Athens · Saturday 11 July 2026 · Goulandris Foundation
Product Build Day landed in Athens at the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation. Two real Athens briefs, five hours, and every team pitched something the city could actually use. No code.
An art museum and a room full of people building with AI. Two worlds that never share a table.
When they meet, everyone leaves wiser. The builders learn what a museum cares about. The museum sees what is possible now, prototyped by the afternoon. That beats any prize.
Two real Athens briefs
"Help a visitor standing in the gallery, phone in hand, remix fragments of different works in the collection into their own image and share it in under a minute."
"Help an Accessibility Ambassador on a site visit turn what they see into clean, structured access data, ready for the venue listing, so a wheelchair user can later trust it."
The winners
Click to enlargeKíta, an app that slows a museum visit down. It nudges you to spend real minutes with one work instead of walking past it.
Angelo PlatikostasVBVasilis BachrasESEvangelos Spanos
Click to enlargeA mobile auditor for accessibility ambassadors. It does the math like ramp slopes, hides complexity with progressive disclosure, and gamifies venue reviews.
Elena Tzerefou
Odisseas Karypis
Olga MarkakiALAlexandros LagiosEAEleni Antonopoulou
Grey initials: named in the public recap but no promo-consent ticked in the survey.
6 live builds from the people who gave consent. Click a shot to enlarge, or open the live app.
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"I haven't had that much fun in a long time when designing. Playing with other creative people in an AI playground felt so great."
"A great experience, with loads of fun and experimentation. I can communicate my idea better to an AI builder now."
"Incredibly productive and impactful. Build something from the ground up, and bond with like-minded people. Mission accomplished."
"The brief was challenging and the end result, even if it wasn't chosen, was amazing. A really nice vibe and the space was perfect."
"Engaging, hands-on, and full of useful insights. I learned a lot and enjoyed building something from scratch."
"An amazing idea and a very helpful tool. Would I recommend it? Absolutely."
Sponsors and venue
Opened their Library to a room of builders, set the museum brief, and sat on the panel.
goulandris.gr ↗Track 02 sponsor
Set the accessibility brief from real fieldwork. Founder Christina Zeri mentored and judged.
perfectaki.com ↗Build tool
Turned plain-language ideas into working apps, no code. A room of non-coders shipped real products.
lovable.dev ↗Testing tool
Put AI-generated users in front of every prototype, so teams tested in the room, not weeks later.
uxia.app ↗Partner: gonogo.design