Reliving former port areas: The reference to warehouse architecture in new housing blocks of transformed ports

What is the driving force behind referencing traditional architecture in new constructions? This thesis is asking the same question through the topic of new housing blocks with references to the maritime identity located in regenerated and transformed ports. To research this, two case studies have been chosen: Piraeus on the KNSM-Island in...

Cultivating a friendly attitude: The master’s program of “one belt one road”, a think-tank for international students at harbin institute of technology

This paper describes a program for attaining a Master’s degree at Harbin Institute of Technology in China, named “Belt and Road Think-Tank for Talent Strategy”. This program is especially designed for cultivating the talents who will link the countries along “Belt and Road” with China under the new Silk Road cooperation framework. The program...

Heritage of the ordinary: an alternative view: Strategies for using cultural heritage sites as a driver of sustainable urban [re]development in Piraeus

This thesis explored urban strategies for harnessing diverse types of cultural heritage of the ordinary urban environment in order to achieve sustainable urban development. During the past century, urban expansions took place without any special regard towards existing cultural heritage expressions. Despite the significant role of heritage in...