Short-term joint staff training in Technological innovation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings – Nicosia, Cyprus
From 6-10 June 2022
UCY, Nicosia, Cyprus
University of Cyprus, Department of Architecture, Kallipoleos 75, Nicosia 1678
Prof. Maria Philokyprou, mphiloky@ucy.ac.cy
Stavroula Thravalou, thraval@ucy.ac.cy
The partners will exchange knowledge and experiences, learning from each other, and debate about how to develop training methodologies and tools on specific topics concerning the technological innovation in heritage buildings restoration. These topics are considered necessary for future “Building Rehabilitation Experts”.
The aim of the event is to agree on a common pattern to be applied to training programs for “Building Rehabilitation Experts” in the partner Countries. At the same time partners from the different countries will check their own state of the art on the comparative research, orientating and focusing it to the issues emerged during the discussions.
The participants will be selected as experts able to give elements for the debate for the development of intellectual outputs, as extensive research activity carried out between the University of Cyprus – Department of Architecture experts.
Program
Monday 6th June 2022
09:00 a.m.
Welcome and Reception of all the Participants at UCY, Department of Architecture, University of Cyprus
Associate Professor Nadia Charalambous, Head of the Department of Architecture, Assoociate Professor Maria Philokyprou, Scientific Responsible of the project for UCY, Associate Professor Andreas Savvides
UCY Staff: Accociate Professor Maria Philokpyrou, Associate Professor Andreas Savvides, Assistant Professor Aimilios Michael, Stavroula Thravalou, Theodora Hadjipetrou, Maria Nodaraki
All Partner, Stakeholders and other Participants
Presentation of the targets of the Course, organisation and program activities
Associate Professor Maria Philokyprou
10:30 a.m.
Visit to the Fab lab of UCY Department of Architecture
11.30 -12.00
Coffee Break
12:30 p.m.
Traditional materials for rehabilitation, visiting the Ledra Laboratory of Building Materials of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Cyprus
Professor Ioannis Ioannou
14:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
15:00 -16:00
Presentation on “ Regeneration of the walled city of Nicosia”
Athena Papadopoulou, Senior Architect / Planning Officer Nicosia Master Plan Office
15:30 -18:00
Technical visit to the Walled City of Nicosia, as traditional area where many rehabilitation projects took place especially by the Municipality of Nicosia (Visit to the Exarchia – Kalavas and Agisilaou architects)
Tuesday, 7th June 2022
09:00 a.m.
Technical visit to the Leventios Museum of the old city of Nicosia, two mansions restored and converted into a contemporary museum. Contemporary installations in the Museum with digital representations of the walled city of Nicosia
Despina Parpa
10:30 a.m.
Visit to an industrial building converted into a cultural centre – Old Electric Station of Nicosia
Municipality of Nicosia
Technical visit to the Technical Chamber of Cyrus (ETEK)
Maria Mavrou
Technical visit to residential traditional houses
Savvas Christofides
Technical visit to the Center for Social Solidarity and Networking “To STEKI”
Simos Drousiotis, Municipality of Nicosia
Technical visit to Hadjigiorgakis Kornesios Mansion, as an example of best restoration practices of Architectural Heritage, Europa Nostra Award
Evi Fiouri, Department of Antiquities, Elena Limbouri Kozakou
14.00 p.m.
Technical visit to the Museum of Pancyprian Gymnasium; restoration and rehabilation by Antonia Theodosiou, Europa Nostra award for the use of adobes
Antonia Theodosiou
14.30 p.m.
Lunch Break
15.30 p.m.
Technical visit to the Famagusta Gate and the adjacent walls of the city
Elena Limbouri Kozakou
16.00 p.m.
Technical visit to ICOMOS premises
Chrysanthos Pissarides
Technical visit to Axiothea mansion in Chrysalinitissa area, as example of restoration and rehabilitation in order to be host university uses (cultural centre)
Glafkos Papadouris
Technical visit to UCY hostels in Chrysaliniotissa area, as examples of contemporary urban regeneration and building rehabilitation, intervention and reuse
Technical visit to residential traditional houses (some recently renovated and some in progress)
Savvas Christofides
Wednesday 8th June 2022
09:00 a.m.
Meet in Nicosia
10:30 a.m.
Technical visit to Limassol area, to two industrial buildings:
The old Carob Mill in the Caslte area of the City. These premises were converted into cultural centres, hosting also restaurants and other activities.
The Trakasol, near the new marina area of the City. These industrial buildings were converted into premises for a marine school
Christia Christou
13:00 p.m.
Lunch break
15:00 p.m.
Technical visit to the Water Museum in Limassol, an industrial building converted into a museum
Christia Christou
16:00 p.m.
Technical visit to three Colonial Buildings converted into University premises (TEPAK)
Thursday, 9th June 2022
09:00 a.m.
Meet in Nicosia
10.00 a.m.
Technical visit to the traditional village of Fikardou, a picturesque village declared an ancient monument by the Department of Antiquities and converted into an open museum area.
Technical visit to the House of Katsinioros, the oldest traditional house of the village converted into a museum of folk art
Technical visit to the House of Achilleas Dhimitriou, a typical traditional house of the village converted into a museum
Technical visit to the timber roof church of the village
Department of Antiquities, Evi Fiouri
13:00 p.m.
Lunch break
15:00 p.m.
Technical visit to the traditional village of Lazania
Friday, 10th June 2022
9:00 a.m. – 13:00 a.m.
Technical visit to the House of the Citizens, an urban traditional building near the Archaeological Museum, restored and reused recently
Christos Marathovouniotis
10.00 a.m.
Technical visit to the traditional area of Kaimakli
Technical visit to a traditional vernacular dwelling in Kaimakli area owned by the architect Yiorgos Chatzichristos – innovative conservation and contemporay additions
Yiorgos Hadjichristou
12.30 p.m.
Conclusions, debate, remarks and applications of the information of the Course for the IO tasks, at Department of Architecture, University of Cyprus
All Partner, Stakeholders and Participants
14.30 p.m.
Lunch (old town)