a graduate of the Department of Balkan Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and hold a Master Degree in International and European Studies from the Univeristy of Piraeus. Speaks seven foreign languages and holds a Translator Diploma from Metafrasi School of Translation Studies. Broadband Services Sales Manager and an Occasional Use Broadcast Services Coordinator for the company Hellas Sat S.A. She works as a freelance translator in cooperation with translation companies. Volunteers in NGOs. Founding member and former president of AEGEE Florina, local antenna of AEGEE Europe (Association des Etats Generaux des Etudiants de l' Europe-European Students Forum). She has an increased environmental awareness and has participated in a series of seminars and workshops on building with natural materials. Maria coordinates the ECOWEEK program in local municipalities and communities in Greece.
	Thomas Pelioglou is a graduate Aircraft Mechanic of the Aircraft Hasslo Aviation College of Sweden and holds a diploma in Marketing & Enterpreneurship from the faculty Foretagspoolen Competence and Network in Sweden. Consultant on renewable energy, he has extensive experience in construction and excellent organizational skills. He has contributed to the consolidation of foreign companies in Greece. As a result of his cooperation with Swedish companies, he introduced in Greece the innovative NC (no chemicals) method for removing organic and atmospheric pollutants from outer surfaces. Fluent in Swedish and English. He participates in natural and bioclimatic construction projects, such as the offices of the European Sustainability Academy (ESA). Thomas coordinates the ECOWEEK program in local municipalities and communities in Greece.
	Olympia Datsi is a landscape architect. She acquired her degree in Landscape Architecture and she continued her studies in Interior Design and PR Management. She has worked in architectural firms and in parallel has specialized in Cultural Management undertaking the planning, promotion and the production of events for various institutions. Olympia supported the ECOWEEK conference in Thessaloniki, Greece in 2011.
	ITALY
	Giuditta De Vecchi is an architect graduate of Politecnico di Milano. She co-operates with Monostudio and is a Ph.D. candidate at the Politecnico di Milano in "Architectural Composition" with a research thesis on the morphological connections between climate and facade systems. Giuditta attended ECOWEEK workshops in the Middle East and supports ECOWEEK activity in Italy.
	Amit Anafi is an architect, graduate of Politecnico di Milano (M. Arch.). He is specializing in 'Sustainable construction and infrastructure for the protection and the development of the environment' at the Politecnico. He is also a tutor in the "Laboratory of Sustainable Architecture" in the Politecnico branch of Piacenza. Amit supports ECOWEEK activity in Italy.
	Elisa Evaso is an architect, graduate in Architecture from the University of Genova. Luca Guglieri is an architect, graduate in Architecture from the University of Genova. Monostudio has focused for 35 years on remodel, restoration and reuse transformation of old landmarks. Enzo Evaso founded Monostudio in Valenza, Piedmont region in 1974, and Luca and Elisa moved the studio to Milano in 2005 with a refreshed philosophy of innovation as a way to celebrate and respect the rigorous origins and history of each building. www.monostudiomilano.com Monostudio hosted ECCO ECOWEEK during Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milano (April 2011).
	ISRAEL
	Ofir Etgar is a graduate with BA Architecture Science from the Politecnico di Milano and is a Work Manager at Neve Binyan Construction Ltd. Ofir supports ECOWEEK activity in Italy and Israel.
