Territorial Fragilities in Cyprus

15 – 19/02/2021
Piattaforma Teams

PhD Workshop on Territorial Fragilities 2020/2021

Nell’ambito delle attività Dipartimento di Eccellenza sulle fragilità territoriali

Nicosia, Cyprus, is one of the divided cities in the world and the capital city of a country which is a member of the European Union since 2004. This open wound in the geopolitical body of EU cuts through the whole island of Cyprus as well as through Nicosia, including its historical center surrounded by well-preserved Venetian walls. Since 1974, the so-called “green line” separates materially and symbolically the Turkish-Cypriot from the Greek-Cypriot community despite recurring attempts to find out a route for reconciliation.
The workshop addresses the multiple fragilities due to the continuing existence of the borderline, mainly in Nicosia’s metropolitan area, intending to explore scenarios and spatial patterns of intervention to cope with the urban partition, facilitate by-communal projects, and encourage reunification. This aim is pursued from the viewpoint, and with the expertise, of both architectural preservation and urban planning. Each discipline has a focus on specific aspects such as the one on ‘Monuments as Pace-Makers’ and ‘Spatial Patterns of Bi-communal Cooperation’.

Relatori: Guido Licciardi, Anita Bakshi, Anna Grichting, Agni Petridou, Ali Güralp, Nasso Chrysochou

Responsabili: Luca Gaeta, Mariacristina Giambruno