[{"id":4794,"date":"2026-01-19T14:54:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/?p=4794"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T13:08:29","slug":"exhibition-amp-amp-presentation-quot-connect-and-activate-re-thinking-limassol-quot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/blog\/2026\/01\/19\/exhibition-amp-amp-presentation-quot-connect-and-activate-re-thinking-limassol-quot\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition &amp; Presentation  &#8220;Connect and Activate &#8211; Re-thinking Limassol&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"204\">The Department of Architecture, University of Nicosia<\/strong><br data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"207\" \/>invites you to the<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"269\"><strong data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"267\">Exhibition &amp; Public Presentation<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"322\">\u201cConnect and Activate \u2013 Re-thinking Limassol\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3 data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"375\">Monday, 26 January 2026<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-countdown fusion-countdown-1 fusion-countdown-floated fusion-countdown-label-text_flow\" style=\"--awb-counter-border-size:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-countdown-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-countdown-counter-wrapper awb-flex-grow\" id=\"fusion-countdown-1\" data-gmt-offset=\"3\" data-timer=\"2026-01-26-11-00-00\" data-omit-weeks=\"1\"><div class=\"fusion-dash-wrapper \"><div class=\"fusion-dash fusion-dash-days\"><div class=\"fusion-digit-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-thousand-digit fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-hundred-digit fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-title\">Days<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-wrapper \"><div class=\"fusion-dash fusion-dash-hours\"><div class=\"fusion-digit-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-title\">Hrs<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-wrapper \"><div class=\"fusion-dash fusion-dash-minutes\"><div class=\"fusion-digit-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-title\">Min<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-wrapper \"><div class=\"fusion-dash fusion-dash-seconds\"><div class=\"fusion-digit-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-title\">Sec<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3 data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"375\"><strong data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"375\">Programme<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"472\"><strong data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"386\">11:00<\/strong><br data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"389\" \/>Welcome address by the Mayor of Limassol, <strong data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"472\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Yiannis Armeftis<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"684\"><strong data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"483\">11:15<\/strong><br data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"486\" \/>Introduction by <strong data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"543\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Michalis Georgiou<\/span><\/span><\/strong> &amp; <strong data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"587\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Alessandra Swiny<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"590\" \/><em data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"684\">(Faculty, ARCH 301 \u2013 Urban Design Studio, Department of Architecture, University of Nicosia)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"771\"><strong data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"695\">11:30<\/strong><br data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"698\" \/>Student presentations<br data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"722\" \/><em data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"771\">(10 project presentations by 10 student groups)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"807\"><strong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"782\">12:30<\/strong><br data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"785\" \/>Open public discussion<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"829\"><strong data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"818\">13:00<\/strong><br data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"821\" \/>Catering<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"863\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\"><strong data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"863\">Exhibition Duration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"896\"><strong data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"896\">26 January \u2013 1 February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"924\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\"><strong data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"924\">Opening Hours<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"1021\">\n<li data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"951\">\n<p data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"951\"><strong data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"937\">Daily:<\/strong>\u00a008:00\u201314:00<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"1021\">\n<p data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1021\"><strong data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"987\">Additional afternoon opening:<\/strong><br data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"990\" \/>Tuesday &amp; Friday, 16:00\u201319:00<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1041\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\"><strong data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1041\">Venue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1208\"><strong data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1083\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Panos Solomonidis Municipal Cultural Center<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1086\" \/>Limassol, Cyprus<br data-start=\"1105\" data-end=\"1108\" \/><em data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1128\">Location &amp; map:<\/em>\u00a0<a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1208\">https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=Panos+Solomonidis+Municipal+Cultural+Center+Limassol<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1237\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\"><strong data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1237\">Exhibited Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1264\">Projects developed within:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1409\">\n<li data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1315\">\n<p data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1315\"><strong data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1313\">ARCH 301 \u2013 Urban Design Studio (Fall 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1409\">\n<p data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1409\"><strong data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1357\">Unit 11: Hum[ai]nity<\/strong><br data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1360\" \/>Department