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Angelos Tzigkounakis was born in 1983. He studied BSc in Finance, holds an MSc in International Finance from the Westminster University of London, a Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing from the Athens University of Economics and Business and has successfully completed with partial scholarship the YALE School of Management publishing course Leadership Strategies in Print and Digital Media. In 2008 he completed his studies with an MA in Publishing (learning specialism magazine multi-platform publishing) and returned to Greece to join the leading Greek architectural publishing house "ek Architectural Publications Ltd".
Named the publishing house Editor-in-Chief in 2010, fired up his ambitions to present something fresh and new to the market, The result were shown via radical changes in the magazine’s overall design and style by heading up a complete rebranding and re-launching plan. This included working towards a more contemporary overall image and boosting the titles in an effort to reach a dominant position within the Greek market. At the same time, particular focus was given to looking outward (especially for the annual titles), expanding and growing in international markets and eventually managing to stream advertising revenue from foreign countries and multinational brands not affected by the Greek crisis. 
The rebranding plan included redesigning the logo and even re-naming the main monthly issue from while the redesign and re-launching of four annual editions involved an updated, bilingual format. 
In 2011 aiming to expand and evolve the annual editions Villas, Apartments, Maison de Campagne and the special editions MykonosVillas, ParosVillas and SantoriniVillas undertakes the further promotion of the magazines abroad with positive results. Currently these editions, bilingual and with international contents are being circulated apart from Greece in USA, Canada, UK, Cyprus, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, India, China and Taiwan.
Today, he holds the position of Editor in Chief for all the publications of ek Architectural Publications Ltd (monthly and annual), while he is in charge of the online portal www.ek-mag.com.

Last two years I have worked  at ARCASIA to connect Asian architects to other regions of the world.

As an architect with a positive view of the future of architecture and the impact of architecture on the quality of social and political life of society, I am trying and researching to advance this issue and certainly the best thing an architect can do is anticipate and create a positive gap in This is the path. And that effect doesn't need to be built, even with talking about this mindset or even the exhibition for the general public.

I believe in a philosophy that entails design as an interdisciplinary, collective effort to respond to contemporary needs and future issues. A great design is the result of collaborative work combined with passionate, innivative, sensitive values that transforms a place or a space into a unique solution that responds to human needs.

historical urban & architecture + public spaces and its changing under the impact of social / economic pressure.

Architectural design and building performan through form, function and fabric. Leeds Beckett University

Unique architectural creation

1. General architecture design
2. Sustainable design
3. Landscape architecture

Sohrab Azizollahi is an Iranian Architect, who his projects were awarded and recognized in several international architectural festivals and competitions. He has founded his professional practice, Sohrab Azizollahi Studio in 2009, and also has worked as a freelance architect in architectural competitions. He has participated in many construction projects, including his own designs as an executive principal and director. His most important awarded project is “Each devastated cities” which was awarded the iF Design Talent Awards 2017 in Germany, and he has been shortlisted and honored in several international architectural awards such as INSPIRELI Awards in Prague, 2A Asia Architectural Awards, in Vienna & Berlin, and Middle East Architect Awards in UAE.

His main focus in architectural and urban design and research is on the environmental design process and using smart technologies for providing sustainability in the projects, besides considering the context and culture.

He also has researched and practiced about the renovation of destroyed cities or areas caused by war or natural disaster.

My architectural focus is developing concepts using contemporary methods, theories, and programs, while  researching them throughout all architectural phases that transfer the ideas to reality.

I am an architect and interior designer, reasearching the theme of biological materials in architecture.