The presentation of the internationally renowned Greek cinematographer, Giorgos Arvanitis, took place in the auditorium of the Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art, packed with students. It was a delightful discussion about cinematography and lighting, with Giorgos Arvanitis making references through his long experience, and answering questions with patience, simplicity, modesty and enough humor, winning the hearts of all of us. He promised that there would be more meetings in the near future to generously share his knowledge.

The digital version of the IRIS magazine, issue 25, with graduate and laboratory papers from the Spring Semester 2022-2023 of the undergraduate has been posted on the department’s website.

Frame from the experimental video of student Jason Parissopoulos for Diaplasis 2023.

Participation in the Interuniversity Program Diaplasis. A collaboration with the Hellenic Parliament and with Universities throughout the country whose object is the creation of audiovisual works with a youthful look and aesthetics. The projects created within the framework of the program are shown on the Parliament channel in the Broadcast entitled “Student Publications”. The program is presented at educational conferences of the Universities as well as at International festivals.

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Collaboration with the Department of Graphic Design and Visual Communication and professors Niki Kapokakis, Martha Tsiara and Evanthia Chalyvopoulou. In the framework of the 13th Aegina Fistiki Fest with the general manager of the projects, Professor Zoe Georgiadou. A group of students of the department was coordinated in the production of a video recording of the intangible cultural heritage, which concerns the windmills and the operation of the fish market stalls of Aegina. Student group coordinator: P. Simeon.

Collaboration of the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts with the Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, for the Seminar entitled “Drones – Photography and Videography”. The Conference is in the planning stage. Responsible: P. Simeon, A. Tsinaroglou.

2023 Collaboration with the program “Living in a New Gender Era: Deconstructing Gender Stereotypes – Redefining and Developing New Aspects of Masculinities and Femininities” funded by the European Union (CERV). It is carried out by the Gender Alliance Initiative and the Hellenic Union for Human Rights (ELEDA).

A series of workshops organized in collaboration with the FOT Department in order to highlight the work of the Department and its contribution Coordinators: M. Vounatsou, E. Katsaiti, Z. Xanthopoulou.

September 9 – 15, 2023. Collaboration of the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts with the Department of Graphic and Visual Communication, the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment Culture and Sustainable Development, the Mediterranean Education Initiative on Environment and Sustainability, the Unesco Chair and the UNESCO Chair and Network on Sustainable Development Management and Education in the Mediterranean National and the Kapodistrian University, in the framework of the program “Training Course on Animation in Education for formal and non formal educators. Presentation of the subject Stop Motion Animation to members of the delegation from Malta. Presentation A Chinaroglou

Published: 2023-01-23

Collaboration of our Department with the institutionalized ISMA Research Laboratory of the Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering. The topic of the Research is new ways and methods of recording information in the repair sector of the Maritime and Industry space that can be achieved with Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Associate professor Anastasia Markidou and Lecturers Pavlos Symeon and Aristides Tsinaroglou will participate from our Department in the part of video and photography that the unmanned systems will have. The study will concern the underwater recording, the polarization of the lighting, the use of lighting units for the unmanned systems and the resolution and quality of the image. The purpose of this research is beyond the acquisition of know-how, the creation of a product which will be competitive and will attract the interest of the market.

January 2022. Project “A neighborhood is looking for likes” which brought together students from the Departments of Photography & Visual Arts and Social Work. The aim is to investigate and raise students’ awareness of what the term “underprivileged area” means for the students being portrayed/interviewed/observed, who are asked to collect material (images, audio, spoken word, documents) related to the experiences of of people who will be selected to contribute their personal opinions and possibly story telling. Small groups of students from the Departments of Social Work and Photography & Audiovisual Arts of PADA, will approach people of different backgrounds from areas with obvious deficiencies and difficulties, recording opinions, beliefs, suggestions for improvement and visions of the people who will be invited to present to the students -researchers the everyday life of a neighborhood in public and/or private space but also of communities and groups with common interests.

