STUDIES
Diploma in Architecture, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) 1958 - 1963
Specialization in Urban & Spatial Planning - School of Urban Research, Seat of Urban Planning NTUA 1963 - 1964
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Ministry of Coordination - Peloponnese Regional Development Service 1963 - 1964
Freelance Architect 1963 - 1970
Teaching fellow at the NTUA Department of Urban Planning (Professor Antonis Kriezis) 1966 - 1967 & 1967 - 1968
Executive of the Workers’ Housing Organization (a public law body) as Researcher of Urban Studies, Director of Architectural Services Department & General Director of W.H.O. (Ο.Ε.Κ.) 1964 - 1994
CONCISE CURRICULUM VITAE
She was born in Florina on 14-12-1939.
She is the wife of the Dentist-Oral Surgeon Georgios Papathanassiou and mother of two children and three grandchildren.
Her daughter Aikaterini Papathanassiou is a Dentist and Associate Professor at Tufts University in Boston and her son John Papathanassiou is an Electrical Engineer with a Master’s degree in Telecommunications and MBA.
She finished the 6th High School for Girls in 1957 with honors.
Foreign languages French, English.
1958 – 1963
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Studies at NTUA and a Diploma in Architect Engineering in 1963.
1963 – 1964
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Specialization in Urban Planning.
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In August 1963 she was hired by the Peloponnese Regional Development Service of the Ministry of Coordination.
1964 – 1965
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She was hired as a researcher at the School of Urban Research of the NTUA, which had just been established and was a founding member.
1966
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She resigned from the NTUA and was hired by the Workers’ Housing Organization (O.E.K.) in order to be engaged in applied Urban Planning.
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At the same time she was appointed curator at the Chair of Urban Planning for the academic years
1966 – 1967 & 1967 – 1968 (Prof. Antonis Kriezis)
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In parallel with her scientific activity, she engaged in architectural studies and supervision as a freelancer and as an associate architect of the company Dorikos Ltd.
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In the W.H.O. (O.E.K.) dealt exclusively with urban studies and climbing the steps of the hierarchy quickly reached the Director of Studies and at the end General Manager of W.H.O. (O.E.K.)
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Typical personal urban planning studies are the following four:
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Amarousion 1, 1968. Study of the settlement ‘Amarousion’1380 houses in 4-storey and 8-storey apartment buildings.
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Axios Thessaloniki, 1969-70. Study of the settlement ‘Axios Thessaloniki’ 1110 houses in 4-storey apartment buildings and 12-storey towers (Joint program of W.H.O. (O.E.K.) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare with 722 and 388 houses respectively).
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Mandra 1,1971. Study of the settlement ‘Mandra 1’of 297 houses in four-storey apartment buildings.
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Menidi 1970. First study of a settlement in Menidi of 1000 houses but which was not implemented due to the suspension of the construction programs of W.H.O. (O.E.K.) in 1972.
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In parallel with her design and administrative duties, she represented OEK. as a permanent representative in working groups and coordination housing programs in Greece and abroad as well as in relevant conferences.
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As General Manager of W.H.O. (O.E.K.) in 1991-1993 he substantially contributed to the upgrading of his role, by implementing new more practical and effective methods of housing assistance.
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During this period, W.H.O. (O.E.K.) reached its maximum efficiency both qualitatively and quantitatively (3000-3500 houses were auctioned every year).
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She had the vision and the proposal for the implementation of the Olympic village by O.E.K. during the first Olympic Games claim, which was implemented during the 2004 Olympic Games.
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After being forced to resign in March 1994, she actively participated in the Secretariat of Quality of Life of ND as well as in the Parliamentary work groups of the Ministries of Labor and Spatial Planning, and was a member of the Board of the Hellenic Architectural Society for a number of years.
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At the same time she devoted time to new experiences choosing to travel to Greece, Europe and America.