World New Architecture Pocket Series - Athens

Author: (British) Protopsaltos
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book is a guide manual on modern architecture in Athens and Attica, showcasing the vitality of Athenian architecture following the Parthenon. Through text and images, it documents a variety of architectural works, including some of the most important buildings since the 1960s (a significant period in modern Greek history), as well as works by renowned architects such as Valsamakis Manetas, Tombazis, Antonakis, Sennetos, Biri, and young rising stars like Sotiropoulos/Van, Gilded/Yoennou, Kourkoulas/Kokkinou, Kontozoglo Crococh, Papayiannou/Isay. It also includes influential works by foreign architects such as Gropius. The book covers a wide range of architectural scales and types, exploring why Athenian architecture developed in this manner and delving further into the popular Greek architectural practice of barter (a cooperative model between landowners, contractors, and developers). The table of contents includes: Introduction; Acknowledgments; How to Use This Book; Vasiliakis Sofia, Kolonaki Academy; From Syngrou to Paleo Falero; From Fokinos Niglis to Amparokipio; Exarchia to Egaleo; Aspropyrgos (Aspropyrgos), Piraeus; Goula, Marco Polo; Filothei, P. Pissakikos; Harri, Panitzos, Marous; Neo Iraklio, Pafos; From Marathon to Ekali; Nea Pandeli; Kifisia, Kefalari, Politeia; Evia.
Target Audience: Architects and general readers.