Apostolos Kalfopoulos

Apostolos Kalfopoulos (Ph.D, MArch, BSc) works in architecture, design and the visual arts.

His theoretical and applied work includes:

– architectural design of cultural, educational and public spaces;

– artistic direction and curation of exhibitions, events and activities;

– strategic cultural planning and direction of creative processes;

– developing and directing educational programmes in creative studies.

He has designed and curated a series of multi-faceted projects, exhibitions, events and publications in collaboration with cultural and educational institutions, local authorities, non-profit organisations and businesses of the creative economy.

He has served on juries and expert advisory committees, including the international panel for the selection of the European Capital of Culture 2021; Akademie Schloss Solitude for 2024-25; the Greek Participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale for 2023-25; and the Culture Department of the Municipality of Thessaloniki for 2012-13.

He is a founding member of the research group “SuKu” (2017-…), which focuses on the architectural design of cultural and educational spaces and on activating public space through culture.

In 2009 he founded DYNAMO, an independent non-profit organisation that supports, promotes and disseminates contemporary creation and original research in the visual and applied arts, architecture and design, and which organised 50+ creative projects between 2009 and 2016.

He is an Associate Professor at the AUTh School of Architecture, where he teaches Architectural Design, Small-Scale Design, Design and Curation of Exhibitions and Cultural Events, and History and Theory of Culture (Architecture, Art, Design / 20th-21st century).

Since 2023 he has been Director of the Postgraduate Programme in Museology – Cultural Management.