Anna-Maria Visilia

I. Ph.D. Thesis

• Vissilia, A.M. (1996). “Sculpting in Space and Time: Gardens by James C. Rose,” Ph.D. Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A

II. Refereed Peer-Reviewed Journals

· Eleftheraki, G, Markou, M, Visilia, A.M. (2025). “Cartographies of the landscape of the interwar linear park of Fokionos Negri Street in Athens through literature and art,” The Urban Book Series, Springer (in print).

· Visilia, A.M. (2023). “Modular Gardens by James C. Rose. A 1946 experiment for Ladies’ Home Journal,” Agathon International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, Issue 14, pp. 74-83.

· Papafotiou, M., Paraskevopoulou, A., Akoumianaki-Ioannidou, A., Myroforidou, V., Galati, M., Andreopoulou, C., Visilia, A-M., Choundas, K., Kontos, I., Porfyraki, T., Christara-Papageorgiou, F., Gogolos, D., and Papakonstantinou, E. (2020). “Site analysis and development of strategy to enhance the identity of Lycabettus Hill in Athens and support sustainable management,” Acta Horticultarae.

· Visilia, A.M., Porfyraki, Th., Papadopoulos, G. (2019). “Assessing the Value of Outdoor Space in Nursing Homes: A Case Study for Athens Geriatric Home (Greece),” Landscape Research Record, No 8, March 6-9, 2019, editor-in-chief Galen Newman, pp. 249-260 (ISSN 2471-8335).

· Apostolidis, E., Papafotiou M., Visilia, A.M., Paraskevopoulou, A. (2015). “Gardens and orchards of Kampos’ historical country mansions in Chios: An early trace of landscape architecture in Greece,” Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, April 2015, 35:4, pp. 290-311.

· Visilia, A.M. Villi, M. (2010). “Adobe and timber ties as the main construction materials of a historic Greek dwelling,” International Journal of Architectural Heritage, vol.4, issue 4, October – December 2010, pp. 295-319.

· Visilia, A.M. (2009). “Bioclimatic lessons from James C. Rose’s architecture,” Building and Environment, vol. 44, issue 8, August 2009, pp. 1758-1768.

· Visilia, A.M. (2009). “Evaluation of a sustainable Greek vernacular settlement and its landscape: architectural typology and building physics,” Building and Environment, volume 44, issue 6, June 2009, pp. 1095-1106.

· Visilia, A.M. (2008). “Fast-tracking building projects: Creative design and issues of quality,” Studies in Regional and Urban Planning, Issue 11a, December 2008, pp. 63-75.

III. Refereed Peer-Reviewed International Conference Proceedings (Selected)

· Visilia, A.M. (2025). “Defense and Delight in Daily Outdoor Life: Post-Byzantine Landscape Systems of the Cycladic Island of Naxos, Greece,” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA): Processes + Impacts, March 27-29, 2025 (accepted).

· Eleftheraki, G., Markou, M, Visilia, A.M. “Landscape Protection, Physiognomy, Preservation and Tourism Sustainability in Isolated Island Regions: Case Study of Development of an Agro-Touristic Landscape on Astypalaia Island,” International Conference on Changing Cities VI, Spatial Design, Landscape, Heritage & Socio-economic Dimensions, Rhodes, Greece, 24-28 June 2024, Proceedings, edited by Prof. Aspa Gospodini, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, pp. 1581-1590.

· Visilia, A.M. (2024). “Modular Gardens,” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA): Taking Action | Making Change, March 20-23, 2024.

· Eleftheraki, G., Visilia, A.M., Tzamalis, G. “Cartographies of the Landscape of the Interwar Linear Park of Fokionos Negri Street in Athens through Literature and Art,” International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design | Self Sufficient City, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Engineering, EPOKA University, Tirana, November 16-18, 2023, Book of Abstracts, p. 14

· Visilia, A.M. (2023). “Theatricality in James C. Rose’s American Gardens,” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA): Allign | Reallign, March 16-18, 2023.

· Visilia, A.M, Fisher, D. (2022). “A Historic American Landscape Survey for the NDSU Campus Tracing the Early Planning Ideas of Morell & Nichols,” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA): Evolving Norms: Adapting Scholarship to Disruptive Phenomena, March 16-19, 2022.

· Visilia, A.M, Long, M. (2020). “Sustainable Interfacing of Landscape and Architecture: Form and aesthetics in the Landscapes of Diana Balmori,” EDRA52Detroit (EDRA): Just Environments: Transdisciplinary Border Crossing, March 17-20, 2021 (accepted).

· Visilia, A.M, Palili, S. (2020). “‘Therapeutic landscapes’ in psychiatric hospital design: The landscape design of Dromokaitio Mental Institution in Athens, Greece, based on pre- and post-occupancy research findings,” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA): Deep Time: 100 Years of CELA, March 18-21, 2020, University of Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky, 2020 Conference Proceedings, p. 57.

· Papafotiou, M., Paraskevopoulou, A., Akoumianaki-Ioannidou, A., Myroforidou, V., Galati, M., Andreopoulou, C., Visilia, A-M., Choundas, K., Kontos, I., Porfyraki, T., Christara-Papageorgiou, F., Gogolos, D., and Papakonstantinou, E. (2020). “Site analysis and development of strategy to enhance the identity of Lycabettus Hill in Athens and support sustainable management”, 1st International Symposium on Botanical Gardens and Landscapes, Bangkok (Thailand), December 2-4, 2019.

· Visilia, A.M, Andreopoulou, Ch. (2019). “Trails in Greek Landscapes as Ancient Modes of Green Mobility,” IFLA World Congress 2019 (IFLA): Common Ground, September 18-20, 2019, Oslo, Norway, IFLA World Congress 2019 Book of Abstracts, edited by Christiane Wolfbauer, p. 172.

· Visilia, A.M, Galati, M., Kirkwood, M. (2019). “The town of Volax, Tinos Island, Greece: Eternal Beauty in Stones and Earth in a Symbiotic State with People and Architecture,” IFLA World Congress 2019 (IFLA): Common Ground, September 18-20, 2019, Oslo, Norway (accepted as poster).

· Visilia, A.M, Andreopoulou, Ch. (2019). “Redefining an Ancient Trail in Delphi: A Contemporary Design Narrative,” EDRA50Brooklyn (EDRA): Sustainable Urban Environments, May 22-26, 2019, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York, Beth, A., Wener, R., Yoon, B., Rae, R. A., & Morris, J. (Eds.). (2019). Proceedings from EDRA 50: Sustainable urban environments. Brooklyn, NY: Environmental Design Research Association. https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/projects/edra-50-proceedings.

· Visilia, A.M, Porfyraki, Th., Papadopoulos, G. (2019). “Assessing the Value of Outdoor Space in Nursing Homes: A Case Study for Athens Geriatric Home (Greece),” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA): Engaged Scholarship: Bringing Together Research, Teaching, and Service, March 6-9, 2019, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, pp. 522-536.

· Visilia, A.M, Reed, J., Kirkwood, M. (2019). “Creating Contemporary Narratives for Cultural Heritage Ruins: A Chaco Canyon, New Mexico Case Study,” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA): Engaged Scholarship: Bringing Together Research, Teaching, and Service, March 6-9, 2019, University of California, Davis, Sacramento (accepted as poster).

· Visilia, A.M. (2018). “The Role of Plants in James C. Rose’s Gardens,” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA): Transforming the Discussion, March 21-24, 2018, Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech University, pp. 151-160.

· Georgi, J., Dova, E., Sivitanidou, A., Visilia, A.M. (2017). “The Plan(T)Ed Cube: A Hands-On Educational Approach,” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA): Bridging, May 26-29, 2017, Beijing, China, Tsinghua University & Beijing Forestry University & Peking University, p. 70. (ISBN 978-0-9853013-4-7)

· Visilia, A.M., Anagnostopoulou P-M. (2016). “Agrarian landscape along Pamisos River: Beyond an ordinary narrative,” 6th International Conference on Landscape and Urban Horticulture, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 20-25 June 2016, Greece, 20-25 June 2016, pp. 151-154.

