Dr Kika Ioannou-Kazamia

Kika Ioannou-Kazamia is an Associate Professor in the Architecture Department at the University of Nicosia. She holds a BA degree in Interior Design, an MA degree in Education, and she is currently pursuing her PhD. She taught at the Intercollege Larnaca Campus from 1989 to 1996, as a Lecturer in the Interior Design Programme. Since 1996 she has been a lecturer at the University of Nicosia teaching in the Interior Design Programme. In parallel to her academic involvement, she has been involved in professional practice since 1988. Her area of concentration and research interests as an artist, interior designer and educator is the implementation of environmental issues in art and interior design practice, and the importance of environmental education. Other research interests include Sustainable Interior Design, Sustainable Development and Design, Change through Learning and Recycling and Design. Her work has been presented at various conferences and exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad including International Design Biennale 2004 and Biennale Interieur 2008.