The “Syrmata” of Milos: Adaptive Architecture and Cultural Heritage
The “syrmata” (wires) buildings on the island of Milos are traditional small, single-room...
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The dovecotes of Tinos Island
The island of Tinos is located in the Cyclades, close to Mykonos, and is mostly famous for the...
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Xenakis exhibition at EMST in collaboration with the Athens Conservatoire Centre for Research and Documentation
Iannis Xenakis at The Shiraz Festival, Persepolis, Iran, 1971. Photo by Malie Létrange Supporting...
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Porto Lago / Lakki: a 1930’s model town in the Aegean
On the island of Leros in the Dodecanese archipelago of the Aegean Sea you can find a strange town that looks like an old movie set. This is the town of Lakki, or Porto Lago as it was originally called when it was built in the 1930s, during the Italian occupation of the Dodecanese. Some of its buildings have been declared monuments by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
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Lycabettus Theater opens up again
The Lycabettus Theater is an open-air theater built on the site of a former limestone quarry on Mount Lycabettus in Athens. The hill is the highest in the center of Athens with a height of 285 meters, and offers a panoramic view of the city. After 15 years of “silence”, the theater reopens its gates on September 15, 2023, fully renovated.
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Takis Zenetos: The modernist architect who prophesied our digital lives
A supporter of radical modernism, Takis Ch. Zenetos is recognized as one of the leading...
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The photographer behind “The Doors Of Athens”
An abridged version of an interview with Athens-based German photographer Alexander Jaschik on his projects “The Doors of Athens” & “Small Stories of Athens”
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Constantinos Doxiadis: The Greek visionary who built cities for the world
Constantinos A. Doxiadis (1913–1975) was one the most prolific and influential architects...
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Reading Greece: Marisa De Castro – “To make history interesting, it must be written with honesty, even when it addresses traumatic issues”
Marisa De Castro is born in Athens. She studied Pedagogy at the Sorbonne and Literature for Children and Young People. She taught History and Literature to primary school students in the private sector. She writes documentary books for children in the field of history and art, and translates literat...
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Kiki Kolympari’s work explores abstraction as a form of visual storytelling, blending geometric forms, delicate tones, and symbolic motifs to convey themes of transformation and emotional resonance. Employing a refined palette of soft patterns and recurring shapes, she constructs serene, yet dynam...
