General Information
- Date: October 11, 2026
- Location: Sala Ex Leopoldine, Florence
- Official languages: Italian and English
- Admission: Free (maximum 100 participants due to space limitations)
- Nature of the event: Initiative with no profit or commercial purposes
- Fields: Art, Cultural Activities and Heritage, Education and Training, Volunteering
Day Programme – Morning
Registration and Opening
- 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration
Room Assistant:
Dr Vittoria Schweizer (Italy)
Moderators:
Arch. PhD Aliki Kourkouta (Former General Secretary of CICOP Italy ONLUS, Italy)
Arch. Giovanni Scalfaro (CICOP Italy ONLUS, Italy) - 09:30 – 10:00 | Institutional and Welcome Greetings
Prof. Arch. Nina Avramidou (UNIFI, Founder of the Hypatia Award and BRAU Biennial, President of CICOP Italy Onlus)
Katerina Biti (Councillor for Urban Planning, Urban Decorum and Toponymy of the Municipality of Florence)
Gen. Dr. Mauro D’Ubaldi (Italian Ministry of Defence, Deputy Secretary General of Defence)
Arch. Francesca Pozzi (INARCASSA, Italy)
Arch. Serena Zarrini (CNAPPC Councillor, Italy)
Prof. Arch. Maria Rita Amoroso (President of CICOP Net Brazil, ICOMOS Brazil, Brazil)
Dott.ssa Elena Korka (Hellenic Ministry of Culture, ICOMOS, Greece)
Prof. Arch. Ezio Godoli (UNIFI, President of CeDACoT – Documentation Centre for Contemporary Architecture in Tuscany, Italy)
Dr. Mounir Bouchenaki (General Advisor to UNESCO, France) - 10:00 – 10:15 | Brief Presentation of BRAU7 Biennial and 3rd Hypatia Award
Prof. Arch. Nina Avramidou (UNIFI, Founder of BRAU Biennial and Hypatia Award, Italy)
Award Ceremony
The awards will be presented by:
- Arch. Panos Veneris (North Aegean Regional Authority, Rhodes, Greece)
- Dr. Elena Korka (Ministry of Culture, Athens, Greece)
- Dr. Paola Lauro (Art Historian, Rome, Italy)
- Dr. Luigi Argan (Magistrate, Rome, Italy)
- Arch. Barbara Corazzi (Florence, Italy)
- Arch. Francesca Pozzi (INARCASSA, Italy)
Award Recipients
10:15 – 10:30 | Brief presentation of Award Recipients
- Evangelia–Despina Pavlous (1st Place)
Public Servant, Disability Rights Advocate, Educator, Prof. Ph University of the Aegean, Municipality of Rhodes (Greece) - Andrey Rosenthal Schlee
Public Service and Leadership in Cultural Heritage Policy, Prof. Arch. Ph University of Brasília (UnB), National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) (Brazil) - Eleni Karydi (in memoriam)
Active in road safety advocacy, community awareness, and nonprofit leadership. Founder & President, EFTHITA (Road Safety NGO) (Greece) - Elizabeth Rose Lovelock
Specialist in the cultural heritage of Australia’s Indigenous people. Director of the Armidale & Regions Aboriginal Culture Centre and Keeping Place in NSW (Australia) - Vassilis Lambrinoudakis
Ancient Greek topography, religion, epigraphy and management of monuments. Emeritus Prof. of Archaeology, University of Athens (Greece) - Oscar Andrés López Sánchez
Expert in Technology and Innovation of Materials and Structural Models. Prof. Eng. Central University of Venezuela (Venezuela) - Kahina Amal Djiar
Higher education, managing high-impact programs, empowering youth and serving academic community. Full Professor and Head of the Polytechnic School of Architecture and Urbanism (Algeria) - Taher Ghalia
Editor in chief of Patrimoine & Créativité, Archaeologist and historian (PhD, Aix-Marseille University) (Tunisia) - Ahmed Skounti
Anthropologist, former Delegate of Morocco to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, INSAP, Rabat (Morocco) - Aníbal Guimarães Costa
Structural Rehabilitation and Heritage Conservation, Full Professor at the University of Aveiro (Portugal)
Day Programme – Afternoon
- 10:30 – 10:50 | Musical Performance
Students of the Luigi Cherubini Music Conservatory of Florence
Elena Ulivoli (Violin) e Costanza Lombardi (Cello)
Music by Pachelbel, Verdi, Mascagni and Puccini - 10:50 – 11:10 | 1st Place Award Ceremony
- 11:10 – 13:00 | Award Ceremonies
- 13:00 – 15:00 | Lunch Break
- 15:00 – 16:00 | Award Ceremonies
Keynote Lectures
- 16:00 – 16:20 | Prof. Arch. Maria Rita Amoroso
President of CICOP Net Brazil, ICOMOS Brazil, Founder of the Hypatia Award (Brazil)
“The consequences of environmental impact on Cultural Heritage” - 16:20 – 16:40 | Dr. Elena Korka
Former Director General of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports and Head of Department of Greek and Foreign Scientific Institutes (Greece)
“Major hydraulic installations in Ancient Tenea, Corinthia, Greece” - 16:40 – 17:00 | Arch. Panos Veneris
North Aegean Regional Authority, Rhodes (Greece)
“In Praise of Rhodes’ Cultural Heritage: from Antiquity to the Present Day” - 17:00 – 17:20 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Uşma
Head, Department of Building Science, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Faculty of Architecture and Design (Turkey)
“From Water Infrastructure to Living Heritage: Sustaining Gaziantep’s Kastels and Livas” - 17:20 – 17:40 | Arch. PhD Aliki Kourkouta
Former General Secretary of CICOP Italy ONLUS (Italy)
“Biodeterioration of Stone Materials” - 17:40 – 18:00 | Prof. Arch. Nina Avramidou
President of CICOP Italy Onlus (Italy)
“Water Collection and Management under Extreme Living Conditions” - 18:00 – 18:30 | Final Debate
BRAU7 Biennial – Live Streaming
- 15 – 30 October 2026 | Live streaming
Presentation of BRAU7 Biennial papers (until the invited speakers are exhausted)
Social Programme
- 11 October, 20:00 | Fellowship Dinner
Hypatia Award and BRAU7 Participants
(by reservation by 10 October at: info@cicop.it)
Location: Ristorante Caffè Letterario Ex Conventino, Via Giano della Bella 20, Florence
- 12 October, 10:00 – 13:00 | Cultural Visit
Visit to the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte and the adjacent monumental cemetery.
(by reservation by 10 October at: info@cicop.it)