Collaboration of our Department with the institutionalized ISMA Research Laboratory of the Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering. The topic is Research into new technologies with screens that will interact and be applied in environments such as bus stops, trams, subways and other places for the purpose of either the information requested by the public, or the interaction of an advertised product with the public. Anastasia Markidou, Kostas Kolokythas, Giorgos Vrettakos, Pavlos Symeon and Aristidis Tsinaroglou participated in the video and photography part of our Department. Objective purpose is the creation of a script, the editing and production of the advertisement or update-information, as well as the resolution of technical issues of the playback devices as well as the images. The purpose of this research is beyond the acquisition of know-how, the creation of a multimedia interactive application in the field of advertising and information.

 

Published: 2022-01-16

A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Departments of Industrial Design and Production Engineering and Photography and Audiovisual Arts of the University of Western Attica, by the Presidents of the two Departments, Georgios Priniotakis Ph.D. Professor and Dr. Anastasia Markidou Associate Professor, for cooperation in the fields of:

In the implementation of joint research on objects of common interest.
• In the drafting and implementation of research programs financed by national, community resources.
• In the joint organization of informative events (conferences, workshops, etc.), lectures, summer schools on topics of common scientific or technical interest.
• In the implementation of professional education & training programs in subjects of common interest.
• Advisory support in matters of innovation, entrepreneurship and investment plans for industrial sectors and service sectors.
• In postgraduate study programs in subjects of common interest.

Μνημόνιο Συνεργασίας

The International Journal Design | Arts | Culture is a digital open access and peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal, published by “Design, Interior Architecture and Audiovisual Documentation” lab of the Faculty of Applied Arts and Culture of the University of West Attica Greece in cooperation with the: Doctoral Studies of the National University of Arts Bucharest Romania, University of Nicosia Cyprus, ESAD Porto Portugal, and Academy of Fine Arts Gdansk Poland. This journal is biannual (with regular and from time to time special issues) and publishes research articles, projects and portfolios, as well as book reviews and student works. It aims to provide an academic forum for sharing and connecting ideas, projects, practices and findings about design, applied arts and culture. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. This journal does not charge submission or publication fees.

The “Design, Interior Architecture and Audiovisual Documentation” research laboratory was founded by the decision of the Governing Committee of the University of Western Attica (session number 3/05-02-2019, which was published in number 8039 /6- 3-2019 Gazette.

Specifically, according to article 1 of its regulation, “The Laboratory entitled “Design, Interior Architecture and Audiovisual Documentation – DesArDo lab” is established at the School of Applied Arts and Culture of the University of Western Attica. (Design, Interior Architecture and Audiovisual Documentation Laboratory), which serves the educational and research needs in the interdisciplinary approach of the knowledge objects of design, visual communication, interior architecture and their digital documentation as a broad unified subject of theory and practice, in relation to the corresponding academic subjects of the undergraduate study program of the Departments of Interior Architecture, Graphic Design and Visual Communication, and Photography and Audiovisual Arts, of the Master’s Program of Studies of the Department of Interior Architecture of Interiors: Sustainable and Social Design., as well as the possible of future Master’s Programs and doctoral theses in progress, which fall within the research fields of the laboratory.

• The research work of the laboratory is specialized in the following research fields:
  in the creative dimension of design (design creativity), in the dimension of space and the form it takes through human actions over time, as well as in the ways of audiovisual recording, representation, digital presentation and communication.
  in the study, recording, documentation of all kinds of newer architectural monuments, whose interior space is a legacy of the cultural past, dealing with the issues of their rescue and inclusion in the modern era as cultural heritage but also as living spaces, the assessment of their contribution in shaping aesthetics, as well as their connection with the concept of sustainable development both as a local characteristic and as a construction logic. In the study of their relations with the closest social and cultural environment with an emphasis on the field of development of quality cultural tourism, with extensions such as defining intervention criteria and development methods and
  highlighting the interior architectural spaces and the elements that make them up as key resources for sustainable development.
  in the processing of forms of visual communication in traditional and modern environments, with the aim of recording and creating an audiovisual database for the production of research, information and educational material, which will support the promotion and study of the spaces and the actions carried out in them.
  in the investigation of the relationship of the material space with the digital space and its increased possibility in the design of interfaces of everyday objects
  of use.
  in the use of new media in visual and digital applications.
  in the use of visual practices and visual design for spatial study and research, for the formation of social and dialogic space in the public sphere.
  in the development of theoretical approaches and modern technological tools to achieve the aforementioned goals.
  in the development of advanced teaching methods for the teaching of the previously mentioned fields at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Transfer of a faculty member to Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan for research collaboration in the program “Shape Optimization of Lift and Thrust generating surfaces with the aid of Iso Geometric Analysis (SOLTIGA)”.

