Dimitrios Manios

I was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. I studied Architecture at the School of Architecture of Thessaloniki. I have been working as an architect in Greece, since 1991, and in Berlin during 1995-2000. For twenty years I have been a collector of Art Nouveau / Art Deco small objects and artifacts.

I hold a PhD in theory of architectural design. My research work focus on the relation of architectural design with the previously applied mechanical/technical methods, as well as with the advanced technical means. I have published a monograph on architectural theory: Architectural Design and Advanced Technourgia, Athens: futura, 2009 [ISBN 978-960-9489-36-2]. Teaching architectural design in University level Institutions has been another open field of experimentation.

Since 2013, I have been working on an experimental design-based research project, entitled “Line Cultivations”. My works have been influenced by this project: My works as a revelation of man in the extensive fields of the artificial.

About the project “Line Cultivations” | The surface of the paper is being engraved. A groove, a deepening, where the graphite or ink is deposited in, is being created in an off-white background. Off-white, since the paper, like the line which h...

Diploma in Architecture | AUTh, Thessaloniki Greece, 1989

PhD in Theory of Architectural Design | AUTh, Thessaloniki Greece, 2009