Porota

My design focus is to fulfil the clients requirements, expectations and goal achievement through creativity, ease of process and value. 

• Sustainable Architectural Design.
•  challenges and opportunities in smart city designs.
• evolution of architecture  within specific cultural contexts including aspects of politics, society, religion and climate.
• dynamic interface between man and his environment through its constituent aspects and elements in Architecture.
• principles of architectural design.

I am a practicing architect based in Cyprus and doctoral student at the Univeersity of Oxford reading Sustainable Urban Development. I have graduated with distinction from the University of Cambridge in Architecture and Urban Design and from the University of Sheffield in Architecture. My master’s thesis research was honoured with the Susan and Geoffrey Twining Egginton Scholarship from Downing College and the UCF/IAMCR Urban Communication Research Grant in 2017. I recently taught Design Studio at the University of Cyprus and I teach Design Research Methods on a postgraduate level at the Cyprus University of Technology as well as co-supervise and guest reviews diploma and studio projects in Architecture. 

Laertis is the Founder and Principal Architect of "O P A - Open Platform for Architecture" (2014) & "LAAV Architects" (2016), Awarded and multi-published designer of iconic Casa Brutale, Lux Aeterna Chapel, Villa Clessidra, Maralah Cabin for Infiniti QX80 (QX80 Brand Ambassador 2018), 2 x TEDx Speaker. Based in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

I am interested in architecture that relates to the culture where it is located, and at the time reflects the nuances of emerging contemporary living.

Architecture for rural people.

Outstanding centre for Architectural documentation drawing.    

• PhD thesis in the field of cinema, city and sociology of art.
• Professor of Azad University of Iran (Science and Research Branch & Central Tehran Branch)
•  Co-founder of the design studio of Ravanshadnia and colleagues since 2011
•  First place in the International Architectural Competition for the Design of the Great Square of Azerbaijan 2015.
• 3rd place in the International Architectural Competition  INSPIRELI AWARD2016(Azerbaijan Square)
• Finalist of the Asia-Berlin Architecture Biennial 2017 Award.(Azerbaijan Square)

• Cooperation with Tehran Hashtak Consulting Engineers from 2009 in projects:

  ·        Design of phase zero and one in horse racing series in Norouzabad, Tehran

  ·        Design of phase 1 in Research Institute of Medical Sciences University in Tabriz University

  ·        Internal design of Amphitheater Hall in Malayer University

  ·        Design of library in Malayer University

• Cooperation with Consulting Engineers Firm of Palardej Tehran (Shiraz Branch) on 2007

  -         Design and draw of phase 2 in Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kongo-Kinshada Africa country

• Different residential and commercial projects independently.

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  Member of the brilliant talent club and elite of the Islamic Azad University of Science and Research Branch of Tehran