Negotiation, Not Compromise: Eso Conference 2026 in Greece invites us to rethink architecture as a collaborative act.
This year’s theme—“Design as Dialogue” —places architecture at the intersection of earth, technology, and humanity, insisting that great design emerges not from solitary genius but from sustained negotiation among diverse forces.
In an era of climate urgency and rapid digital advancement, the discipline must bridge ecology and economy, craft and algorithm, permanence and impermanence, and the tangible with the intangible.
Architecture is no longer a solo performance. It is a continuous negotiation among stakeholders: clients, communities, ecosystems, builders, and the evolving tools of design. Eso Conference will foreground this dialogue, exploring how sustainable strategies can be financially viable, how cutting-edge technology can honor craft traditions, and how resilient, flexible structures can respond to changing climates and cultural contexts.
Attendees will encounter projects and perspectives that refuse binary choices—where high-performance materials meet soulful materiality, where parametric thinking respects place, and where urban development respects local memory.
Program
"Embracing Chaos in a Smart World" highlights the idea of leveraging unpredictability, organic growth, and flexible design principles in environments increasingly defined by automation, data, and precision. In architecture and urban design, chaos doesn’t imply randomness or disorganization but rather embracing complexity, adaptability, and innovative problem-solving.
16:00-16:30
Conference Welcome
Danai Makri - Head of content, Design Ambassador
Nikolas Barelier - Architect, Designer, Founder of SCALA di Barelier
16:30-16:42
Mara Papavasileiou - Micromega
16:45:16:57
Katerina Karagianni - KKMK Architects
17:00-17:15
Ivi Nanopoulou & Dimitris Poulios – TPA Architects
17:17-17:32
Andreas Karavanas – OMA
17:34-17:52
Beatriz Ramo – STAR strategies + Architecture
17:54-18:10
Julian Limpscombe – Bennetts Associates
18:15-18:40
Archisearch Lifetime Achivement Awards Ceremony
Costas Tsoclis - Artist
Manos Perakis - Architect
Dina Vaiou - Emeritus Professor NTUA
18:45-19:15
BREAK & NETWORKING
19:20-19:32
Aude Mazelin – Mykonos Architects
19:34-19:52
Anna Dyson – Founding Director, Center of Ecosystems in Architecture (CEA) at Yale
19:54-20:14
Chris Sharples – Shop Architects
Since 2013, ESO has been an annual conference dedicated to exploring contemporary trends in architecture, art, and design. For 12 consecutive years, ESO has promoted dialogue and innovation through lectures, presentations, and discussions with globally renowned speakers, bridging tradition with modern technology,new construction methods & design philosophies.
ESO is hosted by ARCHISEARCH.GR, a platform that investigates, selects, and presents projects addressing various aspects of architecture worldwide.If you wish to support and become a sponsor, please contact us at contact@archisearch.gr
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