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DONOR AND IMPLEMENTING BODY<\/h3>
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Donor\/instigator<\/strong>
Nikolaos Balagiannis

Implemented by<\/strong>
THE BOOK OF HEROES Non-for-Profit Organisation

Members<\/strong>
Nikolaos Balagiannis, Anna Ganci-Balagiannis

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Konstantinos Bokos<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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CONCEPT AND DESIGN<\/h3>
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Concept and general direction<\/strong>
Chris Savvidis

Architectural concept and design<\/strong>
Myrto Kiourti

Design of the Hero<\/strong>
Elli Chrysidou

The work was designed collaboratively at every stage, as a visual
art installation of architectural scale, with the contribution of
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IMPLEMENTATION TEAM<\/h3>
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 General coordination and production management<\/strong>
ArtBOX

PROJECT ENGINEERS<\/mark><\/strong>

Architectural study<\/strong>
Myrto Kiourti

Structural engineer<\/strong>
Antonis Kanellopoulos — Cubus Engineering

General contractor and supervising engineer<\/strong>
Giannis Vellios

Assistant supervising engineer<\/strong>
Konstantinos Katsavochristos

Mechanical engineers<\/strong>
Ioannis Tsampos, Fotis Papagiannopoulos, Panos Kamboukos

Electrical installations<\/strong>
Ioannis Tsampos

CONSULTANS ENGINEERS<\/mark><\/strong>

Pavlos Raptis (mechanical engineer), Konstantinos Vrailas
(mechanical engineer), Takis Malataras (civil engineer), Nikolaos
Lymperatos (civil engineer), Giorgos Kassaras (engineer)<\/p><\/div>

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CONSTRUCTION OF THE HERO<\/h3>
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General contractor, metalwork<\/strong>
Giorgos Kassaras

Digital image processing<\/strong>
Giorgos Papalexandrou

3D modeling and sculpting<\/strong>
Alexis Totiev

Lighting design<\/strong>
AS LIGHT — Anna Sboko, Ioanna Kotoula, Katerina Petrocheilou
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VISUAL COMMUNICATION<\/h3>
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Visual identity<\/strong>
Dionysis Livanis, Konstantinos Trichas

3D renderings<\/strong>
Nikos Nikolopoulos Creative Lighting
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PROMOTION AND COMMUNICATION<\/h3>
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Website design<\/strong>
Max Ryan

Website update<\/strong>
Maritina Giakoumi TOP MEDIA

English copy editing<\/strong>
Anna Balagiannis

Social media<\/strong>
Margarita Sotiriadou

Documentation (video and photography)<\/strong>
Dimitris Kleanthis, Yannis Chorozidis, Spyros Kokkalakis, Angelos
Pantazis

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ARTWORKS AND PROJECTS<\/h3>
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Artistic direction<\/strong>
Chris Savvidis

ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE<\/mark><\/strong>

Workshops<\/strong>
Chris Savvidis, Anna Balagiannis, Elli Chrysidou, Leanne Tonagh

Workshop coordination<\/strong>
Theano Paschali

Local coordination<\/strong>
Giannis Vellios, Konstantinos Katsavochristos, Margarita
Sotiropoulou

Documentation (video and photography)<\/strong>
Yannis Chorozidis

THE STUDIO<\/mark><\/strong>

Equipment design<\/strong>
Yannis Chorozidis

Head of interviews<\/strong>
Margarita Sotiropoulou

Coordination<\/strong>
Konstantinos Katsavochristos

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ADVISORY BOARD<\/h3>
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Sotirios Bahtsetzis<\/strong> is the Chair of the Department of Culture, Creative Media and Industries at the University of Thessaly, and Associate Professor with an academic specialization in “Theory of Contemporary Art and Curatorial Practices.” He holds a summa cum laude PhD in Art History from the TU Berlin, with a dissertation on the historical analysis of installation art in the twentieth century.

Stelios Giamarelos<\/strong> 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.

Maria Papadimitriou <\/strong>is a contemporary visual artist. She is a professor of visual arts at the Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly in Volos Greece. In 2015, she represented Greece at the 56th Venice Biennale with her work “Why Look at Animals? AGRIMIKA.” 
She lives and works between Athens and Volos.

Max Spielmann <\/strong>(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

Peter Tonagh
<\/strong>His portfolio of leadership roles reflects deep expertise in media, technology, and cultural sector development.
Chairman of Nine Entertainment, Australia’s largest cross-platform media company, and Chairman of Quantium Australia’s largest AI and machine learning company. 
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CONSULTANTS ON THE THEORETICAL APPROACH<\/h3>
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Patricia Gerakopoulou<\/strong>
Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Digital Media & Communication,
Ionian University<\/em>

Christos Chrysanthopoulos<\/strong>
Historian, Institute of Historical Research at the National Hellenic Research Foundation<\/em>

Patricia Gerakopoulou<\/strong>
Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Digital Media and Communication, Ionian University<\/em>

Romanos Gerodimos<\/strong>
Screenwriter, director, producer, writer, Professor of International Politics and Communication, University of Bournemouth, UK<\/em>

Elli Chrysidou<\/strong>
Artist<\/em><\/p><\/div>

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HONORARY FRIENDS OF THE BOOK OF HEROE<\/h3>
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We owe them our sincere thanks, since with their encouragement and valuable comments they gave us inspiration and food for thought. <\/strong>


Giannis Giannoutsos<\/strong>
Architect Engineer (National Technical University of Athens)<\/em>
Visual Artist (Athens School of Fine Arts)<\/em>

Erato Koutsoudaki Yerolymbou<\/strong>
Μuseums Exhibition Designer<\/em>

Eleni Lagiou<\/strong>
Civil engineer<\/em>

Danae Makri<\/strong>
Head of Strategy & Content, The Design Ambassador
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Eva Manidaki<\/strong>
Architect – Scenographer<\/em>

Costis Paniyiris<\/strong>
Architect, Professor – University of Thessaly
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Manos Perrakis<\/strong>
Architect<\/em>

Dionisis Sotovikis<\/strong>
Architect<\/em>

Vasilis Stroumpakos<\/strong>
Architect, Assistant Professor – Department of Architecture – University of Patras<\/em>

Panayotis Tournikiotis<\/strong>
Professor Emeritus – National Technical University of Athens<\/em>

Dionysia Triantafyllou<\/strong>
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<\/em>

Giorgos Triantafyllou<\/strong>
Architect<\/em>

George Tsolakis<\/strong>
Architect<\/em>

Kostas Tsiambaos<\/strong>
Associate Professor, School of Architecture NTUA<\/em>

Amber Charmei<\/strong>
Art and Architectural Historian \/ Writer<\/em>

Iskra Geshoska
<\/strong>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.

Dr. Thomas Oberender<\/strong>
Curator and writer<\/em><\/p><\/div>

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