Skourtis, Andreas (2025) Performing Architectures A Performative Approach to Space and Design. EKT National Documentation Centre (GR). ISSN ISSN: 3057-434X

Abstract

Performing Architectures-Andreas Skourtis is a London-based studio blending architecture and performance design, led by a practitionerand academic (pracademic)whose work extends across urban and rural landscapes, from London’s public spaces to an olive grove in Corinthia. Rooted in the practice of active scenography,this approach engages architecture as a live, performative medium, producing both structured and organic narratives. This paper presents select segments from theconference performance lecture, emphasizing its original fragmented, non-linear structure while adapting it to awrittenformat. Through these fragments, the paper examines key projects that employ architectural space and scenographic elements to evoke embodied experiences and foster participation, culminating in a vision for the future of performance design that honoursthe body as a performative space.