Child Space 2017

Interdisciplinary Conference
with international participation

The School of Architecture, the School of Early Childhood Education and the "Total Quality Management and Innovative Implementations in Education" Master’s Program at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the School of Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens, the School of Architectural Engineering at the Technical University of Crete and the Department of Early Childhood Education at the University of Ioannina, jointly organize the Interdisciplinary Conference with international participation titled:

CHILDREN'S SPACES OR SPACES FOR CHILDREN?
When education intersects with the everyday life in the city

Thessaloniki, 19 - 21 Μay 2017

The children’s relationship with their educational spaces as well as with their urban environment suggests a particular challenge to the conditions of contemporary everyday life. The child-centered approach to living and learning gradually becomes more complex, moving towards a balanced yet polyvalently, polysemously and diversely dialectic, experiential and hands-on relationship with their environment, thus inviting architecture and pedagogy to take action and provide answers. This approach offers new possibilities to the imperative call of our times for reappraisal and for a reflective study on the children’s educational conditions which contribute to the creation of active citizens who are capable of critical thinking, collaborative activities, social awareness and attentiveness to the collective interest.

The objective of this interdisciplinary Conference with international participation is to pursue the dynamic osmosis of pedagogy with the design domain as well as the transformative oscillation between theory and practice, theoretical research and practical applications.

The Conference aims to contribute to the exploration of contemporary changing conditions in children's learning spaces as well as to a new pluralistic vision of the children’s relationship with the city.

Deadlines

Submission of abstracts: 30 January 2017
Notification of acceptance: 20 February 2017
First program announcement: 10 April 2017
Final program announcement: 5 May 2017

The Organizing Committee invites authors to submit paper proposals for a 15-20’ oral presentation which will be related to the main thematic fields listed below:

I. Transformations of schools’ spaces and educational change
II. The multimodal intersection of urban and educational spaces
III. The city as a learning environment
IV. Introducing innovations for the upgrade of the educational environment

There will be presented student posters in a separate stand under the general topic: Students’ Recommendations.

Paper proposals along with the authors’ application forms (available through the website) can be submitted electronically to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

In order for an accepted paper to be included in the final program (expected April 20th) the author must provide the registration fee on time (with the exception of students who participate for free). In the event of multiple authors, at least one registration is required by the team member who will make the presentation. Should the rest of the team members wish to attend the conference, receive the conference welcome package and the certificate of participation then they should all register as well.

Registration Deadlines:

Pre-registration: 7 April 2017 (50 €)
Late Registration: 20 April 2017 (70 €)

Participating students (Undergraduate, Masters and Ph.D. candidates) from the schools that organize the conference are not required to pay the registration fee. For your registration to the Conference you may put or transfer money in the following Bank Account with the Name "Eidikos Logariasmos Kondilion Erevnas A.P.TH (ELKE A.P.TH.)" (please find below) and send us the receipt of the transaction. The receipt of the transaction can be sent with file title "First Name Last Name-94072", to the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (contact person: Fragou Efthimia, tel. 2310-995599, 6994636364).

BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:
PIRAEUS BANK
NAME: Eidikos Logariasmos Kondilion Erevnas A.P.TH (ELKE A.P.TH.)
IBAN: GR98 0172 2020 0052 0200 2079 933
Code Bic (SWIFT address) PIRBGRAΑ
Upon transfer of the amount, please indicate:
FIRST NAME-LAST NAME, 94072, CHILD-SPACE

Language of presentation

Paper presentations can be delivered either in the Greek or in the English language, depending on the author(s)’ country of origin as well as on the language that the presented research work was carried out in. In both cases, the conference will provide for simultaneous translation on site.

Duration of presentation

Presentations should be limited to 15 minutes.

Students’ Recommendations

There will be presented student posters in a separate stand under the general topic: "Students’ Recommendations"

Final papers

The finalized versions of the accepted papers are expected to be submitted by June 30th, 2017. Authors who have carried out their research in the Greek language will submit their text in Greek. Authors who have worked their research material and submitted their abstract proposal in English they have the option to write their full papers in the English language.

Conference proceedings

The conference Proceedings will be published electronically in collaboration with the Greek National Documentation Centre (EKT) and will be available online through the EKT database. The conference registration fee also includes access to this electronic database. Moreover, the Scientific Committee of the conference will select outstanding works for publication in a printed volume, which, however, will not be part of the conference material. All participants who wish to purchase the published volume should notify the Organizing Committee. The exact details of the publication (price, payment and posting options) will be determined at a later date.

The Conference Organizing Committee

President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Members:

Kyriaki Tsoukala, Professor, AUTH
Dimitris Germanos, Professor, AUTH
Paria Tomprou, architect, Ph.D. candidate AUTH
Domna-Mika Kakana, Professor, AUTH
Maria Sakellariou, Professor, University of Ioannina
Konstantinos-Alketas Oungrinis, Associate Professor, Technical University of Crete
Christos Deligiannis, Assistant Professor, NTUA
Antonis Lenakakis, Assistant Professor, AUTH
Alexandra Gkloumpou, Ph.D. AUTH, Kindergarten Teacher
Fyllio Katsavounidou, Architect, Ph.D., Head of Department of Operational Planning, Municipality of Veria.
Marianthi Liapi, TUC TIE Lab, Technical University of Crete, Ph.D. candidate AUTH
Paraskevi Panteliadou, Architect, Ph.D. candidate AUTH

The Conference Scientific Committee

Kleo Axarli, Professor, AUTH
Stavros Vergopoulos, Associate Professor, AUTH
Dimitris Germanos, Professor, AUTH
Lia Yoka, Associate Professor, AUTH
Christos Deligiannis, Assistant Professor, NTUA
Domna-Mika Kakana, Professor, AUTH
Konstantina Kalara, Assistant Professor AUTH
Maro Kardamitsi-Adami, Emeritus Professor, NTUA
Fyllio Katsavounidou, Architect, Ph.D., Head of Department of Operational Planning, Municipality of Veria.
Riva Lava, Assistant Professor, NTUA
Antonis Lenakakis, Assistant Professor, AUTH
Maria Markou, Assistant Professor, NTUA
Irene Micha, Assistant Professor, NTUA
Maria Birbili, Assistant Professor, AUTH
Kafenia Botsoglou, Professor, University of Thessaly
Bouki Babalou-Noukaki, Emeritus Professor, NTUA
Konstantinos-Alketas Oungrinis, Associate Professor, Technical University of Crete
Maria Sakellariou, Professor, University of Ioannina
Konstantia Tamoutseli, Assistant Professor, AUTH
Maria Tratsela, Assistant Professor, AUTH
Kyriaki Tsoukala, Professor, AUTH

Download the final complete
conference program

Photographic Contest for Students
Taking Pictures of my School

The contest aims at presenting the “child’s view” on educational spaces, which constitute the context of everyday lives of children. Through the photographic lens, the children are invited to document whatever they consider as interesting: it could be the “most beautiful” part of the school space, or, on the contrary, the “ugliest” spot; it could be their favorite or their least favorite.

All pictures will be projected during the congress. After a selection process, some of them will also be presented in printed form, at the congress venue. In addition to this, there will be a prize (a digital camera) for the winner.

The schools that participate in the contest are: the 77th Grade School of Athens, the 3rd and 10th Grade Schools of Chania, The Experimental School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki-Grade School.

For further information, please contact Fyllio Katsavounidou, tel. 6934015750, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.