of Architecture, University of Nicosia<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1431\"><strong data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"1431\">Faculty\u00a0<\/strong>Alessandra Swiny, Michalis Georgiou. Stavros Voskaris, Akis Pattihis, Christina Christoforou<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":4796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,51,73,60,54,57,56,53,45,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3rd-year","category-4th-year","category-5th-year","category-alessandra-swiny","category-exhibitions","category-michail-georgiou","category-news","category-publications","category-research","category-student-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":4781,"date":"2025-12-19T13:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/?p=4781"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:04:13","slug":"university-of-nicosia-at-jelo6-project-cyprus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/blog\/2025\/12\/19\/university-of-nicosia-at-jelo6-project-cyprus\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Nicosia at JELO6 Project Cyprus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Department of Architecture, ARC at the University of Nicosia participated in JELO6 Project Cyprus, hosted at the Old Nicosia Town Hall, with presentations by Angela Petrou and Michalis Georgiou.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The session included a departmental overview followed by the presentation <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMetaHedra v2: Adaptive Assemblies at the Crossroads of Code and Craft,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> showcasing ongoing research in computational design, material systems, and adaptive assemblies. The presentations were followed by a public discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As part of the exhibition, the MetaHedra v2 installation was transported and exhibited on site, with logistical support and contribution by Odysseas Georgiou (SEAMLEXITY), Christina Christoforou, Part-Time Faculty at ARC, Akis Pattichis, Part-Time Faculty at ARC, and the ARC F-LAB Team (D. Voniatis, E. Mytilineos, and A. Postekkis). 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class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>E-Book Release: Self-Sustained Communities: From Earth to Moon to Mars<\/p>\n<p>A new academic e-book by Dr. Petros Lapithis, Professor of Architecture at the University of Nicosia, is now available online as a free, high-resolution download. The publication features visionary student projects developed in the design studios of the Department of Architecture.<\/p>\n<p>This timely and thought-provoking volume explores the intersection of social sustainability and self-sustained communities, addressing the urgent need for inclusive, resilient, and culturally grounded models of habitation. From Indigenous knowledge systems and early intentional settlements to contemporary ecovillages and speculative Martian habitats, the book reframes sustainability as both a social and architectural imperative.<\/p>\n<p>The volume showcases innovative student proposals that examine how architecture can support life in extreme environments, on Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Blending theoretical insights, historical case studies, and applied design strategies, the book argues that future communities, whether terrestrial or extraterrestrial, must be shaped not only by technology, but by human connection, fairness, and long-term well-being.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1N4Nc6Y7ER6a7Uwym6xp6NcllYh7gSF9D\/view\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Download the 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Session | Meet the Department of Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h2 class=\"tribe-events-single-event-title summary entry-title fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"36\" data-lineheight=\"normal\">Info Session | Meet the Department of Architecture<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"25.3px\"><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">2 July @ 16:00<\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"tribe-event-time\">18:00<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"timezone\">EEST<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc.unic.ac.cy\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Department of Architecture<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0invites you to the info session \"Meet the Department of Architecture\" on Wednesday, 2 July 2025, from 16:00 to 18:00 at the Architecture Research Centre [ARC].<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This event offers an excellent opportunity for prospective students and parents to meet the faculty and learn about the programmes of study offered by the Department.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During the event, guests will also have the opportunity to explore the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/event\/arc-end-of-year-exhibition-june-2025\/\">End of Year Exhibition<\/a>,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to revel in the creative work of students.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Don't miss the chance to interact with faculty, discuss academic pathways, and immerse yourself in the dynamic world of Architecture and Interior Design!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more information:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christina Evripidou<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">E:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"mailto:evripidou.c@unic.ac.cy\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">evripidou.c@unic.ac.cy<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">T: 22841529<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" 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End of Year Exhibition | June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"48\" data-lineheight=\"57.6px\">ARC End of Year Exhibition | June 2025<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\">\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\">\n<p><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW237953358 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arc.unic.ac.cy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW237953358 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">The Department of Architecture<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\">cordially invites you to the Opening of the End of Year Exhibition on<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\">\u00a0Friday,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\">20<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\">June 20<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\">2<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\">5<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\">\u00a0at 18:30 at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237953358 BCX8\">Architecture Research Centre [ARC], University of Nicosia.