KONSTANTINA KALFA / APPOINTED LECTURER
Born in 1984, Athens. PhD, Architect Engineer, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).
Her research and published work focuses on the complex mechanisms involved in: a) the formation of the “architect-creator” subject and the architectural profession; b) the construction of architectural meaning; c) the establishment of specific architectural forms; and ultimately,
d) the influence of ideological constructs, aesthetic judgments, cultural norms, and the prevailing socio-political and economic contexts. Her recent research interests concentrate on informal housing practices in the context of post-war modernisation and development, and how these practices intersect with broader political agendas and social struggles. She has published in leading editions of the international architectural history community, including the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, PLATFORM, ABE Journal, and in the book Architecture in Development: Systems and the Emergence of the Global South by the distinguished Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative.
In 2019, she published the book Self-Housing, Now! The Invisible Side of American Aid in Greece (Futura), which examines the architectural and spatial policies of post-war Reconstruction. Her work – both the book and other academic publications – has received significant scholarly citations.
She served as Scientific Coordinator of the project “Antiparochi” (land-for-apartment exchange system) and Its Architects: Histories of Social Forces, Spatial Policies, and the Architectural Profession in Greece, 1929–1974 (ARCHIPAROCHI, 2018–2022), funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation and the General Secretariat for Research and Technology. The project was hosted at the National Technical University of Athens.