Summary:
In 2005 I designed and completed a theoretical architectural research thesis at the School of Architecture at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, supervised by prof. Kyriaki Tsoukala. The motivation for my work was my personal concern around the concepts of dwelling in contemporary cities. It was triggered by observing assorted lifestyles and interacting with people carrying disparate backgrounds and experiences with a common self-evident property: living in an urban environment.
In an effort to apprehend the perception and the desires of urban inhabitants I studied the aforementioned topics in a more organized manner by using scientific methods so as to approach more objective conclusions to the main questions:
How do housing users interpret terms like “housing”, “dwelling” and “habitation”?
Can you extract helpful conclusions around one’s understanding of the terms?
Where does this understanding originate from?
