ACT - STUDENT CENTER

Architectural Competition | Educational Center Design
Thessaloniki | 2017

Client | American College of Thessaloniki
Area | 2800 m2

MAKRIDIS ASSOCIATES
Participation as Associate Architect in Makridis Associates 

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he new Student Center of the American College of Thessaloniki is designed to house all the students’ recreational, organizational and hosting activities, collecting them in one innovative, functional and inspiring new building, a state-of-the-art, near-zero energy establishment, harmoniously integrated into the site.

 

Including a 500-seat theater that will host all the musical and cultural events of the educational organization, it has been designed as a fresh take on the campus’s existing buildings & features.

Key Objectives:

• Building’ s identity

• Architectural innovation

• Sustainability & environmentally friendly design

• Adaptability

• Optimizing living conditions

• Minimizing construction and maintenance cost

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The project  has been honoured with the 1st prize in the architectural competition