Election of new members to the Design and Interior Architecture Research Laboratory from the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts of the Faculty of Applied Arts and Culture

2016.2017 6th International Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Management

The “Tourism Research Institute” of DR.A.T.T.E., in collaboration with the “University of Alexandria” and the “Sector of Management of Tourism and Hospitality Businesses of TEI Athens”, organizes the “6th International Conference on Management of Tourism and Hospitality Business”, which will be held at the Athens TEI Conference Center, June 1-3, 2017.

The conference is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and with the support of the Universities “Western Washington University, USA” and “IMI University Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland” and the Research Laboratory “Design and Architecture of Interior Spaces” of the TEI of Athens.

The conference has an Academic character and the official language will be English. The purpose of this international conference is to provide a meeting point for leading personalities from academia, business and government to exchange ideas and experiences, consider innovative proposals and strengthen the spirit of cooperation, with the aim of optimal development of the tourism sector and the most efficient management of hospitality businesses.
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The design of tourist facilities, their connection with culture and history can contribute decisively to the development of tourism and, in combination with the use of new technologies and media, project the image of the place.
The topic supported by the “Design and Architecture of Interior Spaces” workshop of TEI Athens includes the following: architectural space in tourism facilities: Architecture and tourism, Space and tourism development, Architectural design for hotels and tourist resorts , Interior design for tourism attraction, Cultural landscapes and tourism, Cultural tourism and tourism cultures, Tourism landscapes, Heritage tourism, Mapping tourism, Tourism archaeology, New touristic places in old spaces, Reconstruction of tourism facilities, Hotel architecture and sustainable design, Eco- tourism facilities, Experiential tourism and authenticity, Product design for tourism facilities, Creative touristic design, Touristic experience and digital means, Virtual spaces, tourist places, Tourism and advertisement, Visual representations of tourism, Tourism visual identity, Human-computer interaction and tourism, Film tourism presentation.

The Interior Design and Architecture Research Laboratory organizes a Lifelong Education Program with the subject of Tourism and Cultural Environment: Design and Spatial Identity. The program aims to highlight modern methods of approaching and creating a recognizable identity of tourist accommodations, which will consequently contribute to the qualitative upgrade of their spatial and visual characteristics. Space designers (interior designers, decorators, architects, furniture designers, building renovation and restoration designers, applied arts and installation artists) are active in this growing field who will update their knowledge and acquire skills that will allow them the dynamic presence, participation and response to the needs of these processes of quality upgrading of the interior spaces of tourist facilities.

The teaching modules that will be covered in the seminar refer to the following thematic areas:
1. The two-way relationship between culture and tourism development: the concepts of production and consumption.
2. Cultural tourism and sustainable development: the balance of local resources and experiential experience.
3. The image: new means of promoting cultural tourism.
4. Project: the identity of a city hotel.

The seminar has a duration of 74 teaching hours and will be held over a period of 7 weeks from January 30, 2017 to March 15, 2017, according to a SCHEDULE of three weekly meetings, which will be announced. Upon successful completion and assessment of trainees, they will be awarded a CERTIFICATE of lifelong learning, equivalent to 15 credits (ECTS). These can also be used in other qualification programmes. The seminar will be taught by professors from the Departments of Interior Architecture, Decoration and Design of Objects, members of the Sxediasmos Laboratory, and the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts, as well as collaborating researchers.

The cost of the seminar is 180 Euros, while for the percentage of unemployed participants stipulated by the regulation, the cost amounts to 90 Euros. Lab equipment, supplies and digital learning materials are included. The training will take place in TEI Athens laboratories but also with on-site study in a selected hotel area in Athens.

Participation of Athanasopoulos Yagos in the design and organization of actions of the Research Laboratory Design and Architecture of Interior Spaces.

Collaboration of the Department with the Research Laboratory of Design, Interior Architecture and Audiovisual Documentation with publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, with presentations at peer-reviewed conferences and proceedings. Finally with participation in a book entitled Office Spaces: A History of Interior Architecture.

