Spiridonidis Constantin-Victor - ΑΠΘ ΤΜΗΜΑ ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΩΝ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΩΝ

Studies

1972-1978 School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
1979-1981 Studies at the Department of Urbanism of the University Paris 8 St. Denis. Diploma in Urban Studies (Maîtrise d'Urbanisme).
1978-1988 Doctorate at the School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Title of Doctorate Thesis: Design and Meaning in the contemporary practice.

Teaching experience

1982-1988 Scientific Collaborator of School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1989-1995 Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1991-1992 Assistant Professor at the Department of Urbanism, Regional Planning of the University of Thessaly, Greece.
1995- 2011 Tenure Assistant Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2011- Associate Professor in School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Visiting Professor

1991-2000 Visiting Professor at the School of Fine Arts of St-Etienne, France (Thessaloniki και St-Etienne)
1999-2000 Visiting Professor at Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark (winter term).
2009-2010 Visiting Professor at Frederick School of Architecture, Nicosia Cyprus

Invited Lecturer at the Schools of Architecture of :

Technical University of Vienna (Austria 1996)
Free University of Brussels (Belgium 1996)
Catholic University of Louvain-La Neuve (Belgium 1996),
Ecole d’Architecture de Paris-La-Villette (France 1997)
Ecole d’Architecture de Lyon (France 1998, 2001)
University of Portsmouth School of Architecture (UK 1997)
University of Plymouth, School of Architecture (UK 1997- 1998)
Mimar Sinan University, School of Architecture (Istanbul Turkey – 2002)
Antwerp School of Architecture (Belgium 2002, 2003)
Ecole d’Architecture de Grenoble (France 2003)
University of Belgrade, School of Architecture (Belgrade Serbia 2004)
University of Cyrilus and Methodius, School of Architecture, Scopje (F.Y. Republic of Macedonia 2004)
Universidad de Chile, School of Architecture (Santiago de Chile 2005)
University of Lusofonia, School of Architecture (Lisbon Portugal 2005)
University of San Jose, School of Architecture (San Jose Costa Rica 2006)
University of Gdansk, School of Architecture (Gdansk Poland 2006)
University of Aquascalientes, School of Architecture (Aquascalientes, Mexico 2007)
Middle East Technical University, School of Architecture (Ankara, Turkey 2007)
Gazi University School of Architecture (Ankara, Turkey 2008)
Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, (Warsaw, Poland 2009)
School of Architecture, University of Thessaly, (Volos, Greece, 2010)
Ecole supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Lille, (Lille, France 2012)

External Examiner of Diploma Design Theses at the Schools of Architecture of:

University of Portsmouth, School of Architecture (UK, 1995)
Catholic University of Louvain-La Neuve (Belgium 1996)
Polytechnic of Vasa, School of Architecture (Finland, 1999)
Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning in Bucharest, School of Architecture (Romania 2001-08)
Liechetnstein School of Architecture (2011)

External Evaluator of the School of Architecture:

Dublin Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, Dublin, Ireland (2008)
Sligo Institute of Technology School of Architecture (2008)
Muenster School of Architecture (2011)

Participation in European Educational Programs

Coordinator of the Socrates Thematic Network ENHSA (European Network of Heads of Schools of Architecture) with 85 Schools of Architecture (2001-2012)
Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Project ENHSA Latin America with the institutions of the ENHSA Thematic Network plus 18 Schools of Architecture from almost all Countries of Latin America (2007-10)
Coordinator of the Lifelong Learning Program e-ARCHIDOCT “Virtual Campus on Post Master studies in Architecture” with 15 European Schools of Architecture. (2007-09)
Coordinator for the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki of the Erasmus Mundus Program External Cooperation Window LOT 6 with Universities of Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (2007- 2009).
Coordinator (with Vlatko Corobar Head of School of Skopje School of Architecture) of the Tempus project REFORMAE I and II with 6 Schools of Architecture in Balkan Countries.2006-2008.
Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Project ARCHI-MUNDUS with 35 partners from Europe, Latin America and USA (2011-2014)

Projects

1993-1994 Participation in the working group for the elaboration of the development plan of Aristotle University Campus. (Scientific Coordinator Prof. Α. Kotsiopoulos).
1994-1996 Participation in the design of the Veterinary School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, (Scientific Coordinator Prof. Α. Kotsiopoulos).
1995-1996 Participation in the evaluation programme of the Pilot Project for the rehabilitation of the historic centre of Thessaloniki (Scientific Coordinator Prof. G. Kafkalas).
1996-1997 Scientific Coordinator of the compilation of the brief for the International Architectural Competition for the rehabilitation of the Waterfront of Thessaloniki (Organization of the Cultural City of Europe)
1999 Collaborator in the compilation of the brief for the International Architectural Competition for the Olympic Village Athens Olympic 2004 (Dekathlon Partnership).
2001-2002 Collaborator in the compilation of the volume for the candidacy of Patras as the Cultural City of Europe (Dekathlon Partnership).
2001-2002 Scientific Coordinator of the study for the perspectives for the effective use of the old quarry of Galatista in Halkidiki, Greece.
2001-2004 Coordinator of the Socrates Thematic Network Project: “European Network of Heads of Schools of Architecture” financed by the European Union.
2005 Participation in the team of architects for the project of new School of Pharmacy of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
2006-2007 Coordinator of the design team for the redevelopment of the Parking area belonging to the School of Technology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Other academic activities

Member of the Advisory Committee of the European Committee for the Education of Architects in the European Commission from 1998 to 2009, representing the Greek Ministry of Education.
Member of the European Association for Architectural Education Council since 1993. Vice-President from 1996 to 1998.
President of the European Association for Architectural Education from 1998 to 2001.
Member of the Scientific Committee of Grands Ateliers de l’Isle d’Abeau, France (1996-2005)
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Associazione Nazionale Centri Storico-Artistici, Italy
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Network EURAU (European Research in Architecture and Urbanism)
Elected external advisory expert by the National Accreditation Board (NAAB) in the “Five Presidents Meeting” for the review of the National Accreditation System in the USA (2006).
Academic advisor of the academic curriculum in School of Architecture, Frederick University, Cyprus 2008-2009.