Architect Maria Ghiata was born in Athens in 1977. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture at the University of Portsmouth and her Diploma in Architecture at the Mackintosh School of Architecture (University of Glasgow). In 2005 she completed her postgraduate studies in Environmental Design & Engineering (University College of London). She has worked with 'META' and 'React' architectural practices in Greece, as well as 'Miller Hughes Associates' in Great Britain. In 2009 she founded Architects Unfolding, an architectural practice based in Athens, Greece.
The architect’s experience ranges from the design and construction of small-scale buildings (such as residences, holiday houses, shops, offices), throughout all the design/constructional stages of projects (such as construction supervision of new buildings, refurbishment of existing buildings, refurbishment of traditional buildings). Moreover, she has participated in the design of large scale public works such as parks, squares, urban bicycle lanes, master planning projects. The establishment of the architectural practice 'architects unfolding' gave the architect the chance to collect and apply all the experience she gained throughout the years, in both the architectural and the construction management field.
