| EDUCATION |
| 1994 |
University of Michigan
Ph.D. in Architecture |
| 1989 |
Ohio State University
M.Arch./Computer-aided Architectural Design Specialization |
| 1986 |
Aristotle University, Polytechnic
School, Thessaloniki, Greece
Diploma of Architecture |
TEACHING |
| 2005- |
Associate Professor
Harvard's Graduate School of Design |
| 2004-05 |
Lecturer
Harvard's Graduate School of Design |
| 1995-04 |
Assistant
Professor
UCLA School of Arts and Architecture |
| 1994-95 |
Assistant
Professor
University of Cincinnati |
PUBLICATIONS |
| Books |
| 2008 |
Algorithmic Complexity: Out of Nowhere (Chapter in book) Gleiniger A. and G. Vrachliotis (eds.) Context Architecture, Basel: Birkhauser, 2008, pp. 75-86 |
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What Matter(s)? First International Conference on Critical Digital Proceedings, Harvard University, April 18-9. |
| 2006 |
Algorithmic Architecture,
Oxford: Architectural Press/Elsevier, 200 pp., 50
ill. |
| 2004 |
Computers in the Graphic
Arts (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Open University Press,
361 pp., 189 ill. ISBN: 960-538-539-2 and ISBN: 960-538-541-4
(Practice Guide) |
| 2003 |
Expressive Form: A Conceptual
Approach to Computational Design, Spon Press- Routledge,
2003, 110 pp., 50 ill. ISBN: 0415317436 |
| Books
(to be published) |
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Algorithms for Visual Design, New York: Wiley, 400pp. 978-0-470-37548-8 (to be published in September 2008) |
| Papers |
| 2008 |
“Open Source CAD”, Sigradi Proceedings 2008 (forthcoming) |
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With Park J W and Nagakura T., “Chameleon: Developing and Interactive Façade System Using RFID”, eCAADe Proceedings, 2008 (forthcoming) |
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“Design Inside the Chinese Room”, International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), Issue 3 Vol. 6, pp. 361-70 |
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“Out of Nothing”, Adilenidou Y., et.al. (eds.) in Syn_athr(0)isis, Papasotiriou Press, pp.130-7 |
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With Park J W and Kang Y O, "[SIN]uous: developing a pattern fabricator bridging between visualization in the virtual and fabrication in the physical", CAADRIA 08 Proceedings |
| 2007 |
“How Should Digital Media Be Taught?”, FormZ Joint Study Report 2007-8, pp.130-2 |
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"The Etymology of Design: a pre-Socratic Perspective", Design Issues volume 23, issue 4 (Autumn), 2007, pp. 69-78 |
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“Digital Design: Ideological Gap or Paradigm Shift?”, SIGraDi 2007 - [Proceedings of the 11th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] México D.F. - México 23-25 October 2007, pp. 220-4 |
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with Reyes A., "Designing within the Chinese Room", V International Conference of Mathematics & Design, Blumenau, Brazil, July 1-4 |
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with Janclaus, J. "Predicting
the Future: Open Source CAAD?" 25th Education
and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in
Europe (eCAADe) Conference, Frankfurt, Germany, September
26-29 (forthcoming) |
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with Reyes, A. "On the Digital
Sublime", Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural
Design (ASCAAD) 2007, Alexandria, Egypt, November 26-28
(forthcoming) |
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“The Use of Computers in Architectural Design: A Critical Perspective”, 11th International Conference on Design Sciences & Technology, Montreal , September 19-21 |
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"Tool makers versus Tool Users
(or both)", in Paranandi, M. (ed.) Digital Pedagogies:
formZ Joint Study Report, Columbus, OH, pp. 77-79 |
| 2006 |
“The Etymology of Design: the Relationship between pre-Socratic and Eastern Thought”, 6th International Symposium on Architectural interchanges in Asia: ISAIA 2006 conference, Daegu City, South Korea, pp.157-60 |
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with Narahara, Taro, “Optimal Distribution of Architecture Programs with Multiple-constraint Genetic Algorithm”, SIGraDi 2006 - [Proceedings of the 10th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Santiago de Chile - Chile 21-23 November 2006, pp. 299-303 |
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with Narahara, T., Multiple-constraint Genetic Algorithm in Housing Design, Synthetic Landscapes [Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture] pp. 418-425 |
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"The Strive to Capture the Elusive", Communicating Space(s) [24th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9541183-5-9] Volos (Greece) 6-9 September 2006, pp. 518-525 |
