STUDIES
Diploma in Architecture, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) 1968 - 1973
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Freelance Architect - Urban Planner 1973 - 2008
Scientific collaboration - NTUA School of Architecture 1974 - 1979
NTUA School of Architecture, Faculty Member - Architectural Compositions 1979 - 2016
Professor, NTUA School of Architecture 2009 - 2016
Professor Emeritus NTUA 2017 -
CONCISE CURRICULUM VITAE
Architect, Emeritus Professor of School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens. elmais@central.ntua.gr
Head of School of Architecture 2011 – 2016, Vice President 2007 – 2011.
Member of the scientific committee of the post-graduate master program: “Conservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites” 1998 – 2016.
Teaching and Scientific experience on
“Urban Conservation and Planning”, “New Architecture in historic environment”, “Reuse of abandoned buildings”, “Rehabilitation projects”, “Sustainable planning and Design” and “Bioclimatic design”.
Member of
The International Committee for the preservation of Historic Towns and Villages, of ICOMOS,
The Greek Committee for the Preservation of Industrial Heritage (TICCHI),
The Hellenic Aesthetics Society,
The Association of Greek Urban Planners and Spatial Planners and
The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Architectural Heritage and the Natural Environment (ELLET).
President of the Architectural Heritage Council (SAK) of the HELLENIC SOCIETY for Environment and Culture (ELLET) from 2018 – today.
She has extensive research and professional work and publications, on issues of Protection, Preservation and Management of Historic Towns and settlements. In particular, she has participated in the “Plaka Problem Management Study” and was responsible for preservation studies of the old city of Nafplio, the settlement of Hydra, the settlement of Amfikleia, etc.
Awards:
1979 – 1991
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Five distinctions (awards or commendations) in Architectural competitions.
1983
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Group award for the study of Plaque Troubleshooting by Europa Nostra.
1997
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Honorary commendation for the planning of Urban and environmental interventions for protection and regeneration in Nafplio, within the framework of Habitat II.
2008
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3rd Prize in the Panhellenic Urban Planning Competition of SEPOH for the study Upgrading of the neighborhood Kastelli – Poros.
2009
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Special praise for the Recording, Documentation and Digital registry of the cultural heritage of the historic city of Nafplion.