KIRKI MARIOLOPOULOU
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT

Kirki Mariolopoulou was born in Grenoble France in 1981, graduated from Athens College (class of 1998) and received her Diploma in architecture (RIBA 2) from East London University (UEL).

Coming from a family of scientists, she pursued her passion in architecture by reinforcing it with the principles of physics and the questions of philosophy.
She was first acknowledged for her conceptual ideas as she began her professional career with the architect Dionysis Sotovikis, working together for five years and creating "workshop Dionysis + Kirki".

In 2010 and for two years she began teaching architectural design at the Metropolitan College Art and Design and produced the radio broadcast "Architectural dilemmas" in beton7 art radio where she further exploited her person-centered and philosophical approach to architecture. 

Before establishing in 2021 the homonymous “Circe” (/ˈsɜːrsiː/; Ancient Greek: Κίρκη, pronounced [kírkɛː]), she became the founder of "Kipseli Architects” (2014), aiming in the uniqueness of each idea, by relating architecture with other forms of art.
Up to this time she has been credited with numerous design awards for her conceptual house schemes such as the silver A’ design award 2017 & 2018 and the German design award 2018.

If you wish to learn more about Circe please visit circearchitecture.com