	PALESTINE
	Ziad 'Mohamed Tareq' Al-Jallad is an architect, graduate of the Architecture School of An-Najah National University, Nablus in Palestine. Ziad lives and practices Architecture in Ramallah. He has worked, among other projects, in the construction of the new city Rawabi outside Ramallah. Ziad supports ECOWEEK activity in Palestine (West Bank).
	CYPRUS
	MKC City College in Larnaka, Cyprus is an academic institution with a 30-year history of academic excellence and a rich array of time-honored traditions. The MKC City College is ECOWEEK's Associate Partner in Cyprus.
	UK
	Eleni Harlan is a graduate with a BA Philosophy and Politics in Exeter University, and continues her studies in MSc in Sustainable Cities at King's College in London. Eleni Harlan has worked for the French Ministry of Education. Eleni supports ECOWEEK activity in Europe.
	POLAND
	Magdalena Malska is an architect graduate with a BSc Architecture and Urbanism from Cracow University of Technology. Magdalena also studied at the Politecnico di Milano. She is now continuing her studies in M.Sc. in Cracow. She is a freelance journalist writing for the leading Polish architectural magazine 'Architektura i Biznes'. Magdalena attended ECOWEEK workshops in Greece and Italy, and supports ECOWEEK activity in Poland.
	Jakub Leon Dziedzic is an architect graduate of Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism. Jakub attanded ECOWEEK workshops in Greece and Italy, and supports ECOWEEK activity in Poland.
	TURKEY
	Erdem Erbas is Asst. Professor in the Department of City and Regional planning at MSGSU, Istanbul. A graduate of MSGSU in Istanbul in urban planning with the thesis about "Ecological Approach to Planning, Sustainable Urban Development of Istanbul". His PhD on Urbanism at MSGSU was about "A Study on the Determination of Basic Principles and Criteria for Housing Area Planning based on Energy Source Variation". He was the visiting researcher in the "Fachhochschule Hannover" and "HKU - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht" during his PhD. Erdem supports ECOWEEK activity in Turkey.
	Mehtap Leyla Turanalp is studying Architecture at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and Regional Planning, and is a graduate of the Izmir Institute of Technology, City and Regional Planning. Leyla is a member of the GreenAge Organization Committee and editor of the 'Dayanismaci Atolye' website. Leyla has been involved in Design symposia, among them, 'Taksim Square Renewal Project', MSFAU, and others. Leyla has attended several ECOWEEK conferences in Europe and the Middle East and supports ECOWEEK activity in Turkey.
	ECOWEEK ASSOCIATES in Turkey will be posted shortly.
	ROMANIA
	ECOWEEK ASSOCIATES in Romania will be posted shortly.
	SERBIA
	Jelena Slavkovic is a Masters student of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, and a graduate of the Triennale of Architecture at Varna Free University in Varna, Bulgaria. Jelena attanded ECOWEEK workshops in Italy, and supports ECOWEEK activity in Serbia.
	Danilo Miajlovic is a graduate of the Politecnico di Milano with a Master of Civil Architecture, a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture Cernorizec Hrabar, Varna Bulgaria and a graduate of the High School of Architecture in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a full-time resarch assistant in the Politecnico di Milano. Danilo supports ECOWEEK activity in Serbia.
	More ECOWEEK ASSOCIATES in Serbia will be posted shortly.
	ECOWEEK ASSOCIATES are also active in other countries, including Denmark, US, Brazil, and China. More details on these teams of ECOWEEK ASSOCIATES will be posted shortly.

