Alexander Tzonis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alexander Tzonis

greek architect

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1937

Place of Birth: Athens, Attica Region, Greece

Profession: writer, architect, university teacher, art historian, architectural historian

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alexander Tzonis (Greek: ????a?d??? ??????; born November 8, 1937) is a Greek born architect, researcher and author. He has made contributions to architectural theory, history, and design cognition bringing together scientific and humanistic approaches in a rare synthesis.
Since 1975 he has been collaborating in most projects with Liane Lefaivre.
In 1985 he founded and directed Design Knowledge Systems (DKS), a multidisciplinary research institute for the study of architectural methodology and the development of design thinking tools at TU Delft.
Tzonis is known for his work on creative design by analogy, the classical canon, history of the emergence and development of modern architectural thinking, and introducing the idea of critical regionalism.