· Visilia, A.M., Georgi, J. (2016). “Teaching construction as a design course,” ECLAS Conference: Bridging the Gap, Rapperswil, Switzerland 11-14 September 2016, pp. 425-427. (ISSN 1662-5684, ISBN 978-3-9523972-9-9)

· Georgi, J., Visilia, A.M. (2016). “The Vertical Gardens of Roberto Burle Marx: An Artistic Expression,” IFLA 2015, 53rd World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects/Tasting the Landscape, Turin, Italy, 20-22 April 2016, p.465. (ISBN 978-88-7970-781-7)

· Visilia, A.M., Georgi, J. (2015). “Ancient Towers on Naxos Island, Greece: A Sustainable Environment,” BIOCULTURAL Conference, International Conference on Sustainability in Architectural Cultural Heritage, University of Cyprus, Department of Architecture, Limassol, Cyprus, 11-12 December 2015, e-proceedings, edited by Maria Philokyprou, Aimilios Michael, and Andreas Savvides, pp. 29-36. (ISBN: 978-9963-9912-5-9)

· Georgi, J., Visilia, A.M. (2015). “Landscape Model Making: An Archetypal Design Medium Reevaluated in a Digital Age,” ECLAS Conference: Landscapes in Flux, Tartu, Estonia 20-23 September 2015, e-proceedings, edited by Gloria Niin & Himansu Sekhar Mishra, Department of Landscape Architecture, Estonian University of Life Sciences, pp.26-30. (ISBN 978-9949-536-97-9)

· Georgi, J., Visilia, A.M. (2015). “Natural Landscapes of Cyprus as Educational Design Tools to Understand Form and Space,” IFLA 2015, 52nd World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects/History of the Future, St. Petersburg, Russia, 7-15 June 2015, IFLA 52nd World Congress Proceedings, edited by Maria Ignatieva, Nigel Thorne, Elena Golosova, Per Berg, Per Hedfors, Tuula Eriksson, Diane Menzies, Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Polytechnic University Publishing House, pp. 54-56. (ISBN 978-5-7422-4877-4)

· Georgi, J., Constantinides, Ch., Visilia, A.M. (2015). “Public Space as Landscape Experience of Happiness and Dreams: A Garden Utopian Illusion,” Biennale Spazio Pubblico 2015: Forum, Rome, Italy, 21-23 May 2015, Urbanistica INFORMAZION special issue on Urban Happiness and Public Space, edited by Marichela Sepe, pp. 59-62. (ISSN n.0392-5005)

· Georgi, J., Visilia, A.M. (2014). “Edible landscaping as an environmental policy tool for urban cities under crisis: Cases studies from Greece,” 8th Study Day of INU, Italian National Institute of Urban Planning/Policies for Italian Cities, Naples Department of Architecture, Naples, Italy, 12 December 2014, III edition Innu Planning Literature Award, pp. 36-38. (ISSN n.0392-5005)

• Georgi, J., Visilia, A.M., Koutsolambros, I. (2014). “Pafos Cultural Capital of Europe 2017: Landscape Interventions in the Urban Fabric as a Tourist Development Tool,” IFLA 2015, 51st World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects/Thinking and Action: Earth, Home, Landscape of Places, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5-7 June 2014, IFLA 51st World Congress Proceedings, pp. 425-431.

·Apostolidis, E., Papafotiou, M., Visilia, A.M., Paraskevopoulou, A. (2013). “The movement of water in orchards of Kampos: an old irrigation system,” IWA Regional Symposium on Water, Wastewater and Environment: Traditions and Culture, Patras, Greece, 22-24 March 2013, e-proceedings, edited by I. K. Kalavrouziotis and A. N. Angelakis, pp. 335-344. (ISBN: 97 8-960-538-921 -5)

· Visilia, A.M. (2011). “Leveling the garden: the French modernist garden and its influences on modern American Gardens,” ECLAS Conference: Ethics/Aesthetics, Sheffield, England 7-10 September 2011, Proceedings compiled by Catherine Dees, Kamni Gill, Anna Jorgensen, pp. 75-77.