ECOWEEK WORKSHOPS COORDINATING TEAM (2010-2011)

	Tasos Roidis is an architect graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His diploma thesis investigated the adaptation of buildings in extreme climatic conditions, and his theoritical thesis focused on the history of bioclimatic architecture starting from early 19th century. He has attended numerous conferences and workshops on sustainable and landscape architecture in Greece, in Europe and in the USA.
	Dimitris Avramidis is an architect graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His thesis investigated the history and evolution of Bioclimatic Architecture in History. Presently, he is practicing with an architectural firm in Munich, Germany.
	Petros Babasikas, Architect teaches Architecture at Patras University (Drifting City, Greece) Workshop Team Advisor for ECOWEEK 2010.
	Dimitra Papageorgiou is a student at the Architecture Department of Patras University. She has participated in competitions and architectural workshops including WPA and Upto35 with Drifting City.
	Kostas Tsamis Born in Patras he is a student at the Architecture Department of Patras University. His thesis investigates the relationship of scale and man in modern Architercture.
	Efi Orfanou Born in Athens she is a student at the Architecture Department of Patras University. Her thesis investigates Architecture as man's identity based on his wants and needs.

ECOWEEK AKTO DESIGN TEAM (2011)

ECOWEEK welcomes the cooperation with AKTO and acknowledges AKTO hospitality of branches of the ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE in Athens and Thessaloniki. AKTO (Athenian Artistic and Technological Group) is a pioneering organisation in Greece, developing departments in Industrial & Product Design and Photography and to introduce high technologies in the area of Arts, towards common activity for the advancement of sustainable design and ecological building in Greece. The AKTO students class of Graphic Design and 3D Animation & Multimedia Productions, guided by AKTO-Thessaloniki faculty Panagiotis Metallinos, and Maria Georgiadou and Eleni Ksoupa, respectively, are preparing the ECOWEEK 2011 public image. AKTO Graphic Design students: Anna Boccasile, Maria Asvesti, Theodoros Georgiadis, Athanasios Desyllas, Alexandros Dimos, Rafael Ieronymakis, Georgios Karathanassis, Varvara-Vassilili Konstantinidou, Vasilios Manousaridis, Dimitris Modestou, Lena Berzoes, Dimosthenis Papakonstantinou, Evaggellia-Iliana Papachristodoulou, Elpida Sachpazidou and Anastasia Charpantidou. To see name of student, place mouse on image | Click on image to see larger image AKTO 3d Animation students: Alexandr Avanesov, Ioannis Katigaridis, Ioanna Nazlidou, Maria Psaltidou, Magdalini Asimakopoulou, Aris-Ilias Dimitrakopoulos, Ioannis Dimoglou, Emmanouil Kovras, Kosmas Mabentzidis, Dimitrios Moutafidis, Georgios Pyrounakis, Andreas Stergiou, Konstantinos Stefis, Epameinondas Sfakianakis, and Myrto Chrysostomidou. To see name of student, place mouse on image | Click on image to watch video in YouTube

ECOWEEK TEAM 15+300 (GREECE & CYPRUS, 2008-2009)

Program TEAM 15+300 by ECOWEEK took place in 2008-2009. This program included the training of the TEAM 15+300 in leadership and the environment and the undertaking of an educational program for envrionmental awareness in schools in Greece and Cyprus.


The 2008-2009 team included:







Konstantina Kostoula a gradute of King's College MA Environment and Development program and Panteion University, has an expertise in educational programs for the environment. Konstantina coordinated and implemented the environmental awareness program by ECOWEEK in schools devasted by fire at the Ilias Prefecture, a program supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

Lida Voutsina is an architect, graduate of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA-Ethniko Metsovio Politechnio), attended two semsters at the Kunglika Tekniska Hogskolan in Stockholm, and is a candidate of the Masters program of NTUA. Lida also coordinated the ECOWEEK participation in trade shows in Greece.

Sandy Karachaliou is an architect, graduate of Athens College, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA-Ethniko Metsovio Politechnio), and a candidate of the MSc program in Environment and Development of the NTUA.

Nefeli Klideris graduate of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens she is enrolled in the MSc program in Environmental Design in Buildings of Wales School of Architecture, Cardiff University.

Antonios Orlov is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Athens, and served as President of the Commercial and Merchant Union of Spetses.

Maria Spyrakou is a graduate of the Pireus University Department of Managment and Organization of Industrial Systems and a graduate of the Univeristy of Economics of Athens.

Kyriaki Ioannou Kazamia is an expert in ecological design, graduate of Bath University and PhD candidate in Architecture at the University of Cardiff. Kyriaki is an ECOWEEK associate in Cyprus.

Elena Hadjigeorgiou is an expert in chromatotherapy and a Reiki therapist, graduat in Business Administration from Staffordshire Polytechnic. Elena is an ECOWEEK associate in Cyprus.