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INDEX SHORT BI O C ONT EST ED FRONTS HA NDS - ON FA MA G US TA NEUE OA SE - T HESI S PROJECT LOVE T EC HNI QUE I ND US TRIE S NEW TOURI SM - C RUIS E S HIP TE RM INAL RESEA RC H C ENT RE IN THE S ALT LAKE

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Angeliki is an Architect based in Berlin and Nicosia, born in Petalidi, Greece and a graduate of the Department of Architecture at the University of Cyprus, having completed an M.Sc. in Architecture, Diploma of Architect â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Engineer. She has participated in workshops and exhibitions in several fields of architecture and new media arts in Cyprus and abroad, while she has also worked in architectural offices in Nicosia. A spatial thinking person, she has been active in visual design, especially in the digital forms of art and the internet culture. Her current projects include the 15th Venice Biennale of Architecture as a member of Cyprus Pavilion curatorial team, the visual communication design for the Hands-on Famagusta project as well as being the lead designer and founding member of the multidisciplinary Alternadiva collective, creating installations that combine architecture and light design.

CONTESTED FRONTS: COMMONING PRACTICES FOR CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION The Cyprus P avilion at the 15 t h In t ern at i o n al Arch i t ect u re E x h i b i t i o n , La B i en n al e d i Ven ezi a C ura to r: S o crat es S t rat i s Cur ato ria l Te am: (AA&U, Ima g i n ary F am ag u s t a, L ab o rat o ry o f Urb an i s m - U CY), Ange liki Koutsodimi t ro p o u l o u , C h ry s an t h e C o n s t an t i n o u , E m re A kbil, Esra C an Akbil, Maria L o i zi d o u , M u n ev v er Ozg u r, An d reas P et ro u Ma y - No v em b er 2 0 1 6 , Ven i ce

“C onte sted Fronts” is an ex p l o rat i o n o f arch i t ect u re’s ro l e fo r comm oning prac tice s in e thnica l l y an d s o ci al l y co n t es t ed s p aces . It fo cu s es on the agencies of architec ture ’s ad -h o c t ech n o l o g i es t h at co n t ri b u t e i n t o conf lict tra nsformation by a dvo cat i n g fo r rel at i o n s b et ween reco n ci l i at i o n and ur b an rec onstruction proc es s es . T hrough “C onteste d F ro n t s ”, arch i t ect u re cl ai m s act i v e ro l e i n geopolitica l, disciplinary and ev ery d ay u rb an p o l i t i cs ’ fro n t i ers . “C o n t es t ed Fr onts ” is a n Ope n Source Arc h i v e, m ad e o f t h ree co m m o n i n g p ro ces s es f or conflict transforma tion: co u n t er m ap p i n g , creat i n g t h res h o l d s an d intr oduc ing urba n controve rsie s . It unfolds how the ad -h o c t ech n o l o g y ’s m at eri al i t y an d u s e encour age the e me rgence of c oll ect i v es acro s s d i v i d es . It h o s t s t h e “Han d s on Famagusta ” proje ct that ad v o cat es fo r t h e creat i o n o f co m m o n u rb an imaginarie s a cross the C ypriot d i v i d e. In ad d i t i o n , i t i n v i t es i n t ern at i o n al pr actic es, networks a nd pe da g o g i cal p ro g ram s t h u s b eco m i n g a s u p p o rt s tr ucture for the civil society i n co n fro n t i n g t wo m aj o r ch al l en g es : fi rs t l y to ope rate in a ctua l hostile en v i ro n m en t s wh ere i n s t i t u t i o n s p ro d u ce nar r ative s based on division. Seco n d l y t o ch al l en g e act u al t ren d s o f p o s t conf lict rec onstruction proce s s es b as ed o n ei t h er l arg e s cal e s eg reg at i n g pr ivate de ve lopments or on i n fl ex i b l e b u reau crat i c, n o n -t ran s p aren t pr oduced pla ns, both una ble o f en co u rag i n g co m m o n i n g p ract i ces n o r o f handling the e ve r changing c on t es t ed u rb an en v i ro n m en t s .

