Laboratory of Urban Social Transformations
National Centre for Social Research

Participation of LaSTcity in the Conference of SADAS Attiki Department “Housing in Crisis”

The conference of the SADAS Attiki Department titled “Housing in Crisis” took place from 10 to 12 October 2025, at the Averof Building of the Patision complex of the National Technical University of Athens. Members of LaSTcity participated in two sessions of the conference. Below is the program and a link to the video recordings of these sessions.

Session: Housing and Existing Building Stock: Socio-spatial Inequalities in Athens

Saturday 11/10, 19:00, Amphitheatre A002

Chairs: Stavros Spyrellis, Dimitra Siatitsa

  1. Fereniki Vatavali, Thomas Maloutas & Stavros Spyrellis / New geographies of housing in Athens and socio-spatial inequalities
  2. Nikolina Myofa & Iris Polyzou / Indications of gentrification and touristification in a socially and ethnically mixed neighborhood of Athens
  3. Dimitra Siatitsa / Approaches to vacant housing stock in Athens
  4. Thomas Maloutas, Dimitris Balampanidis, Iris Polyzou, Dimitra Siatitsa and Stavros Spyrellis / Touristification and housing in Southern European cities: Athens, Naples, Lisbon

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQjL07KV7YY

Session: The Environmental Dimension: Housing and Sustainability, Energy Needs and Energy Poverty

Saturday 11/10, 15:30, Amphitheatre A008

Chair: Georgia Cheirchadteri

  1. Evangelia Chatzikonstantinou / Housing and energy consumption: A genealogical approach to the Athenian apartment building
  2. Fereniki Vatavali / Energy upgrading of apartment buildings: Multiple challenges of a complex undertaking
  3. Maria Miska & Georgia Cheirchadteri / The role of the Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan Park in the sustainable development of housing in the wider area
  4. Kalliopi Katsikaveli / Privatization of public space: The case of recycling centers

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E08xYdulNL0