Fikardou is one of the few remarkable traditional settlements of Cyprus which has remained unchanged with the passage of time and has managed to survive and retain its architectural physiognomy and traditional way of life, far from the abrupt built-up changes that affected other settlements and not at the expense of its original features.  Simultaneously however it has been affected by the tendency of urbanism and abandonment of countryside.

This work aims to record, describe and study evidence of architectural heritage in danger of becoming lost with the passage of time.  Elements of architecture and urban planning procedures will be recorded and analysed, with emphasis on the mechanism of residence and anthropomorphic perceptions that are connected with the planning and its organization.More specifically, this work includes the following units:

·     General and historic elements that concern the geographic position of the settlement, the origin of its name, historical information for its founder and historical facts of the age, climatic and geomorphologic data and information on the population and the way of life of its residents.

·     Elements for the urban organisation of the settlement which include its way of connection with the around region, its road network, use of land, the height and density of buildings.

·     Information on the prevailing perception concerning the building of houses in Cyprus and its changes with the passage of time.

·     Analysis of the architecture of its houses (one room, one room with mezzanine, complex buildings), the extension and its relation with external, semi-external areas (hall, courtyard, oven) and its equipment both mobile and fixed.

·     Approach of the anthropomorphic perceptions concerning the residence which reflect and are also related to the members of the human body and the cycle of life.

·     Construction elements for all the parts of the buildings.

The study leads to conclusions that concern the settlement and its historical development and attempts a first approach in the investigation of common elements and differentiations with forms of residence on islands of the Aegean.