Elya Kouzou is a fully qualified architect, (Dip- Eng), M.arch, registered member of ARB - UK and a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece (ARB equivalent) since 2000. She graduated in 1999 and her thesis study has been awarded the 1st prize of the Technical Chamber of Greece in 2000 and was subsequently included in the Fourth Biennale of Young Architects in Europe and the Mediterranean.She has very good working knowledge of construction techniques and detailing and has quite considerable site experience. She is equally comfortable working independently or as part of a large team with the ability to effectively manage priorities and execute tasks under tight time constraints. As project architect she has enjoyed working alongside other design team members as well as contractors, planners and other specialist consultants. She also has worked as a self-employed architect with special interest in: house development, hotel design, restaurant design, renovation and interior design.She has worked in Athens for 14 years for several architectural practices in the role of project architect and has been responsible for the design of numerous projects in both the public and private sector in Greece, largely focusing on residential refurbishment, boutique retail, restaurant and bar interior design.For 5 years, between 2014 and 2019, she lived and worked in the UK as a project architect specializing in luxurious high-end, private dwellings, dealing with both design and construction process as well as on site supervision and coordination.She returned to Greece in July 2019 to accept a job offer as an architect designer in AIA and worked for 5 years as a senior project manager and construction supervisor at Athens International Airport.In 2024 she accepted the position of Head of construction management at Stirixis group.