| 2004 |
Algorithmic Design: A Paradigm Shift in Architecture?, Architecture in the Network Society [22nd eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9541183-2-4] Copenhagen (Denmark) 15-18 September 2004, pp. 201-207 |
| 2003 |
“Hybrid Form”, Design
Issues, MIT Press, Spring Issue vol.19 no.2, pp. 76-80 |
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“Teaching the Use of Creativity in Digital Design and Business”, SIGraDi 2003 - [Proceedings of the 7th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Rosario Argentina 5-7 november 2003 |
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“Is There a Paradigm Shift
in Architecture Today?”, Sydney : ANZASCA 2003 Conference
Proceedings, pp. 18-25 |
| 2002 |
with Samareh B., “Extreme Spatial Experience: Altering the Perception of Space”, ACADIA 02, pp. 139-146 |
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with Tsai G., “Responsive Architecture for Energy Efficient Homes”, ANZASCA 2002 Conference, pp. 513-520 |
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with Malkawi, Ali "Distorted Eye", SIGraDi 2002 - [Proceedings of the 6th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Caracas (Venezuela) 27-29 November 2002, pp. 261-263 |
| 2001 |
“Blending Aesthetics”,
Fifth International Roundtable Conference on Computational
and Cognitive Models of Creative Design, December 9-11,
2001 |
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"Teaching Sensor and Internet Technologies for Responsive Building Designs", Reinventing the Discourse - How Digital Tools Help Bridge and Transform Research, Education and Practice in Architecture [Proceedings of the Twenty First Annual Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture / ISBN 1-880250-10-1] Buffalo (New York) 11-14 October 2001, pp. 356-362 |
| 2000 |
with Kobayashi Y., “Extracting the Geometry of Buildings from Satellite Images Using Fuzzy Logic Perceptrons,” Digital Spaces: SIGRADI ’00, pp.236-239. |
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“MorphZhapes”, SIGGRAPH
00, New Orleans, p.234 |
| 1999 |
"C stands for Creativity”,
ACADIA Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1 & 2, pp.42-43 |
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“Experiments on Projection
Systems”, ACADIA Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 4,
pp.8-15. |
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"Experiments on Morphing
Systems", III Congreso Iberoamericano de Grafico
Digital [SIGRADI Conference Proceedings], Montevideo
(Uruguay) September 29th - October 1st 1999, pp. 149-151 |
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“Explorations of New Visual
Systems”, SIGGRAPH 99 Proceedings, Los Angeles,
pp.187-188 |
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"Computers and the Creative
Process, Architectural Computing from Turing to 2000"
eCAADe Conference Proceedings, Liverpool (UK) 15-17
September 1999, pp. 43-50 |
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"Experiments on Animated
Visual Forms", Proceedings of the Eighth International
Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures
[ISBN 0-7923-8536-5] Atlanta, 7-8 June 1999, pp. 335-350 |
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“Data-Stream Driven Distributed
Virtual Environments”, Building Simulation ‘99
Proceedings, Kyoto Japan, pp.232-7 |
| 1998 |
“A System for Extracting
Aesthetic Information from Architectural Drawings”,
International Workshop on Machine Vision Applications,
Tokyo Japan, pp.120-6 |
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“A Hypermedia–based
Modeling System”, 3rd Multimedia Technology and
Applications Conference, Anaheim CA, pp.358-361 |
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Shahi A., and C. Terzidis, “Cyber-theatres”,
3rd Multimedia Technology and Applications Conference,
Anaheim CA, pp.20-3. |
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Campbell D. and C. Terzidis,
“Data-stream Driven Distributed Virtual Environments”,
3rd Multimedia Technology and Applications Conference,
Anaheim CA, pp.344-350. |
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“Proposal for a 3D World
Map”, Design Decision Support Systems 4 Conference
Proceedings, Maastricht, The Netherlands, pp.87-92. |
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“A Hypermedia-based Architectural
Spaces”, 15th International Congress on Cybernetics,
Namur, Belgium, pp.301-7. |
| 1997 |
"Smart Buildings and Future
Architects," Western Regional ACSA Conference,
Los Angeles, pp.5-10. |
| 1994 |
Terzidis, C. and Vakalo, E.-G.
"Computer-aided Extraction of Morphological Information
From Architectural Drawings," ACADIA 94 Proceedings,
77-86 |
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Terzidis, C. and Vakalo, E.-G.
