ABOUT THE AUTHOR
TU Delft, Graduation July 02, 2019
In July 2019, I completed my MSc in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences, with specialization in Heritage & Architecture. The reason behind my fascination with the particular theme is that heritage is not only a monumental building, it can be anything in our urban or rural environment with tangible or intangible value, thus its preservation and potentially new use varies depending on the situation and the rapidly changing societal needs, giving the architect the opportunity to explore a historio-cultural journey while simultaneously thinking out-of-the-box to come up with innovative solutions.
As a professional, working in two different offices gave me the opportunity to work in a number of projects of different scales and typologies both in Greece and abroad. I had the opportunity to explore all stages of work in the architectural profession while working as part of the team helped me to grow not only as an architect, developing my technical and design skills but also as a person.
EDUCATION
2017-2019
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
MSc in Architecture, Urbanism and Building sciences
Specialisation in Heritage & Architecture, track Architecture.
Graduation Grade: 9.5 Cum Laude
Course Description: Heritage and Architecture Graduation studio “Adapting 20c Heritage, Analysis of Heritage and Technology, Analysis of Heritage and Cultural Value, Building Conservation assessment, Technology of Conservation, Methodologies of Architectural Reuse, Architecture Theory Thesis, Building technology and sustainability.
2012- 2015
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
BArch, Bachelor of Architecture with Honours in Architecture
Graduation Grade: 67 % Upper Second Class Honours (2:1)
Course Description: Architectural Design Studio 1A, 2A & 3, Integrated Design I,II & III, Practice and Management, Environmental Science for architects I & II, Tectonics I, IIa & IIb, Architectural Humanities I,II & III: Theories in Architecture, Landscape Design: Meaning and Making.
2010-2012
Moraitis School International Baccalaureate, Athens Greece
IB Diploma
Graduation Grade: 42 points with Distinction
Course Description: Modern Greek, English, Visual Arts, Physics, Maths and Economics.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Architect Electra S. Pangalou (February 2021- Currently)
Papagos,Greece
Field of Work: Conservation of Monuments and Archeological Sites, Heritage Architecture,
Architectural Surveys, Field Work, Restorations, Historical Research and Documentation
Neoptolemos Michaelides Architectural Office (December 2019 - January 2021)
Penteli, Greece
Position: Junior Architect
Duration: 13 months
Tasks: Conservation of Monuments and Archeological Sites, Heritage Architecture,
Architectural Surveys, Field Work, Restorations, Historical Research and Documentation
MOB Architects (March 2017 - June 2017)
Chalandri, Greece
Position: RIBA Part I Architectural Assistant
Duration: 4 months
Projects Involved: Cote d’Azur Five star Hotel - Dubai (Closed Competition)
Design Phases: Concept Design - Developed Design
KLAB Architects // Kinetic Lab of Architecture (September 2015 - June 2016)
Chalandri, Greece
Position: RIBA Part I Architectural Assistant
Duration: 10 months
Projects Involved: Public Nursery, Glyfada, Greece, Erechtheio Hotel, Thiseio, Greece. Pharmacy, Peireus, Greece. Hotel Andronikos, Santorini, Greece. Conference Rooms in Novartis, Athens, Greece. Shop “Anamnesia”, Athens Airport El. Venizelos & Mykonos, Greece. Hotel - 2000 m2, Mykonos, Greece. Public Playground, Glyfada, Greece. Supermarket “Thanopoulos“, Kifisia, Greece.
Design Phases: Preparation and Brief - In-Use. Concept Design. Developed Design. Technical Design.
Αθηνά Παγκάλου - Αρχιτέκτων Μηχανικός (June 2013 - June 2016)
Papagos, Greece
Position: Intern/Assistant
Duration: 3 years
Projects Involved: During these three years I was involved part-time in a number of residential and other private projects of small scale. I was mainly responsible for digitalizing drawings and creating 3D models and setting up presentations. I also had the opportunity to visit construction sites and collaborate and learn from other specialties.
EXHIBITIONS - AWARDS - NOMINATIONS
2020
Young Talent Architecture Award YTAA 2020 Nomination, Europe
Master's Graduation Project: KNIL Warehouses: The creative and learning Cluster of plastic waste.
2017-2019
National Archiprix 2020 Nomination, Netherlands
Graduation Project: KNIL Warehouses: The creative and learning Cluster of plastic waste.
Exhibition Archiprix 2020: Het Nieuwe Instituut , Rotterdam till October 4 2020.
Archiprix 2020 Pre-selection Nomination, Technical University of Delft, Netherlands
Graduation Project: KNIL Warehouses: The creative and learning Cluster of plastic waste.
Exhibition dates: 02/10/2019-22/10/2019
(more info: https://www.tudelft.nl/bk/studeren/studentenwerk/archiprix-preselection-2020/electra-pangalou/)
Argus Expo Nomination, Technical University of Delft, Netherlands
Graduation Project: KNIL Magazijnen: The creative and learning Cluster of plastic waste.
Argus Expo Nomination, Technical University of Delft, Netherlands
Design Project: Koepelgevangenis Haarlem: Revealing the layers of time.
2012-2015
End of Year Show 2015, Year II Graduation Exhibition, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Selected Project: Smithfield's Market New Ministry of Food
End of Year Show 2014, Year II Exhibition, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Selected Project: No 4: Made in Sheffield
Date: 19/06/2014
End of Year Show 2013, Year I Exhibition, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Selected Project: Integrated Design 2: Music Venue, Complementary Booklet.
2010-2012
Visual Arts Exhibition - Moraitis School, “Technopolis” Gazi, Greece
Date: 22/04/2012
Honoured Mention “Moraitis School Bench IB”, Athens, Greece
SKILLS
Operation Systems: Windows 7/10, Mac OS
2D Drawing: Autocad 2019, Rhinoceros 5,6, Adobe Illustrator
3D Drawing: Rhinoceros 5,6,7 SketchUp, 3Ds Studio Max (Basic), Agisoft Metashape (Beginner)
Point-Cloud: Faro Scene (Beginner)
Rendering: Vray
Presentation: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign,
Microsoft Office (Word,Excel & PowerPoint) Pages Mac OS.
Other: Sketching, Model making, laser-cutting, drone pilot
LANGUAGES
Greek (Native Language)
English ( Bilingual level of proficiency)
French (B1, sufficient understanding)
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Literature, Philosophy, Urbanism, Reading
Travelling, Culture, Arts & Music: Travelling makes people better in my opinion. I am fascinated by exploring other cultures and their traditions. People can learn a lot more from each other than they do. Additionally, by looking at the people and the reactions to their environment I believe I can become a better architect.
The countries that I really want to visit sometime in the near future are Vietnam, Egypt and India.
Environment, Ecology, Climate Change Activist: Architects should play a bigger role in spreading knowledge in terms of climate change and environmental problems to their clients as well as the general public since both its effects and consequences are related to the built environment.
Volunteering