Personal Statement
Asterios studied architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the RWTH Aachen, completing his postgraduate MA studies in Advanced Architectural Design at the Staedelschule Architecture Class (Frankfurt). Being a registered architect in Greece since 2000, he became a partner at b&k+ (Cologne) and then worked for VMX Architects (Amsterdam). After working for OMA that same year, he later founded the architecture and research laboratory a3lab Frankfurt-Thessaloniki and has been planning and realising projects around the world for a decade. His work has been published, awarded and exhibited widely. His research, teaching and lecturing experiences include the Aristotle University Thessaloniki, University of Thessaly, International Islamic University Malaysia, The Izmir University of Economics, the University of Westminster, the University of Edinburg, the Columbia University and MIT among others. He was a Research Associate at the Darmstadt University of Technology, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Lebanese American University and a Senior Lecturer at Raffles Design Institute Shanghai. Today he is a Senior Lecturer for Digital Design, Programme Director for the MA in Advanced Architecture, PGT Lead in Architecture at the University of Liverpool, HEA Fellow and a registered Architect in the UK (ARB) and Greece (TEE). His 9th book 'AI-Assisted Architectural Design' was published in 2024 by BIS Publishers, Amsterdam. His current research activities are centred on AI-assisted design, 3D/4D printing, parametric design, generative design, material computation, VR/AR, robotics and digital fabrication.

Research Overview
Asterios' research focuses on computational technologies and their impact on form-finding processes, material applications, sustainability, digital manufacturing and construction. This includes tools, methods and techniques for AI-Assisted Design, 3D/4D Printing, Robotics and Digital Fabrication, Parametric Design, Generative Design, Material Computation and VR/AR/MR. He has supervised 7 PhDs to completion and is currently supervising 12 more PhD thesis projects at the University of Liverpool and XJTLU.

He has wide experience in the realisation of complex geometries using digital manufacturing techniques and the 'file to factory' design process. He is co-designer of the WestendGate Towers (2009-2011, Frankfurt) sustainable facade, awarded with the Solar Price 2011 by Eurosolar (European Association for Renewable Energy) and the Tree Structure Canopy (Frankfurt 2009-2010), awarded by the Association of Greek Architects in 2010. He received the RIBA's Research Trust Award in 2013 (proposal on sustainable retrofits in Britain). His 10th book, 'Architecture in the AI Era for Research, Practice, and Pedagogy', was published by Springer Nature (Singapore) in 2026.