Foreword: Dimitris Philippidis, Emeritus Professor, School of Architectural Engineering, NTUA

This record and presentation of the career and work of architect Stefanos Paraskevopoulos, professor at the School of Architecture at the University of Michigan from 1954 to 1976, documents his multifaceted actions as a teacher, researcher, inventor, and visionary.

His interest in international development, the utilization of modern technological means, and research into the industrial production of new materials and building methods, particularly plastics, led him to pioneering applications in Architecture and Urbanism.

 “The research program for plastics is not based on foamed plastics but is essentially a program that addresses housing issues in underdeveloped countries... plastics are merely a means to solve the housing problem.” March 1966.