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Before founding her own practice, Palmyra worked on affordable housing and other mission-driven projects in San Francisco and on a wide range of mid-rise and high-rise residential and commercial projects in New York City.
Palmyra teaches at the University of Illinois Chicago. She previously taught at California College of the Arts in San Francisco and has frequently been an invited juror at universities across North America.
Palmyra received her B.A. in 'Architecture' and 'Ethics, Politics & Economics' from Yale University and her M.Arch. from the Yale School of Architecture. She grew up in Thessaloniki, Greece, and has lived in New Haven, New York, the Bay Area, and Chicago.
ORGANIZATION:Before founding her own practice, Palmyra worked on affordable housing and other mission-driven projects in San Francisco and on a wide range of mid-rise and high-rise residential and commercial projects in New York City.
Palmyra teaches at the University of Illinois Chicago. She previously taught at California College of the Arts in San Francisco and has frequently been an invited juror at universities across North America.
Palmyra received her B.A. in 'Architecture' and 'Ethics, Politics & Economics' from Yale University and her M.Arch. from the Yale School of Architecture. She grew up in Thessaloniki, Greece, and has lived in New Haven, New York, the Bay Area, and Chicago.
Palmyra
EDUCATION:
2010, Architecture, MArch, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
2006, Architecture and Ethics, Politics & Economics, BA, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
2002, International Baccalaureate, Anatolia College, THESSALONIKI/GREECE
EXPERIENCE:
2022-present, Skyline Editor, New York Review of Architecture, NEW YORK/USA
2020-present, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Chicago, CHICAGO/USA
2019-present, Founder and Principal, Palmyra PLLC, CHICAGO/USA and THESSALONIKI/GREECE
2017-2019, Senior Lecturer, California College of the Arts, SAN FRANCISCO/USA
2017-2019, Project Manager/Architect, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, SAN FRANCISCO/USA
2010-2017, Associate, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects, NEW YORK/USA
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2020, "Room(s)", Yale School of Architecture, NEW HAVEN/USA
2019, “Believe the Hype” (NOMA National 2019 Conference), BROOKLYN/USA
2015, "GRE > NYC", Consulate General of Greece, NEW YORK/USA
2011, AIA Emerging Professionals Exhibition, WASHINGTON/USA
2010, “Old Myths, New Mythologies: Imagining a New Capital | Brazil's Manifest Destiny”, With Aidan Doyle, Yale School of Architecture, NEW HAVEN/USA
2010, "Next!", Yale School of Architecture, NEW HAVEN/USA
2009, "No Time Like the Present", Yale School of Architecture, NEW HAVEN/USA
EVENTS:
2022, “Architectural Work and Activism,” Yale Women in Architecture, NEW HAVEN/USA
2022, "Women’s Month Panel: Profession", UIC AIAS, CHICAGO/USA
2021, Women’s Month Panel, UIC AIAS, CHICAGO/USA
2018, “No Borders," Architects meet in Fuoribiennale, La Biennale di Venezia, VENICE/ITALY
2005, “Crossroads between Architecture & Politics: The Case of Modernista Architecture,” Mellon forum, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
AWARDS:
2021, Honorable Mention, MasterPrize
2021, Popular Choice Winner, Architizer A+Awards, Architecture+Color Category
2010, Clarke Family Scholarship for academic and design excellence, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
2009, Feldman Prize Nomination, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
2009, George Nelson Traveling Fellowship, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
2005, European Union Studies Fellowship, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
2005, Yale International Relations Association Fellowship, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
2005, Babcock Fellowship, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
2004, President's Public Service Fellowship, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
2004, Curtis Prize for the Literary Essay, Yale University, NEW HAVEN/USA
2001, World Schools Debating Championship Quarter Finalist (Greek National Team), JOHANNESBURG/SOUTH AFRICA
1997-2001, National Mathematical Olympiad - Various Awards, ATHENS & THESSALONIKI/GREECE
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2022, Palmyra PLLC named 8th best architecture firm in Chicago, Architizer, https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/collection
s/best-architecture-firms-in-chicago/, April
2016, “Venice Project I”, Pedagogy and Place: 100 Years of Architecture Education at Yale, NEW HAVEN/USA
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
2022, “Beyond Capitalism? Organizing Architecture Education”, Journal of Architectural Education 76, USA (co-authored with Frank Burridge, Aaron Cayer, Kirsten Day, Peggy Deamer, Andrea Dietz, Jessica Garcia Fritz, Daniel Jacobs, Valérie Lechêne, and Natalie Leonard)
2022, "Not as Easy as ABC”, Log 54: Coauthoring, NEW YORK/USA (co-authored with The Academia Working Group within the Architecture Lobby)
2021, “The Stakes of Theory” (Book Review), New York Review of Architecture 22, NEW YORK/USA
2020, “The Death & Life of Urban Public Space” (Book Review), New York Review of Architecture 16, NEW YORK/USA
2012, “A Building’s Building; The New Acropolis Museum”, Log 24, NEW YORK/USA
2010, “Venice’s Island”, Constructs, NEW HAVEN/USA
2008-2010, Miscellaneous Projects, Retrospecta, NEW HAVEN/USA
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Greek, Native
English, Near Native
Spanish, Advanced
German, Intermediate
French, Pre-Intermediate
Arabic, Beginner
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Revit, Advanced
Rhino, Advanced
Adobe Photoshop, Advanced
Adobe Illustrator, Advanced
Adobe InDesign, Advanced
AutoCAD, Advanced
BlueBeam Revu, Advanced
Microsoft Word, Advanced
Microsoft Excel, Advanced
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2022, Architecture Beyond Capitalism Summer School, The Architecture Lobby
2021, “Alternative Frameworks for Architectural Practice | The Coop Model", Association of Collegiate Schools of Architeture 109 (Workshop)
2020, “Worker-Forward Modes of Practice: Worker-Owned Firms; Cooperative Networks; Unions; Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)”, National Organization of Minority Architects 2020 National Conference: Spatial Shifts / Reclaiming Our Cities (Roundtable)
SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
2021, Association for Community Design (ACD) National Conference 44
2021, "27th World Congress of Architects", International Union of Architects (UIA), RIO DE JANEIRO/BRAZIL
2021, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) 109
2021, National Conference on the Beginning Design Student (NCBDS) 36
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2019, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
2010, American Institute of Architects
2010, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
2013, U.S. Green Building Council
HOBBIES:
Hiking/Camping, Mountaineering, Dancing, Music, Drawing, Puzzles
WEB SITE:
https://palmyrageraki.com
REGISTRATION DATE:
2022-09-07 15:10:40
COUNTRY/REGION:
United States of America
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
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