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Executive Council 2026-2027

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President -  Dr. Eleni Ahanasiadou

Dr. Landscape Architect (MLA + PHD AUTH) - Ηοrticultirist (BSc + MSc Horticulture) and Laboratory Teaching Staff (L.L.T.P.) of the Department of Agriculture AUTh, co-teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to landscape planning, design at the School of Agriculture, School of Architecture and Joint Postgraduate program of studies in  Landscape Architecture, AUTh. She was Vice President of Communication of the PHALA  (2018-2021), President since 2022 and  Delegate of the PHALA to the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) and the European Chamber of  IFLA, IFLA Europe since 2020. Member of the extended board of the Institute for Research on European Agricultural Landscapes e.V. (EUCALAND) and the Landscape Architect of the College of Anatolia, Thessaloniki. Co-author of books, he has published papers in scientific journals and proceedings of international and national conferences and is a referee of papers in scientific journals. She is scientific coordinator of Interreg Euromed program ΜED-GIAHS and Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin BIOSUSTAIN. 

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General Secretary -  Dr. Olga Ch. Bakirtzi

Dr. Agronomist - Landscape Architect (MLA), working at the Archaeological Service. She studied at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Doctorate from the Faculty of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She is involved in interventions for the protection and enhancement of the historic landscape and specializes in vegetation management in archaeological sites and monument environments. She has published two monographs and a series of articles on related topics.

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Vice President of Professional Practice -  Natalia Kogia

Natalia Kogia studied Architectural Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens and completed postgraduate studies in Landscape Architecture at the Agricultural University of
Athens. She has worked as an architect in Greece and Switzerland. Natalia is currently working as a landscape architect based in Athens on small and large-scale projects related to landscape
design, environmental planning, urban planning, and spatial planning in Greece and abroad.

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Vice President of Education-  Dr. Anastasia Papadopoulou

She teaches at the Master's Degree in 'Landscape Architecture' at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki since 2005. He has taught courses in the scientific field of 'Landscape Architecture' at the Departments of Architecture of the University of Ioannina (2018-2019) and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2019-2021). She has multiple participations in research projects, conferences, and exhibitions. She is a member of, among others, TEE-TKM, SAATH, EIA and has participated as a member of jury committees of architectural competitions. In parallel with her professional activities, she is completing her studies at the Department of Visual and Applied Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Ιn 2009 she co-founded the architectural studio 40.22.ARCHITECTS, based in Thessaloni. Her work –on research, theory and practice--  has been presented in numerous conferences and lectures, in exhibitions, as well as in Greek and international publications, magazines, and websites and has received significant awards and distinctions.

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Vice President of Public Affairs & Communication -  Efthymia-Amy Stamatopoulou

PhD candidate at the Department of Architecture, AUTh, Dipl. Architect Engineer, MLA Landscape Architect, AUTh with yearlong experience in landscape architecture studies. Her research interest focuses on climate change adaptation through urban and landscape design. Recent research includes sustainable stormwater management, Nature-based Solutions and the concept of Spatial Justice as a means of ensuring the resilience of cities and their inhabitants.

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Treasurer -  Vasilis Poiriatzidis

Architect Engineer (2019) and Landscape Architect (2025), graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). He has gained extensive professional experience through collaborations with architectural offices and construction companies, actively participating in all stages of design and project implementation of various scales — from architectural design and detailed construction drawings to permitting procedures and on-site supervision.
He has taken part in numerous architectural competitions in Greece and abroad, acquiring valuable experience in contemporary architectural thinking and practice. Since 2020, he has been practicing as a freelance Architect Engineer, and since 2025 also in the field of Landscape Architecture, pursuing an integrated approach to the built and natural environment through social and design-oriented strategies.

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Member - Evangelia Oikonomou

She graduated from the Department of Architecture of AUTH and from the Interdepartmental Post-Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture of the same university. She is currently working as a Landscape Architect in an Athens office with participation in hotel projects, urban projects, and infrastructure projects. She has participated in landscape and urban research, workshops, and voluntary actions. Throughout her studies, she carried out multiple research projects on the urban landscape, the child in the city, the rural landscape, and the history of art, while specializing in landscape design for children. Her interests include research, ecology, and scenography.

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Substitute Member – Alexandra Panagari

She is working as a Civil Engineer and Landscape Architect in the private sector, mainly in the design and implementation of private residences. 
In her academic career so far, her main areas of interest have been how the surrounding space, in the public and private areas, impacts the individual and how the latter impacts other societies

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Substitute Member – Iro Sfoungari

MSc Agronomist (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Montpellier SupAgro) and Landscape Architect (MLA – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). PhD candidate at the Department of Spatial Planning, Urban Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly with research topic “Protection and management of the rural landscape”. Participation in research projects related to biodiversity and the agricultural landscape.

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Substitute Member– Antonia Seidoglou

She graduated from the School of Building Renovation & Restoration of TEI Larissa and her love for plants led her to study landscape architecture at the Joint Master of Landscape Architecture of AUTh. For the last 10 years, she has been working as a Landscape Architect in her family business Papas Garden Nursery - Garden Shop in Thessaloniki, with the main focus on the design and construction of residential and commercial gardens. Her goal is to transform every uncovered space into a garden room and bring it to life. Her interests include hagiography, in which she is a graduate of the “Panselinos” school, and ceramics at an amateur level.

Association Members

The Association has full, associate, honorary and student members.

A. Full members can be Greeks or non-Greeks, who hold a two years postgraduate degree diploma in Landscape Architecture or a bachelor degree in Landscape Architecture from a foreign higher education institution which is recognized by the Greek state as equivalent to Greek higher education diplomas.

B. Associate members can be Greeks or non-Greeks, who hold a one-year postgraduate degree in Landscape Architecture, or a bachelor degree in Landscape Architecture, of a (at least) four-year course, from a Greek higher technological institution or equivalent foreign institution, and additionally have practiced Landscape Architecture professionally for (at least) two years.

C. Honorary members can be Greeks or non-Greeks, who have been distinguished in the Landscape Architecture profession or have offered exceptional services to the aims and pursuits of this Association.

D. Student members are postgraduate or undergraduate Landscape Architecture students, either of university or higher technological institution which after their graduation will fulfill requirements to register as full or associate members.

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