Biography

Nicolas REMY holds a degree in physics, a DEA (Diplome d'etudes approfondies) and a PhD from the Polytechnic School of the University of Nantes with application to architecture, an acoustics and lighting studies engineer. He was maitre de conférence of the National Higher Schools of Architecture of France and taught in Grenoble (2003-2017) and in Marseille (2006-2008). Since October 2008 he has been teaching at the Department of Architectural Engineering of the University of Thessaly in Volos in the field of architectural technology.

He is an associate professor, responsible for the following courses: contemporary materialities of architecture (4th year), atmospheres in architecture (7th year), acoustic design (3rd year), assessment and control of environmental noise (master's degree), energy saving and reduction of the carbon footprint of buildings and the built environment (master's degree).

Research Interests

At the Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly, Nicolas Remy develops his research on the issues of applied physics in buildings and the built environment, as well as on the sustainable design of architectural atmospheres. His work focuses primarily on the relationship between the physical dimensions of environmental phenomena in the application of architecture.

He is also a collaborating researcher of the AAU CRESSON group (CNRS, ENS School of Architecture of Grenoble, France) and deals with the concept of architectural atmosphere as a tool and method for architectural composition. He was a scientific co-principal in several European Union research programs (European Acoustique Heritage, Esquissons, B-AIR). He has presented his works at many international conferences (Brazil, France, Greece, England, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, China). In 2016 he co-organized the 4th International Conference on Atmospheres and has been co-director of the international network Ambiances since 2018.

Positions of Responsibility

• 2024 – 2028: Member of the Management Committee for the COST Action n°24145 “CitySenZ”
• 2020 – 2023: Scientific Director of the CRESSON group for the European research program B-AIR
• 2021: Expert for H2020 – Evaluation proposals - CINEA / European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
• 2018 – present: Co-director of the international network Ambiances
• 2015 – 2018: Scientific Director of the AAU CRESSON group for the research program Equis'sons!
• 2013 – 2015: Scientific Director of the CRESSON group for the European research program EUROPEAN ACOUSTIC HERITAGE

Publications

A complete publication list can be accessed via HAL CV. Selected works include:

• Evangelia Paxinou, Nicolas Rémy, Petros Flampouris, The resounding of ruins as a creative medium for ambiance improvisation, 5th International Congress On Ambiances, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct 2024. [PDF]
• Evangelia Paxinou, Nicolas Rémy, Infinite Atmospheres for Vulnerabilities of spaces – Ambiances and architectural design, Back to Human Scale, Lisbon, Portugal, Nov 2022. [Handle]
• Georgia Gerolymatou, Nicolas Rémy, Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Vassiliki Zafiropoulou, Assessing Health Effects and Soundscape Analysis as New Mitigation Actions Concerning the Aircraft Noise Impact in Small- and Middle-Size Urban Areas in Greece, Environments, 2019. [DOI]
• Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Nicolas Rémy, Changing the Urban Sound Environment in Greece: A Guide Based on Selected Case Studies of Strategic Noise Maps (SNM) and Noise Action Plans (NAP), Environments, 2018. [DOI]
• Nicolas Rémy, Flampouris Petros, Psychogyios Dimitris, Théo Marchal, Sonic urban furniture for vulnerabilities, experimental workshop in architectural design, Back To Human Scale, Lisbon, Nov 2022. [HAL]
• Nicolas Rémy, Théo Marchal, Grégoire Chelkoff, et al., Esquis'Sons ! Sketching soundscapes by using parametric tools..., Euronoise 2018, Hersonissos, Crete. [PDF]
• Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Nicolas Rémy, Environmental Noise Mapping as a Smart Urban Tool Development, IntechOpen, 2019. [Chapter]

Scientific Network & Collaborations

International Ambiances Network

Environmental Acoustics Laboratory for Transportation Projects

EPEOT Laboratory

Hellenic Institute of Acoustics

Société Française d’Acoustique

CRESSON Research Centre