Dr. Antonis Skordilis, Biologist EKPA is the founder and CEO of ECOSCAPES, a pioneering company in the field of landscape architecture and urban planning in Athens. In 1992 he completed his PhD in Mediterranean Plant Ecophysiology and Ecosystem Management, while also training at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London in Landscape Ecology. As a visiting professor in the “Sustainable Development” postgraduate program at the Harokopion University of Athens until 2020, he has participated in the preparation of a large number of Greek and International Academic and Applied Environmental studies and has supervised a large number of postgraduate theses.
As the founder of ECOSCAPES (2013) (with a staff of 35 people, including 6 MLA Landscape Architects) and co-founder of GREENWAYS LTD (1997-2012) he has completed as a supervisor over 450 landscape architecture studies in Greece and abroad. His work includes planning and landscape architecture projects in public green spaces, hotel units, business premises, University Campuses, private gardens, planted roofs, restoration of biodiversity in sensitive ecosystems, etc.
In each of his studies, Dr. Antonis Skordilis aims to harmonize the surrounding space with the architecture of the buildings and the natural environment, having the human experience as a priority. He creates timeless gardens of high aesthetics, always respecting the environmental values of the natural environment, thinking about their future prosperity.
He has a passion for nature and plants and combines scientific knowledge with experience and innovative thinking to ensure the sustainability of gardens even in the most difficult conditions, where the need to conserve water, wind and salinity are limiting factors. As a botanist, he has a deep knowledge of the unique Mediterranean flora and has introduced many indigenous plant species of significant aesthetic value to his gardens.