2024 ARC PRO

14th Annual International Conference on Architecture
Program (Athens Local Time)

8-11 July 2024
9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each session questions and discussions will follow)


Monday 8 July 2024


07.45-08.30
Registration

08:30-08:45
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:

  • Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.
08:45-10:30 Session 1
Moderator: Rogerio Paulo Vieira de Almeida
, Researcher, Professor, ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal.
  1. Michael Burt, Professor Emeritus, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel.
    Title: Multi-Modal Transportation Hub; Combined Air-Marine Terminals.
  2. Jorge Correia, Professor, University of Minho / Lab2PT, Portugal.
    Title: Late Gothic Towers in Africa: Function and Rhetoric in Debate.
  3. Valentina Radi, Adjunct Professor, University of Ferrara, Italy.
    Alessandro Gaiani, Associate Professor, University of Ferrara, Italy.
    Title: Railway Architecture, Typological Analysis and Recycling Strategies.
  4. Donia Zhang, Director, Neoland School of Chinese Culture, Canada.
    Title: Courtyard Architecture: Along the Silk Roads, around the World.
  5. Mark Trieglaff, President, ACT Services, Inc., USA.
    Title: Universal Design in a Small and Large Park Setting.

 

10:30-12:00 Session 2 – Hyálinos – Inter and Transdisciplinarity in Architecture I
Moderator: Clara Germana Gonçalves
, Head, Architecture & Design Unit, the Athens Institute & Researcher, CITAD (Centro de Investigação em Território, Arquitectura e Design), Lusíada University and Invited Assistant Professor, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
  1. Robert Hahn, Professor, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA.
    Title: How Archaic Architects and their Architectural Technologies Contributed to the Origins of Philosophy/Cosmology in Greece.
  2. Elzbieta Chrzanowska-Kluczewska, Honorary Professor, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.
    Title: Poetics of Architecture. The Metaphor of Embodiment – A Conceptual Borrowing from Verbal Language or an Architectural Form of Existence? A Case of Transdisciplinary Relationship between Architecture and Linguistics.
  3. Zeynep Tuna Ultav, Professor, Yaşar University, Türkiye.
    Yasemin Misirli, Graduate Student, Yaşar University, Türkiye.
    Title: The Symbiosis of Space and Story: Semiotic Insights into J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth.
  4. Rui Alves, Researcher & Assistant Professor, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal.
    Title: Contemporary Interpretations of the Courtyard House and the Cubic House with a Roof Terrace in Southern Portuguese Architecture.

 

12:00-13:30 Session 3
Moderator: Donia Zhang, Director, Neoland School of Chinese Culture, Canada.
  1. Thomas Bisiani, Professor / Researcher, University of Trieste, Italy.
    Adriano Venudo, Professor / Researcher, University of Trieste, Italy.
    Title: Along the Terraqueous. New Art Communities as Cultural-Creative Models for the Recovery of the Former Colonies of the Land Reclamation.
  2. David Fox, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, USA.
    Title: The Appalachia Studio: A Case Study of Using Applied Research into African American History to Simulate and Create Economic Development.
  3. Sherif Khashaba, Associate Professor, Royal University for Women, Bahrain.
    Title: A Sustainable Approach for the Rehabilitation of the Existing Housing in Cairo.
  4. Yolana Lemos, Researcher, CITAD, Portugal.
    Title: Local and Afrofuturist Thinking in the Decolonisation Process.

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:00 Session 4 – Hyálinos – Inter and Transdisciplinarity in Architecture II
Moderator: David Fox, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, USA.
  1. Ela Gungoren, Associate Professor, Istanbul Galata University, Türkiye.
    Title: Istanbul Beyazıt Fire Tower: A Place of Remembrance and Continuity of Visual Imagery.
  2. Maria Joao Moreira Soares, Researcher / Assistant Professor, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal.
    Joao Miguel Couto Duarte, Assistant Professor / Research Associate, Lusíada University / CITAD, Portugal.
    Title: “For the Greater Spiritual Delight”: Dialogues between Le Corbusier and Álvaro Siza in Firminy and Rennes.
  3. Vittoria Umani, PhD Student, University of Trieste, Italy.
    Title: From Collective Creativity to the Authorial Project: Exploring the Architectural Process of Lawrence Halprin.

 

16:00-18:00 Session 5
Moderator: Maria Joao Moreira Soares, Researcher / Assistant Professor, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal.
  1. Junpeng Fan, PhD Student, Keio University, Japan.
    Title: A Visual Cross-Platform Evaluation Platform for Preservation and Revitalization of Ancient Villages Application in Qinchuan Ancient Village, Zhejiang Province.
  2. Monica Marcos, Architect and Egyptologist, Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Spain.
    Title: The First Urban Planning, Amarna.
  3. Fatma Sedes, Head of Architectural Restoration Department, Istanbul Aydın University, Türkiye.
    Title: Waterside Mansion of Esma Sultan within the Scope of Contemporary Restoration Work.
  4. Ignacio Sanfeliu, Associate Professor, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) & Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB), Spain.
    Title: New Softball Sports Equipment in Barcelona.
  5. Rui Seco, Researcher, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal.
    Title: Public Dwelling and City Design: Learning from Recent Portuguese Developments.

