Fani Kostourou

Fani Kostourou is a Greek-British architect, urban designer, and researcher specializing in spatial analytics and computational urban planning. She currently serves as an Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and as a Senior Urban Data Analyst at HLM Architects, focusing on urban regeneration, strategic estate assessment, and data-driven design for social value and sustainability.

Her educational background includes a Diploma in Architecture from the National Technical University of Athens, a Master of Advanced Studies in Urban Design from ETH Zurich, and an MRes/PhD in Architecture and Urban Computation from UCL. Her EPSRC-funded doctoral research investigated urban form adaptation—particularly street networks and housing—and its impact on density, accessibility, and land use.

Dr. Kostourou's research integrates urban morphology, data analytics, housing studies, and transdisciplinary methods to address informality and urban cultures. Her work emphasizes data visualization and computational approaches to enhance sustainable place-making and social equity in urban environments.

Her professional recognitions include:

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK, since 2017)
• Fellow of the European Future Architecture Platform (2017)

She has supervised theses and examined PhDs at Central Saint Martins while contributing to international conferences as a committee member. Her cross-institutional teaching spans UCL Bartlett, Cardiff University, University for the Creative Arts, CANactions School, and the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, following professional roles at AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Grimshaw Architects, and Theatrum Mundi.