· Visilia, A.M. (2008). “Fast-tracking building projects: Creative design and issues of quality,” 4th International Mediterranean Conference on Project Management, Chios, Greece, 29-31 May 2008, pp.274-279. (ISBN 978-960-254-677-2)

· Visilia, A.M. (2008). “Architecture Integrated to Nature: Bioclimatic interpretation of three environments designed by the landscape architect James C Rose,” 25th PLEA International Conference (Passive and Low Energy Architecture), Dublin, 22-24 October 2008 (accepted as a poster).

· Georgi, Ν., Visilia, A.M. (2006). “Landscape ecology and development of ecologically sensitive areas: The case of designing River Nesto’s Visiting Center,” World Conference UIA: «Cultural Environments and Tourism», Technical Chamber of Greece, Kavala, 20-23 September 2001, pp. 243-255. (ISBN: 960-8369-15-0)

· Visilia, A.M. (2001). “The Annisfield environment: A successful fusion of Architecture, Landscape and Culture designed by James C. Rose and Eleanore Pettersen,” World Conference of Landscape Architecture: «Art and Landscape», Athens, Greece 1998, edited by George Anagnostopoulos, Panayioyis and Effie Michelis Foundation, Volume II, pp. 484 – 489. (ISBN 960-7588-15-0)

· Visilia, A.Μ. (1996). “Tomorrow’s modern garden: Exploring issues of contemporary landscape design in James C. Rose’s philosophy,” World Conference of Landscape Architecture «Paradise on Earth. The Gardens of the XXI Century», Florence, 12-15 October 1996, IFLA 33rd World Congress Proceedings, Nο 1, pp.323 – 330.

V. Refereed Peer-Reviewed Greek Conference Proceedings

· Visilia, A.M. (2013). “Urban landscapes and current design processes,” 26th Conference of Greek Horticultural Society, Kalamata, Greece, 15-18 October 2013, Proceedings, volume 2nd, pp. 285-288.

· Apostolidis, E., Papafotiou M., Visilia, A.M., Paraskevopoulou, A. (2013). “Orchards of Kampos’ estates in Chios,” 26th Conference of Greek Horticultural Society, Kalamata, Greece, 15-18 October 2013, Proceedings, volume 2nd, pp. 289-293.

· Visilia, Α.Μ. (2006). “Architecture and Landscape: A dialogue between ΄inside΄ and ΄outside’,” Greek Conference of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki «Landscape Architecture: Education, Research and Built Works», Thessaloniki, 11-14 May 2005, editor: M. Ananiadou-Tzimopoulou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ziti Publications, pp. 243-247. (ISBN 960-431-986-8)

· Tzouvadakis, J., Sotiropoulou, Α., Poulakos, G., Kambourakis, G., Trianti, Ε., Stamos, Α., Visilia, Α.Μ. (2007). “Case studies of sustainable landscape design,” Symposium of National Technical University: «Issues of Research and Technology at National Technical University of Athens», Athens, 3-4 December 2007, Proceedings, pp. 819-824.

· Visilia, Α.Μ. (2000). “Art and Urban Landscape Architecture,” 1st Symposium: «Landscape Architecture and Urban Design», Thessaloniki, 11-14 May 1998, Proceedings of Greek Horticultural Society, Vol. 8, Issue Α, pp. 87-90.

IV. Contributions in News Papers and Periodicals

· Klontza, O. (2014). “Architecture of Happiness: Honor Award Winning, UIA Durban 2014,” To Vima, July 27th, 2014, pp. A 28 40.

· Visilia, Α.Μ. (2010). “House and Garden in Saronida,” Guide to Gardens, January 2010, issue 11, pp. 118-124.

· Visilia, Α.Μ. (2010). “House and Garden by the Sea,” En Oiko, September 2004, issue 9, pp. 120-125.