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW237953358 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\">\n<p><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">18:30 \u2013 18:45<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Introduction and Welcoming Speech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">18:45 \u2013 19:15<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Presentation of Honors Projects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">19:15 \u2013 19:30<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Awards Ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">19:30<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Cocktail Reception<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\">\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The End of Year Exhibition is a great opportunity to revel in the creative work of students. It provides an insight into the studies of architecture and interior design and the opportunity to interact with students and faculty alike.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Duration: 20 June \u2013 04 July 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Opening hours: 08:00 \u2013 18:00, Monday-Friday\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Venue: Architecture Research Centre [ARC], University of Nicosia\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For more information:<br \/>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T: 22842600\/601<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:info.arc@unic.ac.cy\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">info.arc@unic.ac.cy<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Website:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":4765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,49,50,51,73,54,52,56,47,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1st-year","category-2nd-year","category-3rd-year","category-4th-year","category-5th-year","category-exhibitions","category-masters","category-news","category-student-work","category-workshop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":4757,"date":"2025-05-15T11:07:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T08:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/?p=4757"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:10:48","slug":"unic-architecture-showcase-at-reflect-festival-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/blog\/2025\/05\/15\/unic-architecture-showcase-at-reflect-festival-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIC Architecture Showcase at Reflect Festival 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><p>The Department of Architecture at the University of Nicosia\u2019s Unit 11 in collaboration with the Limassol Municipality and the NetZeroCities Pilot Project Lc3 Lemesos City Cooling Challenge will present their research at Reflect Festival 2025 in Limassol. The showcase, titled \u201chum-ai-nity: Patterns of Association,\u201d examines the intersection of artificial intelligence and architectural practice.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation focuses on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Integration of AI technologies in architectural design<\/li>\n<li>Development of sustainable workflows<\/li>\n<li>Creation of spatial solutions responding to contemporary challenges including:\n<ul>\n<li>Climate change adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Social equity in built environments<\/li>\n<li>Migration-responsive architecture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the festival and the collaboration, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reflectfest.com\/\">https:\/\/reflectfest.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lc3-nzlimassol2030.eu\/\">https:\/\/lc3-nzlimassol2030.eu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":4758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,73,60,54,57,56,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-4th-year","category-5th-year","category-alessandra-swiny","category-exhibitions","category-michail-georgiou","category-news","category-student-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":4708,"date":"2024-05-30T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/?p=4708"},"modified":"2024-05-30T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T08:40:00","slug":"portfolio-competition-creativity-and-innovative-ideas-for-the-programmes-of-study-in-architecture-and-interior-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/blog\/2024\/05\/30\/portfolio-competition-creativity-and-innovative-ideas-for-the-programmes-of-study-in-architecture-and-interior-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Portfolio Competition | \u201cCreativity and Innovative Ideas\u201d for the Programmes of study in Architecture and Interior Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Portfolio Competition | \u201cCreativity and Innovative Ideas\u201d for the Programmes of study in Architecture and Interior Design<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Get the chance to win scholarships for the programme of study of Architecture or Interior Design<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If art, architecture, design and crafts are among your favourite interests, and your dream is to study in the areas of Architecture or Interior Design, then you can participate in the\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cCreativity and Innovative Ideas\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fportfolio competition, for a chance to win a scholarship to study at the University of Nicosia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Scholarship Awards:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">3 Academic Scholarships (75% \u2013 50% \u2013 25%<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">) for the undergraduate programme of study\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">in Architecture (<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/architecture-baarch-4-years\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BAARCH<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u202f<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/architecture-diparch-5-years\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MARCH<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f*<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">3 Academic Scholarships (75% \u2013 50% \u2013 25%)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202ffor the undergraduate programme of study\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">in Interior Design (<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/interior-design-ba-4-years\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BA<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f*<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">*\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The scholarship covers tuition fees for the first Academic Year only and excludes books and other fees, such as application fees etc.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">In case of securing two (2) or more scholarships, the scholarship with the highest tuition fee reduction rate applies.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Participants are required to submit three (3) personal artworks (such as drawings, photographs, models and sketches) in either PDF or JPEG format.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"> The work will be assessed by faculty members of the department, based on the following criteria:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Skills<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Creativity<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Innovation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Once the submission period ends, the Department of Architecture will carefully review each application and portfolio to select the most promising candidates.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stay tuned for the announcement of the scholarship winners!