Vasileios Chanis (1992, Athens) is an architect and doctoral assistant of Laboratory LAPIS at the EPFL.
His doctoral research is conducted within the frame of the EPFLglobaLeaders programme (European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 945363). The project is also supported by a grant from the UNIL-Fondation Sophie Afenduli.


CURRENT POSITIONS
Doctoral Assistant, Laboratory LAPIS, EPFL (CH)
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Other ongoing affiliations: Braillard Architects Foundation (CH) // Boulouki - Travelling Workshop on Traditional Building (GR)


PAST POSITIONS
Guest Lecturer, Alpinestudio, University of Innsbruck (AT), 2024-2025
Guest, Laboratory LAPIS, EPFL (CH), 2020-2021
Student Assistant, Chair of Architecture Theory, TU Delft (NL), 2017-2018
Student Research Assistant, UPatras (GR), 2014-2015
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Other past affiliations: Hellenic Armed Forces (GR), 2020 // Monadnock Architects (NL), 2019 // Atelier 66 Architects (GR), 2014


EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Architecture and Sciences of the City, EPFL (CH), 2021-2026
Master of Science (MSc.) in Architecture, TU Delft (NL), 2016-2018
Diploma (Dipl.) in Architectural Engineering, UPatras (GR), 2010-2016


GRANTS
SNSF  - Agora Rolling Call, 2025-2026
EU Horizon 2020 - EPFLglobaLeaders MSCA Doctoral Fellowship, 2021-2026
Sophie Afenduli Foundation - Grant for Doctoral Studies, 2021-2024
Federal Commission for Scholarships (FCS) - Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, 2020-2021
A.G. Leventis Foundation - Grant for Graduate Studies, 2017-2018
UPatras - Villard 15 Traveling Scholarship, 2013-2014


PUBLICATIONS


CONFERENCES
Monte Verità, Ascona (CH), 2025 // Swiss Institute of Rome, Rome (IT), 2025 // EPFL - ENAC, Lausanne (CH), 2025 //Poretsou Monastery, Achaia (GR), 2025 // University of Innsbruck - Alpinestudio, Innsbruck (AT), 2024 // University of Cyprus - Department of Architecture, Nicosia (CY), 2024 // Folklore Museum of Kymi, Euboea (GR), 2023 // Lancaster University - School of Architecture, Lancaster (UK), 2023 // ETH Zürich - D-ARCH, Zürich (CH), 2023 // EPFL - ENAC, Lausanne (CH), 2023 // Braillard Architects Foundation, Geneva (CH), 2022 // Municipality of Kymi-Aliveri, Euboea (GR), 2022 // EPFL - ENAC, Lausanne (CH), 2022 // Swiss Institute of Rome, Rome (IT), 2021 // IIT College of Architecture, Chicago (USA), 2017 // Benaki Museum, Athens (GR), 2015