angela liarikos architecture + design
- by XpatAthens
- Monday, 14 November 2022
Angela Liarikos was born in Thompson, Canada and grew up in Montreal. She received her Bachelor of Architecture at McGill University in 1991.
Upon completing her studies, she decided to follow her heart to Berlin. Here she acquired most of her professional experience working in architectural offices and collaborating on freelance projects with various partners. As Berlin was booming during the early nineties with ground-up construction, Angela was discovering her passion for interior design.
From 2000 to 2013, she was employed at the architectural firm SMAP in Berlin, whose main focus was hospitality projects. It was here that she acquired valuable, professional knowledge working on complex, hotel projects with often, restrictive budgets.
In between this period, she moved to New York in 2007 for a change of scenery. After a brief stint at architectural firms such as Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) and David Howell Design (DHD), she returned to Berlin in late 2008. She resumed her position as project architect at SMAP.
In 2013 she spent a summer on the island of Amorgos. Here, she discovered her interest for Greek, vernacular architecture and the love of a culture she carries in her ancestral roots. Café Charmolypi was not only one of the projects she designed, but also managed and ran, engaging with tourists from near and far.
Angela speaks English, Greek, German and French and is based in Athens and in Berlin.