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Deadline for submission:\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">30 August 2024<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For the terms and conditions\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/05\/Creativity-and-Innovative-Ideas-EN.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">click here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For any further information, please contact Ms Christina Evripidou at 22841529 or\u202f<\/span><a href=\"mailto:evripidou.c@unic.ac.cy\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">evripidou.c@unic.ac.cy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div 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in Metaverse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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Students, hailing from diverse backgrounds, delve into spatial design principles within the metaverse context. They explore 3D modeling software processes, including game engines, polygonal and voxel computer graphics, guiding the creation to life process in the virtual world. A key component of the course involves critically examining the metaverse&#8217;s role as a digital twin or enabling layer to the physical world.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17\"><div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Participating faculty: Michalis Georgiou, Odysseas Georgiou, Ioulios Georgiou<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":4687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,57,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ioulios-georgiou","category-michail-georgiou","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":4710,"date":"2023-11-30T12:38:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/?p=4710"},"modified":"2024-05-30T12:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T09:53:15","slug":"unsettled-student-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/blog\/2023\/11\/30\/unsettled-student-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"UNSETTLED &#8211; STUDENT WORKSHOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-18\"><h2><em>ARCH UN3211<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Advanced Architectural Research + Design &amp; UNIT9\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><em>Instructors: Karen Fairbanks, Alessandra Swiny, Teresa Tourvas, and Maria Hadjisoteriou<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Teaching Assistant: Farah Ahmed<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Barnard Faculty members Kadambari Baxi and Joeb Moore\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the Fall of 2023<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> students came together at the University of Nicosia for a one-week workshop on a joint studio project titled <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unsettled<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0 T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he Barnard\/Columbia architecture studio <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">work<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in parallel with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> our<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> students and faculty led by Barnard alumna, Professor Alessandra Swiny along with Teresa Tourvas and Maria Hadjistoteriou.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">workshop<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> address<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the potential for architecture and the built environment to support and strengthen communities of unsettled populations, focusing on the unique conditions of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the Refugee housing site <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aspres<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Nicosia, Cyprus.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Postwar, between 1976-1986, Cyprus developed a significant amount of refugee housing to settle those displaced by the war that claimed territory in Northern Cyprus in an attempt to form a Turkish state. These housing projects, currently undergoing social and physical changes, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the site of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the workshop<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Cyprus. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">studio addresses<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> how people living in these communities have invested in them to forge their future, and we will research and design projects to address the gaps in the social infrastructure and civic spaces that support resilient communities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Together<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with the visiting students and teaching faculty<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, we buil<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> design research<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> activities\u00a0<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> help<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> envision new futures for these communities. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students and faculty spent a full <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">week in Cyprus visiting the housing projects of the 70\u2019s, and traveling throughout Cyprus, north and south, to learn about its rich and complex history.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Around 55 students in total came together to work on mixed group projects under the following thematics:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>BOUNDARIES<br \/>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">edges-borders (invisible\/ soft\/ urban\/ social\/cultural\/expanding\/ inhabited)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPES<br \/>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">inner economies\/ agri-culture\/ food securities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">earth soil investigation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>CONNECTIVITY<br \/>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">accessibility\/ mobility<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">slow fast\/layered<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">segregation \/ introversion \/ isolation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>SOCIAL CULTURES<br \/>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">intergenerational connectivity \/aging population\/interdependencies\/identity\/ private-public\/trauma\/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>HYBRIDITY<br \/>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">expanding programs\/ claiming through<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">program\/ claiming through use<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>MATERIALITY<br \/>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">appropriation\/ weathering [waste management\/ appropriation\/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students had to i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dentify the key issues<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ways into<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> their <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">thematic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s and then create a video telling a STORY<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: framing the issue innervation\/incision: locate the place\/ the method<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They had to answer who the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">relevant actors\/ spaces<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> were and identify how they could <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">begin to test assumptions?