Yiorgos Papamanousakis is the editor-in-chief of Urban Transcripts.
Trained as an architect and an urban development planner, Yiorgos is working with urban development stakeholders to plan, deliver and advise on research-led community-focused projects addressing the complex challenges our cities are facing.
He is an advocate of the transformative powers of design and policy, committed to an urban development that is socially just and environmentally sustainable. Yiorgos founded Urban Transcripts and initiated its work leading several international urban laboratories, workshops, and events, focused on the co-creation of design and policy solutions in different cities in Europe. He has practiced architecture in France, taught architecture in Sweden, worked as a planner in Strategic Planning in local government in the UK, and as consultant on the social impact and evaluation of urban policies, programmes and projects. He is currently undertaking a fellowship in Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre, supporting the organisations’ knowledge management, communication and fundraising operations.