Text and Images by Socrates Stra tis Drawings by AA&U

HANDS -ON FAMAGUSTA CITY MODEL (fabrication - projection mapping - exhibition setup) Projec t Le ad er: S o crat es S t rat i s (Ima gina ry Fa ma g u s t a Gro u p , AA& U, L U2 C Y) Pr oject Te am: Emre Akbil, E s ra C an Ak b i l , C h ry s an t h e C o n s t an t i n o u , Ne ktarios C hristodou l o u , M u n ev v er Ozg u r Ozers ay (Imaginary F am ag u s t a Gro u p ) AA& U (Architec ture , Art a nd Urb an i s m ): An g el i k i Ko u t s o d i m i t ro p o u l o u , Thalia C haralamb o u s , C h ry s an t h e C o n s t an t i n o u LU2CY (La bora tory of Urb an i s m , Un i v ers i t y o f C y p ru s ): Ni co l as C onsta ntino u , P h i v i a P ap as h i an d i

A mobile physica l mod el o f t h e ci t y i n i t s en t i ret y wh i ch wi l l as s is t Fa ma gustia ns and others t o v i s u al i ze t h e ci t y as a wh o l e rat h er t h an f r agme nte d te rritorie s ba se d on et h n i c d i v i s i o n . Hands-on F amagusta p ro j ect i s d ev o t ed t o v i s u al i zi n g a co m m o n ur ban future for a unified Fa m ag u s t a, t h u s p av i n g t h e way fo r fu t u re collabora tion a nd further c ohab i t at i o n s i n a p o s t -co n fl i ct C y p ru s . It i s an integr al pa rt of the “Hands-on F am ag u s t a” p ro j ect wh i ch u s es p art i ci p at o ry ur ban de sign proc esse s to fac ili t at e d i al o g u e ab o u t t h e fu t u re o f F am ag u s t a. The pr oje ct contribute s to the co n s t ru ct i o n o f a co m m o n g ro u n d b et ween gr oups in conflict and support s t h e p l an n i n g o f co n t em p o rary u rb an envir onme nts. It is ba se d on t h e o n -g o i n g wo rk b y t h e L ab o rat o ry o f Ur banism, Unive rsity of C ypr u s (L U2 C Y), Im ag i n ary F am ag u s t a (I. F. ), and A L A/S tratis.

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Images from animationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; visua lization process - Eco culture as common ground.

HANDS -ON FAMAGUSTA WEB PLATFORM (video animation design) Projec t Le ad er: S o crat es S t rat i s (Ima gina ry Fa ma g u s t a Gro u p , AA& U, L U2 C Y) Pr oject Te am: Emre Akbil, E s ra C an Ak b i l , C h ry s an t h e C o n s t an t i n o u , Ne ktarios C hristodou l o u , M u n ev v er Ozg u r Ozers ay (Imaginary F am ag u s t a Gro u p ) AA& U (Architec ture , Art a nd Urb an i s m ): An g el i k i Ko u t s o d i m i t ro p o u l o u , Thalia C haralamb o u s , C h ry s an t h e C o n s t an t i n o u LU2CY (La bora tory of Urb an i s m , Un i v ers i t y o f C y p ru s ): Ni co l as C onstantin o u , P h i v i a P ap as h i an d i

Hands-on F amagusta w eb p l at fo rm i s d ev o t ed t o v i s u al i zi n g a comm on urba n future for a un i fi ed F am ag u s t a, t h u s p av i n g t h e way fo r f utur e c olla bora tion and further co h ab i t at i o n s i n a p o s t -co n fl i ct C y p ru s . I t is an inte gral part of the “ Han d s -o n F am ag u s t a” p ro j ect wh i ch u s es par ticip atory urba n de sign p ro ces s es t o faci l i t at e d i al o g u e ab o u t t h e f utur e of Fa ma gusta. The proj ect co n t ri b u t es t o t h e co n s t ru ct i o n o f a comm on ground be twee n group s i n co n fl i ct an d s u p p o rt s t h e p l an n i n g o f contemporary urban environmen t s . It i s b as ed o n t h e o n -g o i n g wo rk b y the Labora tory of Urba nism, U n i v ers i t y o f C y p ru s (L U2 C Y), Im ag i n ary Fam agusta (I.F.), and ALA/Strat i s . Four vide o a nima tions w ere d o n e wi t h i n t h e web -p l at fo rm : 1 ) T h e I ntr oduc tion to the Ha nds-on Fa m ag u s t a i n t eract i v e web p l at fo rm , 2 ) ‘Wi d e Public Waterfront’, e xpla ining way s t o co n n ect a p ri v at i zed wat erfro n t back to the public spac es of a po s t co n fl i ct ci t y, 3 ) ‘E co C u l t u re as C o m m o n Gr ound’, explaining how to use eco l o g i cal an d cu l t u ral h eri t ag e s i t es as a common ground for the unif i cat i o n o f a p o s t co n fl i ct ci t y, 4 ) ‘S h ared I nf r as tructures’, explaining h o w i n fras t ru ct u res t h at are s eg reg at ed i n contes ted spa ce s, c ould be shared b y al l ci t i zen s .

