Nikos Kalogirou

Nikos S. Kalogirou was born in 1951 in Veria. In 1975, he obtained his degree in architecture from the Faculty of Engineering at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.). He continued his postgraduate studies in Paris, focusing on "History, Geography, and Demography of Populations and Social Groups" (DEA, EHESS, 1976), urban planning (Certificate, 1976, Diplome de Formation Superieure, 1979, CRU), and urban and regional analysis (DEA, Univ. Paris I, 1977). In 1979, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Paris I- Pantheon- Sorbonne. He is a professor and, since 2005, the head of the Department of Architecture at A.U.Th., as well as the academic coordinator for the postgraduate program in environmental design at the Hellenic Open University. From 1991 to 1993, he was a visiting professor at the postgraduate school of the Architectural Association in London. He has published articles in scientific journals and proceedings of Greek and international conferences. He has authored and edited books on architecture and urban planning. Additionally, he has shared his views in the press, on television, and through a regular radio program about architecture and the city.