Traditional Aegean Architecture. The settlement of Lindos through Art and Geometry

Abstract

The goal of this study is to investigate the connective role of Art Education between Traditional Aegean Architecture and Cultural Heritage. For this purpose 160 students of the Department of Primary Education, University of the Aegean, during the winter semester of 2013 were involved in a project entitled: “Discover the traditional settlement of Lindos through Art and Geometry”, for the course, Art Education and Visual Creations forms. The research shows that students came into contact with the traditional Architecture and in direct contact with the natural environment of Lindos. The project and the artistic exercises, gave them the opportunity to build an infrastructure of aesthetics and culture which can be passed to their future students whatever the geographical location of the place