STUDIES
Diploma in Architecture, IUAV University of Venice 1975 - 1981
School of Italian Language, Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) 1981 - 1983
Postgraduate Seminar in Building Science at the Department of Architecture of the AUTh Polytechnic School (Professor P. Tzonos) 1983
Postgraduate research study in Urban Design, City and Water, at the IUAV University of Venice - Scholarship of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1989 - 1991
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Freelance Architect 1982 -
Founding partner of SPARCH Sakellaridou / Papanikolaou Architects with architect Rena Sakellaridou, Offices in Athens (since 1999) & Thessaloniki (since 1982)
CONCISE CURRICULUM VITAE
Morpho Papanikolaou (Thessaloniki 1955 – ) studied Architecture in IUAV University of Venice, where she also completed her postgraduate research.
She has taught at the IUAV, at the International Workshop of IUAV and she is member of the IUAV Academics Abroad network. She is also an adjunct lecturer at the Department of Architecture of the AUTh, Polytechnic School.
She was responsible for the design of the exhibitions of the Kostakis Collection in collaboration with MOMus, in Greece and Italy.
Morpho Papanikolaou is founding partner of SPARCH Sakellaridou / Papanikolaou Architects with Rena Sakellaridou (offices in Athens and Thessaloniki – Greece) and of MP SPARCH (office in Thessaloniki), distinguished for their innovative designs.
SPARCH (www.sparch.gr) is one of the highly acclaimed architectural offices in Greece with a strong international presence. With over 15 international and national design awards, a lot of first prizes in architectural competitions and a portfolio of over 150 constructed works and projects, SPARCH has extensive experience in office buildings and banks, hotels, hospitals, educational facilities, housing, as well as interior and urban design.