Elias Messinas
Kersten Harries
Kersten is an an American architect currently based in Madrid, Spain. She is an AIA Europe member, and a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (BArch) and University of Bologna (Masters in Sustainable Architecture). Kersten has also enjoyed working and teaching in the USA, Italy, Mexico, and now Spain. Living in various countries has allowed her to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of various cultures and to explore these places as a local. Her passion for travel has led to her interest in creating unique travel opportunities for architects. When she's not busy planning her next trip, she provides LEED consulting services, and helps reincarnate spaces by providing design and construction management services primarily for residential renovation projects.
Elias is a practicing architect and environmental consultant, AIA Europe member, and graduate of Yale School of Architecture, Bezalel Academy and the National Technical University of Athens. Originally from Greece, Elias is based in Jerusalem where he practices and teaches. Elias’ passion for bringing architects together for international learning and travelling, has been manifested through the international activity of NGO ECOWEEK which he founded in 2005. Elias has travelled extensively documenting his travels in sketchbooks and notebooks which have been exhibited at the Yale A&A Front Gallery, the Athens College Theater and the Jerusalem Theater. Elias’ travel sketchbook from his travels to Italy in the early 1980s is currently on display at the exhibition ‘Journeys’ at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Greek architectural tours for architects by architects
The planned tour4arch tours to Greece include a rich and authentic experience spanning 4000 years of architectural heritage: cities, sites of worship, palaces, monasteries, private houses, breathtaking landscapes, inspiring architectural landmarks and modest structures. A wealth of colors, textures, geometries, materials and building techniques. A refreshing treat for the senses, the body and the mind. Each tour includes a group sketchbook with memories and fragments of history to bring home and to enrich your professional work.
To make the experience more special and unique for you, the tour4arch programs have ‘Fast-track’ and ‘Greek-style’ options. You can either make the most of the limited time that you will be traveling to Greece by choosing the ‘Fast-track’ option, which includes more organized activities, or choose the ‘Greek-style’ to imitate the local rhythm and style and take it easy, relax and enjoy the place and the people with more free time. Either way, the experience will be unique!
The tour4arch programs for Greece are organized with the collaboration of a local expert travel agency office.
The tour4arch programs for Greece have been conceived and created especially for architects by architects Kersten Harries and Elias Messinas. About us: