PANAYIOTA PYLA / RESEARCH
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
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History-theory of modern architecture and urbanism
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Urban development politics in 20th Century Eastern Mediterranean
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Architecture, infrastructures and modernization histories in the Cyprus
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Leisure and tourism histories in the Eastern Mediterranean
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Social dimensions of environmentalism and sustainability in architecture
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Cultural heritage, memory and conflict in the Middle East
RESEARCH PROJECTS:
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The Leisurescape Project (Website) / Ongoing
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Mesarch: Research Laboratory on Modern Architecture (Lab Website) / Ongoing
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Post-Independence Modernism and Nation-Building in Cyprus / 2010-2013
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Doxiadis, Ekistics and Post-WWII modernism. Ongoing
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History and Theory of Sustainability. Ongoing
RECENT CONFERENCES OR SESSIONS ORGANIZED:
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“Landscapes of Leisure: Architectural Histories of Tourism and Development.” Workshop organized by Panayiota Pyla and the Mesarch Lab, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 5-6, 2018.
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“Urban Histories in Conflict: Buildings, Cities, Landscapes.” Third Thematic Conference of the European Architectural History Network EAHN, co-chaired by Alona Nitzan-Shiftan and Panayiota Pyla. Jerusalem, June 13-15, 2017.
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“Histories in Conflict.” Session at the 69th Annual meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians Conference, co-chaired by Alona Nitzan Shiftan and Panayiota Pyla. Pasadena, CA, USA, April 6-9, 2016.
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“Histories of Environmental Consciousness.” Session organized and chaired by Panayiota Pyla for the 3rd International Meeting of the European Architectural History Network. Turin, Italy, June 19-21, 2014.