– STARC, Cyprus Institute –
Georgios Artopoulos, Assistant Professor, Science and Technology in Archaeology Research Center, Cyprus Institute, works on immersive and performative spaces, on virtual environments, modelling and simulation for the study of built heritage and the creative exploration of historical narratives in the context of public open space. Giorgos holds a Master of Philosophy and a PhD, University of Cambridge (UK) with a Doctoral Award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Previously he was employed by the Heriot-Watt University, UK, the University of Melbourne, the University of Cambridge and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Giorgos has contributed in more than 12 International Research Programs and received the Best International Short Film award in Mestre Film Festival, Venice. His work was presented at La Biennale di Venezia, the Royal Institute of British Architects, London, the London Design Festival, Seoul Biennale of Architecture & Urbanism 2017, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, the ISEA 2006 and 2008, the British Council, Brussels, the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, and in many art exhibitions. His work was published in more than 30 peer-reviewed journals and books of architecture and 35 International Conference proceedings and exhibition catalogues.
Giorgio’s presentation: Built Heritage as Urban Commons: Computation and Simulation in Architecture