šļø Prof. Vilma Hastaoglou-Martinidis, an esteemed figure in architecture, is Professor Emerita at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. With expertise spanning urban sociology, town-planning history, and urban design, she’s renowned for her research on heritage preservation in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean. Notable projects include MODSCAPES, exploring modernist reinventions in rural landscapes, and documenting architectural heritage in Anatolia. Author of 20 books and presenter at numerous international conferences, her work delves into the transformation of urban forms in the region. A prolific scholar with over 130 publications, she’s a leading voice in understanding the cultural dynamics of Mediterranean cities.