Karandinou Anastasia - No Matter: Theories and Practices of the Ephemeral in Architecture

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Anastasia Karandinou
School of Architecture, University of Portsmouth, UK

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Karandinou, Anastasia.
No matter : theories and practices of the ephemeral in architecture / by Anastasia
Karandinou.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4094-6628-4 (hardback)
1. Space (Architecture) 2. Architecture--Human factors. I. Title.
NA2765.K36 2013
720.1--dc23

2013008919

ISBN 9781409466284 (hbk)

Dr Anastasia Karandinou is a practicing architect (ARB) and a Senior Lecturer in Architecture, at the University of Portsmouth. She has taught at the University of Edinburgh and has participated as a guest speaker in architectural events and symposiums in the UK and abroad. Her recent research focuses on the notion of the ephemerality and time; the sonic, the sensuous, the virtual and hybrid aspects of space. Her projects have obtained awards in international competitions such as the UIA Velux awards Light of tomorrow, and her project on Sound Mapping led to a successful competition entry that represented Greece in the 11th Venice Biennale of Architecture. She is currently teaching mainly in the area of architectural design and works on a number of research projects that involve the exploration of urban and virtual environments through sound and film.

Some of the projects presented in this book, designed either by myself or in collaboration with colleagues, have been previously presented or published in journals, magazines and conference proceedings. Here is a list of the main and most relevant publications:

The project on the Sonic mapping of Edinburgh () has been presented in the School of Architecture, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Switzerland, 1314 June 2007, where I was an invited speaker.

A critical analysis and comparison of the sound mapping of Edinburgh and the sound mapping in Athens () was presented in the following conference paper: Karandinou, A. and Parker, M. (2009), Sonic Fields, Field-Work 6th AHRA Conference, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art.

The project Athens by Sound (referred to in ) has been presented in numerous magazines and online databases and blogs. It has also been presented in the following publication: Karandinou, A., Achtypi, C. and Giamarelos, S. (eds) (2008), Athens by Sound, Athens: Futura Greek Ministry of Culture. For further information please visit: www.athensbysound.gr.

Athens by Sound credits: Organised by: Hellenic Ministry of Culture [www.yppo.gr], General Directorate of Modern Culture, Directorate of Visual Arts, Department for the Promotion of Contemporary Art. Curators: Anastasia Karandinou, Christina Achtypi, Stylianos Giamarelos. Video works by: Intothepill.net [www.intothepill.net], Artists: Yiannis Grigoriadis, Yiannis Isidorou, Lina Theodorou. Sound Recording / Sound Design: Dimitris Miyakis [www.movement.gr], Vangelis Lympouridis. Exhibition Graphics / Catalogue Design: Company [www.company-london.com]. Design and Implementation of Interactive Environment: 2monochannels [www.2monochannels.com]. Audiovisual and InteractiveSystems Design / Acoustic Design / Construction Supervision: Iraklis Lampropoulos, Giorgos Lampropoulos. Software Programming: Vassilis Boukis. Electronic Subsystem Design: Michail Kritsotakis. Electrical Design: Giorgos Satolias. Interconnection of Interactive Elements: Vangelis Lympouridis [www.interaxions.com], Dimitris Miyakis. Light Design: L+DG lighting architects [www.lightingdg.com], Thomas Gravanis, Christina Frangeti. Construction: Michail Gavrilos [www.gavrilos.gr]. Digital Printing: Polichromo [www.polichromo.com].

Translations: Rachel Howard, Nikos Masourides. Catalogue Photographs: Intothepill Internet video platform. Catalogue published by: Futura publications. Marketing Communication: Chryssa Vrouzi. Communication Associate: Katerina Stamidi. Pavilion photographed by: Cathy Cunliffe [http://www.cathycunliffe@gmail.com].

[Note: All photos of the Greek pavilion included in this book are taken by the book author, apart from some of the photos of that have been taken by Vangelis Lympouridis and Dimitris Miyakis.]

The project on Performative Mapping (), has been presented in the following paper: Karandinou, A. and Koutsoumpos, L. (2008), Performing Mimetic Mapping,