"A System for Extracting Morphological Information From
Architectural Drawings," in Advanced Modeling and
Simulation, Academy Press, 267-276 |
| 1993 |
Terzidis, C. and Vakalo, E.-G.,
"Experiments on Spatial Structures," ACADIA
Quarterly, 12:3-5 |
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Terzidis, C. Schunck, B. and
Vakalo, E.-G., "Towards Reverse Engineering: Reconstruction
of Objects Using Deformable Models," in Advanced
Technologies, Now York: Elsevier Scientific Publications,
425-435 |
| 1992 |
Terzidis, C. and Vakalo, E.-G.,
"On Form and Content: Experiments On Formal Systems,"
PERFORATIONS, 4:1-6 |
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Terzidis, C. and Vakalo, E.-G.,
"Architecture and New Media," 3CyberConf Proceedings,
pp.1-3 |
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Terzidis, C. and Vakalo, E.-G.,
"Transformations of the Role of Computers in Architectural
Design," IAPS 12 Proceedings, Vol.2, pp.186-191 |
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Terzidis, C. and Groat, L.,
"Architecture and Utopia in the Electronic Age,"
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Architecture
and Culture, pp.285-289 |
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Terzidis, C. and Vakalo, E.-G.,
"Some Thoughts on the Role of Computers in Architectural
Design," Design and Decision Support Systems in Architecture
and Urban Planning Conference, pp.17-25 |
| 1989 |
"Transformational Design,"
ACADIA Proceedings, pp.87-101 |
| 1988 |
“A System for Extracting
Aesthetic Information from Architectural Drawings”,
International Workshop on Machine Vision Applications,
Tokyo Japan |
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Yessios, C., Parent B., Brown,
W. and Terzidis, C., "CKAAD Expert: A computer and knowledge
aided architectural design expert," in Design Theory
88, NSF Grantee Workshop on Design Theory and Methodology,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy N.Y., pp.1-8 |
| 1987 |
Yessios, C., Parent, B., Brown,
W. and Terzidis, C., "Architectural knowledge and how
to incorporate it in a knowledge base," Working Paper
3, in NSF Project #DMC-8609893, End of First Year Reports,
pp.30-39 |
INVITED
LECTURES/PANELS/WORKSHOPS |
| 2008 |
Sigradi 2008 Conference, December 1 (keynote speaker) |
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Organizer of First International Conference on Critical Digital: What Matter(s), April 18-9, Harvard University GSD, Cambridge MA (http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/cdc) |
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Miami University Lecture Series, February 27,
(http://www.fna.muohio.edu/architecture/activities/lectureseries.html) |
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Washington University at St. Louis Lecture Series, February 25
(http://www.arch.wustl.edu/index.lasso?pgID=104) |
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Taliesin West Lecture Series, April 27
(www.taliesin.edu/media/0708TaliesinLectures.pdf) |
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Philadelphia University, Thesis Review Panel, May 10 |
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ETH Seminar, Zurich, Switzerland, October |
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Seoul National University, July (workshop) |
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KEIO University Lecture |
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Forum 8 VR conference lecture (August) |
| 2007 |
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, November (lecture) |
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Forum 8 conference, Tokyo Japan, November (lecture) published in the The Bridge & Urban Project Monthly February Issue |
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MIT Design and Computation Lecture
Series, April |
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Seoul National University, February (lecture) |
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Space Group, Seoul, South Korea, July (lecture) |
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KEIO University, Japan, June
(workshop) |
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Architectural Institute of Japan,
June (lecture) |
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Konazawa University, Japan,
June (lecture) |
| 2006 |
Aristotle University, Thessaloniki,
Greece lecture January |
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University of Hawaii at Manoa,
April (lecture) |
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Cooper Union University, April (lecture) |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic, May (lecture) |
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KEIO University, June (lecture) |
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Sung Kung Kwan University, Seoul,
Korea, June (lecture) |
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Inha University, Incheon, Korea,
June (lecture) |
| |
CUHK University, Hong Kong,
China, June (lecture) |
| |
Jiao Tung University, Shanghai,
China, June (lecture) |
| |
Tonji University, Shanghai,
China, June (lecture) |
| |
Architectural institute of Korea,
Special Session Speech, October |
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Hongik University, Seoul, Korea,
October (lecture) |
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RISD Digital Media Arts, December |
| 2004 |
Harvard GSD – Departmental
Lectures, Title: From Algo to Allo [04.05.04] |
| |
Hawaii International Conference
on Arts and Humanities, Title: Can the Total Be More Than
The Sum Of Its Parts? [01.15.04] |
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University of California at
Santa Barbara, Media Arts and Technology, Title: From
Algo to Allo: The Intricacy of the Otherness [11.15.04] |
| 2003 |
MIT Dept of Architecture, Design
and Computation Fall 2003 Lecture Series, Title: Expressive
Form [12.12.03] |
| 2002 |
ACADIA 02, Invited panelist
in discussion regarding “Digital Education”, [10.09.02] |
| |
Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo:
Title: Creativity in Business, [03.22.02] |
| 2000 |
University of Washington, School
of Architecture, Morphing Studio Workshop, [12.01.00] |
| |
UCLA Design and Media Arts Title:
Liquid Geometry, [01.15.00] |
| 1999 |
UCLA Retreat/UCLA’s Best,
Title: Experimentation with Forms, La Jolla, CA [09.08.99] |
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Onassis Foundation, Athens,
Greece, Title: Virtual Reality and the Internet [04.01.99] |
| 1998 |
USC School of Film and Television,
Title: Beyond Virtual Reality [09.98] |
PRACTICE |
| |
Registered and practicing architect
(Europe)
Housing development, commercial buildings, and urban studies.
Consulting for GSA, SOM, AOL, SimplyDone, GTE. |
SOFTWARE
APPLICATIONS |
| 2000 |
MorphZhapes v 1.0 (hybridization
system) in Java (open source) |
| 1999 |
Zhapes v 1.9 (mathematical transformation
system) in Java (open source) |
| 1998 |
FormNet v 1.0 (3D navigator/modeler)
in Java (open source) |
| 1994 |
AELI (Architectural Extraction
from Line Images) in C/GL |
| 1989 |
Meta© (3D modeler) in C |
