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mesarch
Feb 14, 20250 min read


Roundtable Discussion, Architecture and Politics of Tourism: From Cyprus to the Global South
Speakers: Dimitris Venizelos, Nikos Moudouros, Panayiota Pyla, Petros Phokaides Coordinated by: Savia Palate Date: Thursday 30th January, 7:00pm - 8:30pm Location: Department of Architecture, University of Cyprus
mesarch
Jan 31, 20251 min read


Snapshots from the Book Launch of 'Coastal Architectures and Politics of Tourism: Leisurescapes in the Global Sunbelt'
The House of Cyprus, the Mesarch Lab, the Department of Architecture, University of Cyprus, and the Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly held a book launch on Thursday June 20th 2024 for the edited volume Coastal Architectures and Politics of Tourism: Leisurescapes in the Global Sunbelt (Routledge 2022) Edited by: Sibel Bozdoğan, Panayiota Pyla, Petros Phokaides Speakers discussing the book were: Esra Ackan , Professor, Cornell University Daniel Barber , Pro
mesarch
Aug 23, 20241 min read
Participation in the 6th International Conference on Changing Cities
Mesarch Lab researcher Anastasia Psoma participated in the Changing Cities VI conference held on Rhodes Island, Greece (June 24-28, 2024), through online participation. She presented the following work (co-authored with P. Pyla): Oral Presentation: "Protecting Built Heritage from Changing Waterscapes: Lessons from Cyprus." Poster Presentation: "Reassessing Varosha: A Research Agenda for Heritage Sites in Conflict Zones." Both online presentations took place on Friday, June 28
mesarch
Jul 2, 20241 min read




More Than A Hotel: The Ledra Palace Through Stories of Tourism and Modernism
Last night, Panayiota Pyla and Savia Palate gave a lecture at the exhibition 'Ledra Palace: Dancing on the Line' hosted by the Leventis...
mesarch9
Oct 6, 20211 min read


Architectural Archive
As part of the retrospective exhibition 'Past-forward: Stavros Economou Unarchived' hosted by the State Gallery of Contemporary Art and...
mesarch
Sep 18, 20211 min read


Back to the Modern
As part of the retrospective exhibition 'Past-forward: Stavros Economou Unarchived' hosted by the State Gallery of Contemporary Art and...
mesarch
Sep 5, 20211 min read


The Constructed and the Unspoiled: Accounts of tourist development in Cyprus, 1960-1974
Multimedia exhibit in the context of the workshop “Landscapes of Leisure: Architectural Histories of Tourism and Development” June...
mesarch
Jan 9, 20193 min read


Workshop on Leisurescapes
Landscapes of Leisure: Architectural Histories of Tourism and Development The Mesarch Lab of the Department of Architecture of the...
mesarch
May 24, 20182 min read
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