Images © Hands-on Famagusta

Still image from ‘Thick Public Waterfront’ animation.

NEUE OASE Tutors: C . Ha djic hristos, O. Ko n t o v o u rk i s , C . P ap as t erg i o u Thesis Projec t, Ang el i k i Ko u t s o d i m i t ro p o u l o u University of C ypru s , Dep art m en t o f Arch i t ect u re Nicosia - Decem b er 2 0 1 4

This study foc used on the o b s erv at i o n o f s p aces t h at act as â&#x20AC;&#x153;h o l es â&#x20AC;? thr ough the urba n fabric. Throu g h t h e ex am i n at i o n o f t h e cat eg o ry o f abandon ed urban spa ce s whic h in cl u d es p u b l i c b u i l d i n g s , p ri v at e i n d u s t ri al f acilities a nd ma ny ga s sta tions , t h e cau s es o f t h e ab an d o n m en t were p u t f or w ar d. Ac ce pting the existing si t u at i o n o f n eg l ect ed s p aces i n t h e h eart o f ur ban web we propose a topica l t em p o rary act o f reu s e. T h at red efi n i t i o n act of rejec te d spa ce s tries to m ai n t ai n t h e feat u res an d el em en t s o f ever y s ite a ) ge ometrica l da ta , b ) s u rro u n d i n g s , c) v i ewi n g acces s l ev el s , pr opos ing a site spec ific interve n t i o n . The ma in proposa l wa s form ed as a m o v i n g u n i t o r a s y s t em o f u n i t s that w ill ha ve the ability to be d ev el o p ed an d t o ad ap t t o ev ery s p at i al r equir eme nt. That system func t i o n s o n l y fo r a cert ai n am o u n t o f t i m e r egener a ting the interve ntion sp ace b y creat i n g a n ew en v i ro n m en t fo r i t s us er s , tempora rily filling the gap o f t h e u rb an web , wh en i t i s t u rn ed o ff, the w eb returns to its initia l stat e. Furthermore , during the o b s erv at i o n o f d es i g n i n g t h e s y s t em , examination of pneuma tic structu res was d o n e, as s u ch s t ru ct u res n eg o t i at e w ith s patia l conditions a nd a re i n a co n s t an t s t at e o f ad ap t i o n , wi t h o u t having an a bsolute form. To ac h i ev e t h at s p eci fi c reu s e o f ev ery p o s s i b l e s ite we de ve lope d a ce rtain pro ces s o f an al y s i s t h at co u l d b e ap p l i ed o n many s pa tial c onditions. The unitsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; e nsemble consi s t s a k i t o f p art s wh i ch h av e t h e ab i l i t y to cr eate connec tions with e ac h o t h er i n o rd er t o m ak e t h e b es t p o s s i b l e com bination that fits in a site o f i n t erv en t i o n , b o t h fu n ct i o n al l y an d s patially. A possible ca te gory of u s ers i s t h e p u b l i c b o d y t h at k een s o n r egener a te an abandone d site in o rd er t o h el p o t h er s o ci al co m m u n i t i es that need immedia te support. We s et u p t h ree s cen ari o s o f reu s i n g a p l ace a) common mea l, b) hostage of p eo p l e i n n eed , c) cu l t u ral act i o n . Finally, we de signed a pn eu m at i c ri b s t ru ct u re t h at can b e al t ered thr ough the air supply, a nd a th ree l ay ered m em b ran e s y s t em t h at s h ap es the interior a nd integra te s program s an d faci l i t i es d ep en d i n g o n t h e u s ers .

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LOVE TECHNIQUE INDUSTRIES Tutor: P h i l i p p o s Z an n et t o s Ange lik i Ko u t s o d i m i t ro p o u l o u University of C ypru s , Dep art m en t o f Arch i t ect u re M ay 2 0 1 3

A c apsule system by ‘Lo v e Tech n i q u e’ In d u s t ri es d es i g n ed t o h el p you get de eply connec te d to a p ers o n b y s h ari n g y o u r ex p eri en ces t h ro u g h your f ive sense s. The conc ept was de ve lop ed d u ri n g a res earch o n h o w p eo p l e wo u l d f or m an interna tional society w i t h o u t an y o b s t acl es i n t erm s o f d i fferen t cultur a l ba ckgrounds. Afte r de s i g n i n g a co n cep t u al ex t ern al h u m an b rai n that would be use d by e ve ry h u m an u n i t , ab l e t o i m p o rt o t h er p eo p l e’s data f r om la ngua ge to customs an d ex p eri en ces , an S D card , i n cl u d i n g t h i s kind of data, wa s propose d a s a t o o l t o co m m u t e i t i n t o real t i m e ad ep t n es s w hen in se rting it in the ca psule s y s t em .