20:30-22:30
Athenian Early Evening Symposium (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner, wine/water, music)


Tuesday 9 July 2024


08:30-10:00 Session 6
Moderator: Vincenzo Sapienza, Full Professor, University of Catania, Italy.
  1. Ingrid Campo Ruiz, European Commission Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellow, KTH The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
    Title: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence: The Transformation of Public Space.
  2. Melis Erdem, Research Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Türkiye.
    Title: The Conflicts and Continuities between Natural and Urban Environment in the 21st Century.
  3. Amos Bar-Eli, Senior Lecturer, HIT – Holon Institute of Technology, Israel.
    Title: Reciprocal Architecture: Observation Decks as Non-Place Places.
  4. Alessandro Meloni, PhD Student, University of Cagliari, Italy.
    Title: Landscape, Technique, Community. Integrating Waste Treatment Infrastructures in Fragile Landscape Contexts.

 

10:00-11:30 Session 7
Moderator: Amos Bar-Eli, Senior Lecturer, HIT – Holon Institute of Technology, Israel.
  1. Vincenzo Sapienza, Full Professor, University of Catania, Italy.
    Title: Analysis and Design of Corrugated Cardboard Components for Temporary Architecture.
  2. Egemen Kaymaz, Research Assistant, Bursa Uludağ University, Türkiye.
    Filiz Senkal Sezer, Professor, Bursa Uludağ University, Türkiye.
    Title: A Multi-Variable Analysis for Heating Energy Performance and Thermal Comfort in Residential Buildings.
  3. Claire Flemmer, Senior Lecturer, Massey University, New Zealand.
    Alison McIntosh, Professor, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
    Title: Equitable Access to the Built Environment for People with Disability.

 

11:30-13:00 Session 8 – Hyálinos – Inter and Transdisciplinarity in Architecture III
Moderator: Alberto Reaes Pinto, Director, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal
  1. Rogerio Paulo Vieira de Almeida, Researcher, Professor, ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal.
    Title: Rehashing Times & Forms: Graphic Meditations on Drawing, Urban Form.
  2. Joao Miguel Couto Duarte, Assistant Professor / Research Associate, Lusíada University / CITAD, Portugal.
    Maria Joao Moreira Soares, Researcher / Assistant Professor, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal.
    Title: Álvaro Siza’s Tidal Pools and João Mendes Ribeiro’s Chestnut House: Crossings with Japanese Architecture.
  3. Maria Tavares, Assistant Professor / Research Associate, Lusíada University / CITAD, Portugal.
    Title: Rule or Exception? The Social Role of the Art in the Residential Architecture of the 1950s: The Case of Olivais-Norte in Lisbon.
  4. Luis Carlos Bucha, PhD Candidate & Research Fellow, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal.
    Title: Unveiling Le Corbusier’s Architectural Poetry: Weaving La Main Ouverte and Le Signe du Taureau.
  5. Joana Pereira, PhD Student / Researcher, Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa / CITAD, Portugal.
    Title: Copy and Invention: An «Exotic» Mimesis and Diegesis at the Colonial Section of 1940’s Portuguese World’s Historical Exhibition.

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Session 9
Moderator: Joao Miguel Couto Duarte, Assistant Professor / Research Associate, Lusíada University / CITAD, Portugal.
  1. Carlos Oliveira Augusto, Researcher, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal .
    Alberto Reaes Pinto, Director, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal.
    Title: Prefabrication and the Sustainability of External Building Envelopes.
  2. Alberto Reaes Pinto, Director, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal.
    Marlene Canudo Urbano
    , Researcher, CITAD / Lusíada University, Portugal.
    Title: Prefabricated Exterior Panels with Bio-Based Materials for Buildings in Low-Density Regions.
  3. Isha Pramod Dongre, Postgraduate Student, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
    Purussottam Nanda, Postgraduate Student, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
    Smriti Saraswat, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
    Title: Investigating the Weaving Crafts of Kerala in Relation to its Applications in Space-Making.
  4. Purussottam Nanda, Postgraduate Student, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
    Isha Pramod Dongre, Postgraduate Student, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
    Smriti Saraswat, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
    Title: Investigating the Concept of Microarchitecture through the Temple Chariots of Kalinga Region.

 

15:30-17:00 Session 10
Moderator: Maria Tavares, Assistant Professor / Research Associate, Lusíada University / CITAD, Portugal.
  1. Gorkem Arslan Kilinc, Assistant Professor, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Türkiye.
    Title: Structural Design of Tall Mass Timber Buildings.
  2. Richard Caratti-Zarytkiewicz, Lighting Designer – Educator, Association des Concepteurs Lumière et Éclairagistes, France.
    Title: Lighting Design: The Result of a Visual and Non-Visual Architectural Reflection.
  3. Guliz Tasdemir, Assistant Professor, TED University, Türkiye.
    Title: A Review of a Design Process in the Creative Industry: Enerjisa Case, Ankara.
  4. Quazi Naz, M.S.Arch Student, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh.
    Title: Daylight Performance in Atriums with Skylight: Comfort and Net Zero Energy Strategy for Cultural Institutions.

 

17:30-20:30 Session 11
Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk
The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants.

20:30-22:00
Dinner


Wednesday 10 July 2024
An Educational Visit to Selected Islands
or Mycenae Visit


Thursday 11 July 2024
Visiting the Oracle of Delphi


Friday 12 July 2024
Visiting the Ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion



 

Conference Venue: 9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

 

+30 2103634210
+30 2103634209

 

 

 

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