The School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design is one of the four Schools of the Hellenic Open University, established by Law 2552/97 and since the academic year 2021 consists of four Members of Teaching and Research Staff (TRS) (2 Professors and 2 Associate Professors).
The scope of the School focuses on providing with knowledge and skills in the fields of visual and applied arts in combination with visual and digital technologies.
The School offers Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies.
The three (3) Postgraduate Programmes of Study (M.Sc.) of the School of Graphic Arts – Multimedia (GAM), Lighting Design (LD) and Acoustic Design and Digital Sound (ADDS) offer studies in the subject areas of Graphic Arts, Lighting Design and Acoustic Design combining Arts (Graphics, Light, Sound and Multimedia) and Digital Technology with the currently evolving pedagogy of distance learning.
The disciplines of the new Postgraduate Programmes of Study (M.Sc.) of the School “Protection of Cultural Heritage and Monuments of Nature from the Effects of Climate Change” which will be offered from the academic year 2021-22 are primarily related to the sciences of climatology and the environment, geology, telemetry and satellite applications, engineering sciences, architecture, history, archaeology, conservation of art and monuments. Interdisciplinary fields such as sociology, culture and environmental economics as well as computer science support the primary disciplines, depending on the direction of the programme and are fully compatible with the general objectives of the HOU.
At both Postgraduate and PhD level, the School’s Programmes of Study are innovative and interdisciplinary, designed to offer students not only scientific knowledge of specialisation that enables them to meet the modern demands of research, society and the labour market, but also to inspire them.
In order to support the research activities and to broaden the participation and activity of the students of the School, two (2) laboratories operate at the HOU’s premises in Patras: The Lighting Laboratory and Multimedia Laboratory.
The School is staffed by a sufficient number of faculty, many of whom are successful and active scholars/artists, who are also employed in other areas of higher education
The SAA (*) Deanery has not yet been established. The functions of the Deanery are performed by the Governing Committee of the HOU.
Efthimios Zervas, Professor
Environmental Impact Management Technology
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Stylianos Zerefos, Professor
Architectural Analysis and Synthesis with Digital Media and Lighting Simulation
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Lampros Doulos, Associate Professor
Lighting Technology with applications in energy optimization and the coupling of Natural and Artificial Lighting in the Human Environment
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Irini Mavrommati, Associate Professor
Graphic Design and Design with the Use of PC
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Dimitrios Zeugolis, Professor Emeritus
Academic Head of Erasmus 2004-2018
DPS GTP 2000 – 2018
Curriculum Vitae
At the School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design of the Hellenic Open University, research is carried out in the fields of:
- Development and applications of new optical technologies
- Energy and Environment
- Architectural Design and Bioclimatic Architecture with Digital Media
- Lighting
Postdoctoral Researchers and PhD candidates support this research activity.
- PhD Dissertations (under construction)
- PhD Candidates (under construction)
Laboratories
The School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design of the Hellenic Open University has two (2) laboratories:
1. The Lighting Design Laboratory
Lightinglab.eap
2. The Multimedia Lab
The Lighting Design Laboratory of the School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design is established in 2016 with the aim of providing modern education in lighting design. Its design as a “lighted stage” allows for experimentation with a wide range of lighting and control possibilities.
Its capabilities can cover a wide range of light science:
- Lighting equipment features
- Light modes and intensity
- Colour temperature
- Colour systems
- Materials, textures, reflection, refraction
Lectures and presentations are held in the laboratory for students of the M. Sc. “Lighting Design” of the HOU, as well as in departments of other universities, such as the Department of Architecture of the University of Patras.
The basic research currently being carried out in the laboratory is funded by the Research Support Programme (PENER) of the HOU and concerns the lighting design of historic buildings.
Laboratory of Energy and Environmental Technology and Policy
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Regulations for Postdoctoral Research at the School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design and Sustainable Design
PhD Dissertations
Doctorates
ARDAVANI OLYMPIA
SUPERVISOR: ZEREFOS STYLIANOS
TOPIC: Bioluminescence as an element of energy saving and sustainability in architecture and outdoor urban and suburban spaces in the Greek city
GATSOU CHRYSOULA
SUPERVISOR: ZEVGOLIS DIMITRIOS
TOPIC: Effect of interface and interactive design on the creation of easy-to-use systems for novice users.
GRIVAS KONSTANTINOS
SUPERVISOR: ZEREFOS STYLIANOS
TOPIC: The Augmented Home: Technologies, Architecture and Domestic Environments Between the Late 20th and the Early 21st Century
KASSELOURI VARVARA
SUPERVISOR: ZEVGOLIS DIMITRIOS
TOPIC: Development of a multimedia tool for the study of the contribution of Renewable Energy Sources to the climate of Greece in the 21st century. Its application to environmental education.
BALAFOUTIS ATHANASIOS
SUPERVISOR: ZEREFOS STYLIANOS
TOPIC: Methodology of architectural lighting for the enhancement of the facades of historic buildings
TRIGONIAS MARIOS
SUPERVISOR: ZEVGOLIS DIMITRIOS
TOPIC: Holistic and environmental packaging design. Development and study of materials and technologies to meet the environmental requirements of the packaging printing industry.
PhD Candidates
GRIGOROPOULOS CHRISTOS
SUPERVISOR: ZEREFOS STYLIANOS
TOPIC: Development of a predictive model for the calculation of the environmental impact of lamps and luminaires reaching the end of their life in a lighting project
KANNAVOS SOTIRIOS
SUPERVISOR: ZEREFOS STYLIANOS
TOPIC: Optimising visual and thermal comfort in buildings through 3D printed devices: the case of 3D printed geometric devices on transparent materials
KARAGEORGIOU ZOI
SUPERVISOR: MAVROMMATI IRENE
TOPIC: Multimedia, Theater, Creative Writing: Combining tools in Education
LADOPOULOS IOANNIS
SUPERVISOR: ZEREFOS STYLIANOS
TOPIC: The role of Artificial Lighting in Healing Environments: Attempts and Methods for faster healing in medical facilities
MANIAS DIMOSTHENES
SUPERVISOR: MAVROMMATI IRENE
TOPIC: Utilization of Creative Narrative Techniques in the Design of Electronic Services
NASTOU MARINA-PANAGIOTA
SUPERVISOR: ZEREFOS STYLIANOS
TOPIC: Protection of cultural heritage from the effects of climate change
TZIORTZIOTI CHRYSANTHI
SUPERVISOR: MAVROMMATI IRENE
TOPIC: Development and evaluation of educational games in distributed computing environments and networked devices/artifacts with end-user environment
TROCHOUTSOS CHRISTOS-GEORGIOS
SUPERVISOR: ZEVGOLIS DIMITRIOS
TOPIC: Digital Printing – Quality Standardization and Certification
Deanery Secretariat of the School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design
Kanellopoulou Kondylia
Τel.: 2610367614 – email: set@eap.gr
