Nasso Chrysochoou
Research Units
Deputy Director of the RU: Marios Pelekanos
Bio
Nasso Chrysochou[0000-0002-0743-654X] holds a Bachelor of Architecture, from SCI-ARC, Los Angeles, USA and an architectural conservation certificate from ICCROM Rome. She also has a Masters in Architectural Conservation from York University, England. She also holds a PhD from the University of Cyprus, Department of History and Archaeology, on the subject of Venetian Monastic architecture in Cyprus.
She has been an Associate Professor of Architecture at Frederick University since 2008 where she teaches at both the undergraduate as well as the postgraduate program in the Conservation of Historic Buildings and Monuments. She also maintains a practise specializing in architectural conservation. She has been involved in numerous architectural studies, of documentation, and analysis and conservation of historic and ancient monuments in many cities and villages of Cyprus and Greece at the same time she is a member of multiple committees for the cultural heritage of Cyprus.
Her research interests are the ecclesiastical/ monastic architecture of Frankish-Venetian rule, Conservation and the study of traditional Cypriot architecture. She has participated in various research programs and has published numerous articles on these topics. She has authored (alone or with collaborators) six books. Two of her most important books concern the Venetian period Ecclesiastical architecture in Cyprus and Vernacular Cypriot architecture. She has also published 38 articles in Cypriot and foreign scientific journals.
Degrees
1996-2003
Doctorate degree in medieval archaeology
Dept of History and archaeology/ University of Cyprus
Venetian period, Medieval archaeology, Post byzantine ecclesiastical /monastic architecture.
May 1997
M.A architectural conservation
York University in Collaboration with ICCROM
Conservation, restoration, monastic architecture, sustainability
Μay 1992
Certificate of Architectural conservation
ICCROM, Ρώμη,
Conservation
May 1986
Diploma of Architect
SCI-ARC, USA
Architectural design, planning
Projects
Martinengo cluster. The restoration of the four gothic churches of Famagusta
Restoration of Martinego cluster Gothic churches, including St mary of the carmelites, the Armenian church of St mary, St. Anne and the former jacobite church later converted to the Tanners Mosque. Position Senior Project Architect.