In his capacity as Interim Head of the Department of Architecture at the University of Cyprus from 2006 until 2013, Dr. Phocas was responsible, among others, for the development and implementation of the programs of undergraduate and graduate studies in Architecture at the University of Cyprus. From 2011 until 2015 he served as member of the Advisory Committee of the European Network of Heads of Schools of Architecture. Since 2007 he has served at European level as national representative specialist on Education and Training in the Field of Architecture, and has participated in a number of European and national research projects with regard to University Education in Architecture, design and development of Prototype Structures. He is the author of numerous publications in the areas of technology-driven design, structural and construction design, kinetic structures and earthquake resistant structural building design. He is an editorial board member of the ArchiDoct Journal, a reviewer for several scientific journals, i.a. Elsevier Science, John Wiley & Sons, SAGE, Springer, Taylor & Francis and Techno-Press, and a member of several scientific committees for international scientific conferences. He has received 15 architectural awards for project designs, in Germany and Cyprus, and has participated in a number of international architectural competition juries.

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