The office was founded in 1977 by the Architect Engineers Thomas Gavalas and Dora Monioudi-Gavalas.
The two of them designed, supervised and constructed more than 90 small, medium and large scale buildings of various uses.
Their realized work includes single-family houses, residential complexes, hotels, cultural and religious buildings. In addition, they have been extensively involved in numerous urban redevelopment applications in the public sector. During an exuberant working life of more than 40 years, they have always consistently followed the ethos and principles that should accompany the profession of the Architect.
Their works are scattered throughout Greece, most of them in Athens, Santorini and Chios, as well as on various islands of the Cyclades and Peloponnese.
The common background of the two founders ranges from their academic careers, professional and scientific articles on the modern history of Greek Urban Planning, to the design, the issuing of building permits and the construction of some of the first luxury hotels on the island of Santorini in the early 1980s.
The constructional integrity - hence the durability - of the final built result has always been a fundamental requirement for quality assurance.
Theodora (Dora) Monioudi-Gavala holds a PhD in Architecture-Engineering, and is Professor Emerita in the University of Patras, Department of History-Archaeology. She studied architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and did her doctorate at the School of Architecture and Engineering, National Technical University of Athens. She has worked on special architectural studies (to regenerate historic city centres and traditional settlements, and to restore monuments) and on architectural and urban planning studies. With many years of activity researching the history of the urban planning and architecture of settlements in Greece, she has participated in international conferences and holds memberships in a number of learned societies. She has been awarded a Commendation from the Academy of Athens (1996). She is author of 9 books.
She was born and raised in Athens. She studied architecture at the School of Architecture of the University of Patras, from which she graduated in 2015. In 2019, she completed the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Program at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), specializing in "Urban and Regional Planning." Since 2018, she has been a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE). Since 2016, she has collaborated with technical and architectural firms in Athens mostly on small- and medium-scale projects, taking on an enhanced role in the development of the projects—from the preliminary design and presentation stage to construction supervision. She has participated in workshops in Greece and abroad and has taught Urban Planning as part of her auxiliary teaching duties during her postgraduate studies. She believes that architecture is a dynamic process and seeks continuous growth in her professional career and the acquisition of new knowledge.
She was born in Athens and graduated from the School of Architecture at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). She has specialized training in "Landscape Technology and Planting Design" (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and, since 2024, has been a Certified Passive Building Designer (Hellenic Passive Building Institute).
She has worked in Greece and Serbia, undertaking the design and supervision of residential, office, catering, agrotourism, and children's creative activity projects, as well as the extension of a floating hotel (BIG SEE Awards distinction). In addition, he has been involved in the drafting of technical specifications for architectural materials.
At the same time, he has participated in international and national architectural design competitions, including: "Europan 6" (Distinction: 2nd runners-up), "DROMEAS Office Stores" (Distinction: First runners-up), "Room 18," "Cook 8," "Pandemic Architecture."
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She is distinguished for her sensitivity and particular interest in sustainable architecture and innovation, with an emphasis on the creation of energy-autonomous building shells and architectural landscapes.