Anthos Venizelos

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About me

Creative and multifaceted architect, specialized in interaction and experience design, with a high sense of responsibility towards the spatial practices, co-workers and clients. Equipped with dual perception, both in architectural design and construction engineering, combines the design, concepts, interdisciplinary knowledge, software skills, special technology and art aiming to respond productively on architectural projects, interactive design & stage design,.

I am qualified and registered Architect of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber with specialisation in interactivity and spatial / experience design in physical and digital
environments. have received a faceted education on architectural design combined
with buildings' engineering and as a result, I approach small or large scale design projects via dual perception. Through architectural practices, I aim to enhance users' quality of life and their spatial experiences according to social parameters, people actions or reactions and sensitiveness for human life. I have successfully graduated from the Department of Architecture Engineering in School of Engineering of Democritus University of Thrace in Greece. After two years of experience in my home-country, my interest in human centered design and interactive practices led me to be part of the first cohort of M.Arch in Design for Performance
and Interaction at Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.
Additional information:
Being young architect and interaction designer, I focus on the creation of spatial contexts; either built or urban,temporary or permanent, for the hospitality of human actions and reactions. Humans' bodily, visual and interactive experiences are design aspects that always concerned me during any architectural process. Through my studies and professional experience, I had the opportunity to unfold and examine ideas in relation to a variety of design projects like houses, educational buildings, cultural centres, museums, urban spaces, exhibitions, stage design. Throughout the years, I recognised the human-centred approach of my design proposals. Initially via my Diploma Design Thesis Project and Research Thesis Project I examined the dynamic of interaction between groups of people in a performative architectural frames. In continues, my perception and design approach has been enriched studying further at UCL interactive practices. My Master thesis explores how might dynamic scenography using real-time systems invite an audience’s bodily participation in stage performances. In the context of the final design project, I had the opportunity to design a physical, kinetic and scenographic installation that acts as an interface for choreographic behaviours based on a real time interactive system. The prototype has been tested in contemporary dance performance through collaboration with professional artists. The interplay of multiple bodies and the installation integrates the performers' behaviours and audience's participation into the mutable structure. Project has been exhibited in the context of Fifteen Exhibition (December 2018) and the Catapult Graduate Show by IAL (January 2019) at Bartlett School of Architecture. This has been also presented as a mini participatory performance at the reopening of the Bloomsbury Theatre (February 2019).

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Director, Assistant
Job Titles	Director, Producer, Stage Manager, Set Artist / Designer, Set Builder, Theatre Technician
Years in industry	1 to 3 years