Christakis Chatzjichristou, PhD., is currently an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Cyprus. Taught at Pratt Institute in New York (visiting professor, Spring 2010), the American University of Beirut, and the Lebanese American University (2002-2003). Received his first degree in Architectural Engineering in 1986 from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Architecture in 1991 from the same institution. Awarded a PhD. in Architecture from the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies at the University College London in 2002. Through sketches and paintings he examines issues in visual perception which are central to architectural debates as well. A keynote speaker in the 31st Conference of IAPL (International Association for Philosophy and Literature) in 2007. Received a number of awards in architectural competitions and participated in the Venice Architecture Biennale for Cyprus in 2006 and 2008. He curated the Cyprus Pavilion at the Architecture Venice Biennale in 2010.