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They had to c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reate a strategy that comments\/ changes\/ invites\/ highlights the identified issues<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students worked in full day workshops, attended lectures by special guests, visiting various Housing projects around Nicosia and presented their work in a final exhibition and event. The students also had the chance to visit key architectural projects around the Island as well as visit the ancient ruins of Kourion and the Temple of Apollo, and the village of Lefkara. The entire workshop was organized by Karen Fairbanks and Alessandra Swiny, who also received Erasmus funding to participate in workshops in Barnard in June 2023 and to plan and prepare for the collaboration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-2 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-5 fusion-gallery-layout-masonry fusion-gallery-2\"><div class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 fusion-element-grid fusion-grid-sizer\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 fusion-element-grid\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image 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fusion-element-grid\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image fusion-gallery-image-liftup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/1-2.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_2]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/1-2.jpg);padding-top:calc((100% + 10px) * 0.8 - 5px);background-position:;\" class=\"fusion-masonry-element-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/1-2.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"\" title=\"1\" aria-label=\"1\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/\/1-2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/\/1-2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/\/1-2-600x600.jpg 600w, 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Pavilion at the Architecture Biennale of Venice 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-10 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" title=\"arc-biennale-5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/arc-biennale-5-scaled.gif\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4621\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:60px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19\"><p>The Project; <em><u>From Khirokitia to Mars,<\/u><\/em> has been selected to represent the Cyprus in the upcoming Architecture Biennale of Venice 2023. The curatorial team, led by the department of architecture faculty member, Petros Lapithis, looks at the settlement of <em><u>Khirokitia as a paradigm for a model for future sustainable living on Mars<\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:60px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-3 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\" data-limit=\"2\" data-page=\"1\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-2 fusion-columns-total-2 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-3\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image fusion-gallery-image-liftup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/arc-biennale-2.gif\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_3]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/arc-biennale-2.gif\" width=\"1701\" height=\"2268\" alt=\"\" title=\"arc-biennale-2\" aria-label=\"arc-biennale-2\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4618\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image fusion-gallery-image-liftup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/arc-biennale-4.gif\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_3]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/arc-biennale-4.gif\" width=\"1701\" height=\"2268\" alt=\"\" title=\"arc-biennale-4\" aria-label=\"arc-biennale-4\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4620\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:60px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20\"><p>The project poses the question;\u00a0 How can we take on the first community dwellings of the Cyprus Aceramic Neolithic Khirokitia and use it as a stepping stone to address issues of social sustainability within a humanistic and cultural context, set on a platform towards a newly built environment that will be created on planet Mars?<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:60px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" title=\"Khirokitia 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/Khirokitia-2.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/Khirokitia-2-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/Khirokitia-2-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/Khirokitia-2-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/Khirokitia-2-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/Khirokitia-2-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/Khirokitia-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:60px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-21\"><p>Operating under the premise that social sustainability can be attained through means of collaboration and common awareness, the project aims to activate spaces in a three-dimensional and temporal manner in order to induce values of social and egalitarian participation.Social sustainability is mainly concerned with the creation and maintenance of\u00a0 the quality of life of people within a society. It gives emphasis to the protection of the psychological and physical health of all people, it encourages social cohesion and provides education to people who in turn can contribute to society as a whole and develop relationships within it.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:60px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1153\" title=\"arc-biennale-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/arc-biennale-3-scaled.gif\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4619\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:60px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-22\"><p><strong>Curatorial team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Petros Lapithis, Lia Lapithi, Nikos Kouroussis, Ioanna Ioannou Xiari, Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation. All members of the team are based in Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p><em><u>Location:<\/u><\/em><em> Associazione Culturale Spiazzi, Castello 3865, 30124 Venezia, Italy, May 2023. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1754\" height=\"2489\" title=\"arc-biennale-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/arc-biennale-1.gif\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4617\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":4622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,44,56,72,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibitions","category-professional-work","category-news","category-petros-lapithis","category-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]