Eleni Stefania

Eleni is a New York-based architect (ARB, AIA Associate, LEED GA, ENV SP), founder of the International practice Embedded Climates Design Group, focusing on designing and building more efficient, intelligent, sustainable buildings and cities.https://www.embeddedclimates.com. With over six years of international experience, she has collaborated with global practices including Foster + Partners (KSIA), Kengo Kuma (Ellinikon Riviera Galleria), Renzo Piano (National Opera & Library Complex), and Bernard Tschumi (Acropolis Museum), contributing to civic landmarks, cultural institutions, aviation hubs, stadiums, and resilient masterplans. She has also served as a juror for the EUROPE40UNDER40 Architecture Awards (2025) for the Chicago Athenaeum & European Centre, the anotHERVIEWture Award(2026), the Malcom Lewis IMPACT Award for LEED v5 Committees (2025), Balkan Architecture Biennale (2025 & 2027) and as a subject matter expert with the Autodesk Advisory Council (2025–2027), the USGBC LEED v5 Technical Advisory Group(2023-2025), and the IEEE WIE Forum USA East (2025). Alongside professional practice, Eleni contributes as a reviewer, mentor, and speaker at leading conferences, journals, and academic platforms, including NeurIPS 2025, CoRL 2025, IBPSA SimBuild 2024, USGBC Greenbuild, and the UIA World Congress of Architects 2023, among others. Her work is guided by a people-first approach that integrates sustainable design, AI, computational design, and technology with cultural context to create resilient urban environments. She is highly excited to contribute to the WAN Awards, supporting their vision and mission to celebrate design excellence, amplify global recognition, and spotlight the innovative, sustainable, and human-centered projects shaping the future of architecture.