Research Infrastructure (RI) Name: Department of Architecture (University of Cyprus)
Website: https://www.ucy.ac.cy/arch/en/welcome-message
Mission: To educate students to become successful architects who can perform internationally, but who will also have the knowledge and sensitivity to respond to and to influence positively the formulation of the built environment in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Research Services provided: The Department of Architecture consists of the following Laboratories:
(1) VernArch Lab: Research Laboratory in the Vernacular Architecture of Cyprus (Pygmalionos Builiding)
Main Equipment:
- Thermocameras
- Weather stations data loggers etc. for the documentation of the thermal comfort conditions of traditional houses
(2) Robotic Contruction Research Laboratory
Equipment:
- ABB Robotic Arm
- Turn Table
- Gripper
- Progressive Cavity Pump
- Arduino Packages
- Computers
- Robostudio Software
- RobotDK Software
(3) Research Laboratory for Digital Developments in Architecture and Prototyping – d2AP (Pygmalionos Building)
(4) MESARCH LAB: Research Laboratory in the History and Theory of Modern Architecture in the Eastern Mediterranean (Pygmalionos Building)
Equipment:
Large Format Scanner (OCE CS4336 S)
- Metallic Filing Cabinets
- Desktop Computer (HP Z420 Workstation)
- Desktop Monitor (Dell UltraSharp 27")
- Digital Camera (Powershot S95+Acces.)
- SLR Digital Camera (Nikon D-300 +Acces.)
- Server (ΙΒΜ SYSTEM STORAGE DS3512 with 6TB Storage)
- Digital Voice Recorder (Olympus LS-11 Linear PCM Recorder)
- 35 Plastic cases (Books storage)
- Portable flatbed color scanner (A4) - CanonScan LiDE 110
- Camera Tripod
- A4 Printer (HP Color Printer)
- Archival material
(5) Energy & Environmental Design of Buildings Research Laboratory (EEDB) (Pygmalionos Building)
Equipment:
- Heat Probe and K Factor Equipment (1)
- Environmental Weather Stations (4)
- Heat Shield Base Module, Small Black Globe Sphere, Hot Wire
- Anemometer (4)
- Temperature/Humidity Indoor Data
- Loggers (60)
- Temperature/Humidity/CO2 Indoor
- Data Loggers (6)
(6) Archimedes Research Centre for Structural and Construction Technology (Green Park)
Equipment:
• 3 servers (application, file and web servers)
• 10 high-end workstations (Dual P4, 3.4 GHz & Dual HDD)
• 14 (Pentium 4, 3.6 GHz) PCs
• Printing and plotting equipment 1 Quanser Shake Table II with: o 3 AMD01 Building Structures (Frames) o 1 Universal Power Module o 1 Data Acquisition Board o 6 x-y Accelerometers
Available software programs: Matlab v.14 SP3, SAP2000 Nonlinear V10, ETABS V8, GT.Strudl v.28, ADINA, UTEC, Primavera, Autocad Architecture 2006, Microstation Triforma (Bentley), Navis Works, Crystal Ball, Convert, Profili, Seismosignal, Seismostruct, Ec2 Tools, Nonlin, Adobe Photoshop CS 2, Adobe Illustrator CS 2.
(7) L.U.CY Laboratory of Urbanism University of Cyprus
Equipment:
- Mobile equipment for curating exhibitions, workshops and temporal interventions in public space
- Urban Games as pedagogical and active civil society platform
(8) Digital Fabrication Lab (Pygmalionos Building)
Equipment:
- 3D Printers, Laser Cutter, Vinyl Cutter, 3D Scanner
(9) Clay and Plaster Fabrication Lab
Equipment:
- Tools for materials mixing and pouring as well as space for external works.
(10) Student Studios (Ledra Building)
(11) Wood Fabrication Lab (Pygmalionos Bulding)
Equipment:
- Wood processing machines
(12) Metal Fabrication Lab (Pygmalionos Building)
Equipment:
- Metal processing machines
(13) Photo Studio (Pygmalionos Building)
Equipment:
- Camera: Sony HXR, NX100 HD Camera and
- Camera Accessories: Tripod, External microphone
- Wireless Microphone system for event coverage (sound recording) Camera: NIKON D300S DSLR and Camera
- Accessories: GPS unit, Flash, tripod The Photo
Studio provides the following:
1.Shooting Table
2. Lighting: Multiblitz Studio Lights
3. Light Diffuser Mirrors
4. Background
Software: Adobe Creative Cloud
(14) Computer Lab (Pygmalionos Building)
Equipment:
12 Workstations-Software:
-Computer-aided Design (e.g AutoCAD)
-3D Modeling (e.g Rhinoceros)
-Rendering Software
-Video and Image Processing
-Integrated Structural Analysis and Design (SAP2000)
-Structural analysis and design of buildings (ETABS)
-Simulation and Programming of Industrial Robots
-Rapid prototyping for 3D Printing
-Finite Element Analysis
-Building’s Energy Efficiency and Behavior General Usage Software: -Microsoft Office Audio Visual:
Projector, Speakers
Photocopy System and Plotters.
| Research Category (Other): | Civil Engineering and Architecture |
| RI Main Priorities: | - Theory of architectural design
- Phenomenology and Hermeneutics in
architectural theory
- Architectural History
- History and Theory of Modern Architecture
- Social Dimensions of Architecture
- History and Theory of Sustainability
- Vernacular Architecture and Architectural
Conservation
- Epistemology and Architecture
- Digital Architectural Design and Fabrication
- Robotic Technology in Construction
- Intelligent Architecture. Construction Systems
and Materials
- Innovative Structures
- Steel Buildings
- Kinetic Structures
- Earthquake Resistant Building Structures
- History, theory and criticism of city and regional
planning
- Townscapes and Landscapes
- Architectural Technology and Sustainable
Design
- Energy and Environmental Design of Buildings
and Sites
- Bioclimatic Design and Human Comfort
Conditions
- Innovative Building Technologies and Materials
for Sustainable Design
- Communication Media in Architecture
- Architecture and Performance: Theory and
practice
- Architecture and the Moving Image
- Architectural Design |
| Hosting Legal Entity: | Department of Architecture
School of Engineering
University of Cyprus
P.O. Box 20537
1678, Nicosia Cyprus
Phone: +357 22892960 ,+357 22892980
Fax: +357 22895056
Email: arch@ucy.ac.cy |
Equipment of RI
(and its Labs) | For more information regarding the RI and its Laboratories, including equipment, please click the attachment below. |
| RI Contact Person: | Name: Andreas Savvides
Title: Assistant Professor/Head
Address: 23A Ariadnis & 68 Ledras Str.
Telephone Number: +35722892967
Email Address: andreas.savvides@ucy.ac.cy |
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