PUBLICATIONS IN REFERRED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS 2015

Georgiadou, Z., Frangou, D., & Marnellos, D. (2015). Xenia Hotels in Greece: Modern Cultural Heritage, A Holistic Approach. Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 9(2),130-140. doi: 10.17265/1934-7359/2015.02.002
Georgiadou, Z., Frangou, D., & Marnellos, D. (2015). Hotel Furniture in Greek Modernity: “Xenia” and “Amalia” Hotels cases. Journal of Tourism Research, 10 (A 2015), 25-57. Retrieved from http://jotr.eu/pdf_files/V10.pdf
Georgiadou, Z., Frangou, D., & Chatzopoulos, P., 2015. The pattern of mass tourism and the relationship with local resources. The pattern of endogenous development. Journal of Tourism Research, 11 (B2015), 102-114. Retrieved from http://jotr.eu/pdf_files/V11.pdf
Georgiadou, Z., Frangou, D., Marnellos, D., 2015. Hotel Design: A path for Qualitative Tourism. Journal of Tourism Research,12 (C 2015),105-130.Retrieved from http://jotr.eu/pdf_files/V12.pdf

JUDGE SESSION PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS 2015

Georgiadou, Z., Frangou, D., & Chatzopoulos, P. (2015). The Development of a touristic model in luxury hotels in Greece: the case studies of Amalia hotels. In: Gospodini, A. (ed.), Changing Cities II – Spatial Design, Landscape and Socioeconomic Dimensions. Porto Heli, Peloponnese Greece, Jun 22-26, 2015. Athens: Grafima publications (1531–1543).
Georgiadou, Z., Frangou, D., & Marnellos, D., (2015). Hotel Furniture in Greek Modernity: “Xenia” and “Amalia” Hotels cases. In: Laloumis, D. (ed.). 5th International Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Management, Athens, Greece, Jun5-7, 2015. Athens: TourismResearchInstitute(22-49).
Fragou, D., Georgiadou, Z., & Marnellos, D., (2015). The experience of accommodation as a means of highlighting the architectural Cultural heritage. 1st International Congress of Experiential Tourism, Santorini, 9-10 Oct. 2015. [under publication]
Georgiadou, Z., Frangou, D., & Chatzopoulos, P. (2015). The pattern of mass tourism and the relationship with local resources: The pattern of endogenous development. In: Laloumis (ed.). 5th International Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Management. Athens, Greece, Jun 5-7, 2015. Athens: Tourism
Research Institute (303-315).
Fate, M. (2015). From the opulence of the luxurious and the arrogance of the unnecessary to the moral demand of the minimum necessary – Pictures of living in the old Athenian houses of the 19th century by Aris Konstantinidis. 1st Panhellenic Conference of the Faculty of Arts TEI of Athens on Aesthetics and Ethics, Athens, June 12-13, 2015. [sub-edition]
Moira, M. & Makris, D. (2015). Experiencing Urban identity through novels-inspired digital navigation. 1st International Conference on Experiential Tourism, Santorini, Greece, Oct 9-11, 2015. [in press]

BOOKS 2015

Georgiadou, Zoe, (lead author, editor), Klonizakis, Aristides, Fragou, Dionysia, Moira, Maria, Ilias, Panagiotis (co-authors) (2015). [Electronic, multimedia academic journal, “Kallipos” action, act “Reform of curricula – Development of higher education educational material”] Athens: Greek Electronic Academic Journals: SEAB (Association of Hellenic Academic Libraries), ETET (National Network of Research and Technology) and ELKE NTUA (Special Account for Research Funds of the National Technical University of Athens).

The Research Laboratory of Design, Interior Architecture and Audiovisual Documentation – DesArDo lab (Design, Interior Architecture and Audiovisual Documentation Laboratory), has been operating since 2015 Official Gazette under the former name “Design and Architecture of Interiors” of the Faculty of Arts former Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens now University of Western Attica”, serves the educational and research needs in the interdisciplinary approach of the knowledge objects of design, visual communication, interior architecture and their digital documentation as a single broad subject of theory and practice, in relation to the corresponding academic subjects of the undergraduate study program of the Departments of Interior Architecture, Graphic Design and Visual Communication, and Photography and Audiovisual Arts, of the Master’s Program of Studies of the Department of Interior Architecture .Architecture of Interior Spaces: Sustainable and Social Design., as well and the possible future Master’s Programs and doctoral theses being prepared, which fall within the research fields of the laboratory.