Helen Fessas-Emmanouil

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Helen Fessas-Emmanouil (born 1943, in Volos) is a Greek architect specializing in theatre architecture. An assistant professor at the University of Athens, she has published a number of essays and books on modern Greek architecture.

Fessas studied architecture at the National Technical University of Athens (1962–1967) where her doctorate thesis was Theatre Architecture in Modern Greece.

In 1993, she was appointed assistant professor at the Department of Theatrical Studies at Athens University. Over the past 20 years, she has worked as a historian in the area of modern Greek architecture, writing articles in Greek and foreign publications. In 1995, Fessas-Emmanouil was awarded the Athens Academy Prize for her two-volume book Theatre Architecture in Modern Greece. [1]

Own publications

Fessas-Emmanouil's publications include: [2]

sponsored by the European Cultural Centre of Delphi and the I.F. Costopoulos Foundation.

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References

  1. "Helen Fessas-Emmanouil (Greece)" Archived 2007-04-01 at the Wayback Machine , Volos-m.gr. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. "Helen Fessas-Emmanouil", International Archive of Women in Architecture. Retrieved 25 February 2012.