Stelios Giamarelos is an architect, historian and theorist with a multi-disciplinary background in architecture engineering, architectural history and theory, and history and philosophy of science and technology, and Associate Professor at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL), where he coordinates the doctoral programmes in Architectural Design and Architectural & Urban History & Theory. 
He lives and works in London.

Max Spielmann (Prof.) studied medicine and has worked in the audiovisual sector since 1984. He then shifted to the areas of interactive media and exhibitions and in 1998 co-founded the Institute HyperWerk at the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW. His main areas of research are participatory media, art/design in transformation, regional development and design.
Lives and works in Switzerland

Thomas Biebl serves as managing director for public affairs at Salzburg Global. In this role, he leads the organization’s global branding, communications, and outreach, while overseeing strategic initiatives to enhance visibility, partnership development, and long-term impact. 

Consultants on the theoretical approach

Sotirios Bahtsetzis
Associate Professor of Contemporary Art Theory and Curatorial Practices, Head of Culture, Creative Media and Industries, University of Thessaly

Christos Chrysanthopoulos
Historian, Institute of Historical Research at the National Hellenic Research Foundation

Patricia Gerakopoulou
Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Digital Media and Communication, Ionian University

Romanos Gerodimos
Screenwriter, director, producer, writer, Professor of International Politics and Communication, University of Bournemouth, UK

Elli Chrysidou
Artist

Project engineers
 
Architect
Myrto Kourti
 
Static engineer
Antonis Kanellopoulos – Cubus Engineering
 
General Contractor / Supervisor engineer
Giannis Vellios

Mechanical engineer
Fotis Papagiannopoulos
Panos Kampoukos – GREATERSPACE

Advisors
Pavlos Raptis
Kostantinos Vrailas
Takis Malataras
Nikolaos Lyberatos

We owe them our sincere thanks, since with their encouragement and valuable comments they gave us inspiration and food for thought. We consider them “Friends of the Book of Heroes”:

Amber Charmei
Art and Architectural Historian / Writer

Giannis Giannoutsos
Architect Engineer (National Technical University of Athens)
Visual Artist (Athens School of Fine Arts)

Erato Koutsoudaki Yerolymbou
Μuseums Exhibition Designer

Eleni Lagiou
Civil engineer

Danae Makri
Head of Strategy & Content, The Design Ambassador

Eva Manidaki
Architect – Scenographer

Dr. Thomas Oberender
Curator and writer

Costis Paniyiris
Architect, Professor – University of Thessaly

Manos Perrakis
Architect

Dionisis Sotovikis
Architect

Max Spielmann
Professor for Media Theory and Practice – Academy of Art & Design Basel FHNW, Institute Experimental Design and Media Culture – HyperWerk Lab (1999-2023). R&D projects in the field of participatory design, art and media, production/documentation and archiving (since 2024)

Vasilis Stroumpakos
Architect, Assistant Professor – Department of Architecture – University of Patras

Panayotis Tournikiotis
Professor Emeritus – National Technical University of Athens

Dionysia Triantafyllou
Dipl. Architect Engineer, National Technical University of Athens; MSc in Urban Design, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London; MSc in Environmental Design of cities and Buildings, Hellenic Open University

Giorgos Triantafyllou
Architect

George Tsolakis
Architect

Kostas Tsiambaos
Associate Professor, School of Architecture NTUA

Iskra Geshoska
Iskra Geshoska is a theoretician of art and culture, director of the NGO Kontrapunkt (association for development of critical theory, socio-cultural activism and contemporary cultural practices) in North Macedonia. She advised the President of North Macedonia on cultural affairs from 2019 to May 2024.