NEW TOURISM Tutors: Ge orge Mi t ro u l i as , Geo rg i a Das k al ak i Tea m: Ange liki Kout s o d i m i t ro p o u l o u , M i ch ael Ki k as Unive rsity of C ypr u s , Dep art m en t o f Arch i t ect u re Nico s i a - M ay 2 0 1 3

C ruising tourism in C yp ru s i s a fo rm o f n o n -s en s e t rav el l i n g , wh en mar ine c ompa nies invest mone y o n h u g e s t ru ct u res / cru i s e s h i p s t o p ro v i d e only a postc ard-like visit to po rt ci t i es , wh i l e l o cal b u s i n es s el i m i n at es pr oduct and se rvic e quality to reach m as s t o u ri s m n eed s . As a re sponse to this dem an d t o d es i g n a cru i s e s h i p t erm i n al , a monument of tourism and fail ed p u b l i c wo rk s i s p ro p o s ed . A s p h eri cal s tr uctu re to function as visito r ’s recep t o r, a t o u ri s t b u b b l e an d a p u b l i c development on the left over a rea o f L arn aca p i er an d co as t . The te rminal struc ture in cl u d es al l t h e n eces s ary s erv i ces i n s i d e i t ’s s kin, bars, shops, resta urants, co n feren ce ro o m , a h o t el , t ran s i t ro u t es an d cr uis e ship c onne ction pipe s, w h i l e i t s s k i n wo rk s as a u s ab l e el em en t fo r the r es t of the pier a s projec tio n s u rface, an act i v e p u b l i c p at h co n n ect i n g the gr o und floor ’s public squa re wi t h t h e 8 t h fl o o r ’s o b s erv at i o n d eck . On the pier the initial d ev el o p m en t co n s i s t s o f t wo d o m es an d a linear transporta tion syste m en d i n g o n t h e co as t wh ere a res i d en t i al area is pr oposed, crea ting a pla ce fo r l i v i n g an d ex ch an g i n g i d eas . Ho s t i n g w or king people and their te m p o rary o ffi ces , art i s t s an d t h ei r s t u d i o s , f eeding La rnac a and C yprus wi t h n ew o p p o rt u n i t i es fo r i n t ern at i o n al collabo ra tions in a proce ss of co n t i n u o u s co m m u t at i o n an d g ro wt h .

RESEARCH CENTRE IN SALT LAKE Tutors: Marios C . P h o cas , M ari a M at t h eo u Team: Ange liki Koutsodimitro p o u l o u , C h ri s t i n e P et ro u , Geo rg e R o s s i d es University of C ypru s , Dep art m en t o f Arch i t ect u re Nic o s i a - M ay 2 0 1 2

This proje ct suggests the d es i g n o f an ad ap t ab l e s t ru ct u re t o b e u s ed by loca l a nd visitor resea rc he rs i n t h e s al t l ak e o f L arn aca In t ern at i o n al A ir por t, trying to c re ate a m u l t i d i s ci p l i n ary i n t ern at i o n al res earch h u b w ithin the a irport’s buffer z one. The whole struc ture wa s d es i g n ed t o h av e t h e s m al l es t i m p act o n s alt lake ’s surfa ce . It c onsists o f s ev en t een v ert i cal co res t h at are m ai n l y connected by flexible joints, fu n ct i o n i n g as ci rcu l at i o n b ri d g es . The a ims we re to emphasi ze i n t h e ri ch m at eri al i t y o f t h e n at u ral an d built environme nt by preservin g a 3 6 0 º v i ew, t h e d i s i n t eg rat i o n o f p l an an d elevation letting the e xisting s p ace fl o w t h ro u g h t h e p ro p o s ed s t ru ct u re, the ind e pe ndence in re se archer ’s s p ace creat i n g an i s o l at i o n m ach i n e fo r them while providing re al time s u rv ey ex h i b i t i o n t o t h e p u b l i c. The structural system p ro p o s al m erg ed t o g et h er J o h n L au t n er ’s Chemosphe re building’s a pproach as t h e s l i g h t es t t o u ch t o a s en s i t i v e ecologic al a re a a nd Sc hlaich B erg erm an n ’s Trad e F ai r t o wer ’s s u p p o rt s ys tem, ac hieving the minimu m fo u n d at i o n fo o t p ri n t wh i l e s u p p o rt i n g a 20m high building comple x. The sevente en c ores c an ei t h er h o s t p o d s o r t o b e l eft frees t an d i n g letting the existing F lora and F au n a o f t h e s u rro u n d i n g s g ro w o n an d ar ound the m.