Maria Papadimitraki

University of Stuttgart

• ITECH MSc. Programme Seminars:

• • Computational Design Techniques and Design Thinking (Fall/Winter 2023/24)

• • Computational Design Techniques and Design Thinking (Fall/Winter 2024/25)

• • Computational Design Techniques and Design Thinking (Fall/Winter 2025/26)

• Thesis Advising:

• • Developing a Planning Tool for Roof Regeneration,
  • Jannis Haueise, 2024
    Supervisors: Prof. Martin Ostermann, Prof. Achim Menges
    Tutor: Maria Papadimitraki
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• Hackathon:

• • Hackathon Digital Prefabrication Challenge (April 2025). Organised by Platform Digitise Wood (EXC IntCDC) & ICD. Mentoring groups to develop solutions to Digital Design challenges in Timber Construction Industry.

IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia)

• MaCAD MSc. Programme Seminars (adjunct faculty member):

• • Digital Tools for Environmental Analysis (Fall/Winter 2024/25)
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  • Digital Tools for Environmental Analysis (Fall/Winter 2023/24)
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  • Digital Tools for Environmental Analysis (Fall/Winter 2022/23)

Maria Papadimitraki is a research associate and doctoral candidtae at the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) at the University of Stuttgart.

She holds a Diploma in Architectural Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and a Master’s Degree in Advanced Computation for Architecture and Design from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) in Barcelona. During her Diploma, she spent a year at HafenCity University (HCU) in Hamburg, attending modules within the Master of Architecture and the Master of Urban Design programmes. In 2022, she was among a select group of ten scholars worldwide to be awarded a Norman Foster Foundation scholarship to attend the Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop.

Before joining ICD, Maria worked for over six years in Germany and Greece on a wide range of projects and building programs. She held roles as an Architect, BIM Coordinator, and Project Leader, primarily at HPP Architects, gaining substantial professional experience. In addition, she has been working as an Adjunct Faculty at IAAC, contributing to the Master in Advanced Computation for Architecture and Design.

Currently, at ICD, she is a member of the Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC). Her research lies at the intersection of architecture and urban design, with main focus on the integrative exploration of design spaces for future timber buildings within existing urban contexts using novel multi-storey timber systems.