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    Forward by Dimitris Philippidis, Professor Emeritus School of Architectural Engineering NTUA

    This presentation of the life and work of the architect Stephen Paraskevopoulos, professor at the School of Architecture at the University of Michigan from 1954 to 1976 documents his multifaceted work as a teacher, researcher, inventor and visionary.

    His interest in international development, in the optimal use of modern technological means and the need for research for the industrial production of new building materials and methods, especially plastics, led him to pioneering applications in Architecture and Urban Planning.

    ‘Τhe research program on plastics is not based on foamed plastics but is a project on housing in underdeveloped nations …. plastics are merely a means to solve the housing problem’, March 1966

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    Weight 750 g
    Dimensions 21,5 × 23,9 cm
    Pages 204
    Images 170
    Drawings
  • Publication Date
    February 2022
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    • STEPHEN PARASKEVOPOULOS

      Stephen Paraskevopoulos was born in Athens in 1926. He graduated from the School of Architectural Engineering of the NTUA in 1951 and from the University of Michigan in 1955. From 1954 to 1976 he pursued an academic career at the University of Michigan, in addition to many administrative positions, including chair of the Doctoral Program in Architecture and director of the University Architectural Research. His work and research had international presence and impact with many distinctions. He was a pioneer in the field of architecture and urban planning, not only regarding the concept design, the research and final design phase but also the implementation of the projects.

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SOPHIA PARASKEVOPOULOU (ed.)

STEPHEN PARASKEVOPOULOS 1926-1976
Forefront in architecture

33,92€

ISBN: 978-618-5209-92-6 Categories: ,

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