Overview
Architecture | Design | Environment
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Tags
- Architectural Designer
Description
Chryso Onisiforou [xo] is an architect, designer and researcher. Born (1983) and raised in Cyprus, Onisiforou studied Environmental Design and Architecture in the United States (2005, North Dakota State University, Bsc, NDSU Office of International Affairs Study Grant Scholarship) and The Netherlands (2009, TU Delft, Msc). She began her early practice in Cyprus working for Vardastudio before joining RCR architects, in Spain and NLÉ-Shaping the Architecture of Developing Countries, in Amsterdam. During this period she has worked on projects of diverse types and scales that have been published worldwide. Among these projects is the innovative Makoko Floating School, in Lagos-Nigeria.
She is a registered architect with the Cyprus Scientific Technical Chamber [ΕΤΕΚ] and SBA, The Stichting Bureau architectenregister of the Netherlands.
On the site she is a contributor author for A.I.D – Architecture in Development, Backstage-Architecture, 2012 and Amateur Cities.
Currently, Onisiforou is working as an independent and freelance architect in Cyprus. Her professional experience includes a wide scope of projects from housing, interior renovations, landscape and furniture design, as well as experimental architecture workshops. Since 2013, she has participated in a variety of international architectural competitions receiving awards. These awards include the Reformation and Enhancement of the Mouttalos District in Paphos (1st award) and the Re-construction and Re-use of the old Chani of Ibrahim in Paphos (4th award).
She is a firm supporter of a collective contribution to our environment and she is open to new initiatives and collaborations, so do not hesitate to contact her at onisiforou@gmail.com or call at +357 99346948.
