KLAB ARCHITECTURE

KLAB architecture (kinetic lab of architecture), formerly known as KLMF architects, was founded in 2001 by Konstantinos Labrinopoulos. It is an international group of highly qualified and motivated architects who seek opportunities to create unique and intriguing urban events. Being a multicultural team, KLAB architecture is able to deal with a diverse field of projects, from large planning schemes to the completion of detailed technical drawings for specialised solutions. Such practice is at the forefront of contemporary international architectural design. KLAB architecture finds inspiration in the interconnection and juxtaposition of life`s everyday things. It combines the ephemeral with the diachronic, the classic with the modern, the natural with the artificial, the large scale with the small, and conventional with experimental materials. The aspiration of KLAB architecture architects has always been to create as artists and to implement as scientists. Freedom of inspiration, originality in design and strict project implementation are the principles that drive the office’s continuous development. Everyday research is integral to high-quality, innovative and functional design. Every client is unique and poses a new and interesting challenge for the office members, who engage in an active dialogue with the client at every stage of the building process. Every project is tailor-made to the requirements and aspirations of the client.KLAB architecture aims to produce high-quality architecture that broadens the mind and expands the potential of the architectural through unique approaches. It has worked on a number of important collaborative projects with practices in the UK, France and the US. Moreover, KLAB architecture work has been published widely in architectural magazines and books, both in Greece and internationally. Notably, in August 2008, KLAB architecture achieved international recognition when Wallpaper magazine included it among the fifty most upcoming architectural firms in the world in its 2008 Design Directory. .



KLAB αρχιτέκτονες

Κωνσταντίνος Λαμπρινόπουλος
Ο Κωνσταντίνος Λαμπρινόπουλος γεννήθηκε το 1970 στην Αθήνα.
Είναι απόφοιτος της Αρχιτεκτονικής Σχολής του ΕΜΠ της Αθήνας (1994)
Συνέχισε μεταπτυχιακά τις σπουδές του στις ΗΠΑ και το 1996 απέκτησε Master στον προωθημένο
αρχιτεκτονικό σχεδιασμό από το Southern California Institute of Architecture στο Λος Άντζελες. Αφού
δούλεψε μόνος του την περίοδο 1998-2001 δημιούργησε στη συνέχεια τους KLMF architects σε
συνεργασία με τον αρχιτέκτονα Μίλτο Φαρμάκη. Όταν η συνεργασία τους έληξε το 2007 το γραφείο
μετονομάστηκε σε KLAB architecture. Το 2006 ήταν ένας από τους ιδρυτές του κινήματος “Athens 9” που
έληξε με ένα σημαντικό workshop στην Αρχιτεκτονική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου της Πάτρας. Το 2007
πήρε μέρος κατόπιν προσκλήσεως στην 5η Biennale Νέων Ελλήνων Αρχιτεκτόνων. Έχει δώσει διαλέξεις
στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Τιμισοάρα κα του Βουκουρεστίου στη Ρουμανία ενώ παράλληλα έχει κάνει
παρουσιάσεις σε συνέδρια design στην Ελλάδα και στην Κύπρο.

Konstantinos Labrinopoulos
Konstantinos Labrinopoulos was born in 1970 in Athens, Greece.
A graduate of the School of Αrchitecture, National Technical University of Athens (1994).
He continued his studies in the United States and in 1996 received his Master III degree in Advanced
Architectural Design from the Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles. After working
freelance (1998–2001) he created KLMF architects in collaboration with the architect Miltos Farmakis. When
their collaboration came to an end in 2007, the firm was renamed KLAB architecture. In 2006 he was one of
the co-founders of the movement “Athens 9” which culminated in an important workshop at the University
of Patras. In 2007 he participated, by invitation, in the 5th Biennale of Young Greek Architects. He has given
lectures at the University of Timisoara and the University of Bucharest (Romania) and has presented papers
at design conferences in Greece and Cyprus.



Χαρά Μαραντίδου

Η Χαρά Μαραντίδου γεννήθηκε το 1975 στην Αθήνα.
Είναι απόφοιτος της Αρχιτεκτονικής Σχολής του ΕΜΠ της Αθήνας (2000).
Αφού εργάστηκε στην AREP στο Παρίσι, συνεργάστηκε με τους klmf architects το 2002. Το 2003 συνέχισε
τις σπουδές της στην Σχολή Καλών Τεχνών στην Αθήνα αποφοιτώντας το 2007. Συμμετέχει σε εκθέσεις
με εγκαταστάσεις και καλλιτεχνικά βιβλία. Το 2007 ξεκίνησε τη συνεργασία της με την KLAB architecture
αναλαμβάνοντας την εικαστική επιμέλεια των αρχιτεκτονικών έργων και συνεχίζοντας την έρευνά της για
ανεύρεση διαύλων επικοινωνίας μεταξύ αρχιτεκτονικής και τέχνης.

Xara Marantidou
Xara Marantidou was born in 1975 in Athens, Greece.
A graduate of the School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens (2000).
After working in AREP in Paris, France, she collaborated with KLMF architects in 2002. In 2003 she continued
her studies at the Athens School of Fine Arts receiving her diploma in 2007. She participates in exhibitions
showing art installations and artists` books. In 2007 she began her collaboration with KLAB architecture
assuming responsibility for its art direction and researching interconnections between art and architecture.
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