Urban Life
Digital Guide Offers Architectural Walks in Piraeus
ArchWalks invites visitors to see and learn about 19th-century buildings and other landmarks by following four digitally listed routes.
Property
License Issued for Greece’s First Skyscraper
The building is part of the redevelopment project at the site of the old airport of Athens, Elliniko, referred to as the largest urban redevelopment project in Europe.
Exhibitions
Architecture Exhibition on Santorini: “Under the Landscape”
An exhibition on display on Santorini and Thirasia explores Santorini's underground settlements, built mainly from volcanic tephra.
Heritage
Heptapolis – Three Future Cities Inspired by Ancient Greece
Inspired by the spirit of classical Greece, the Olympus Association unveils digital simulations of three new cities in the area of Delphi.
Arts
This Still Will Represent Greece at the Venice Biennale
Taken from a video set in a Roma shantytown, inspired by Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonos," this still will represent Greece at this year's Venice Biennale.
Architecture
New Proposal for the Redevelopment of Aristotelous Square
With funding from the Greek Ministry of Tourism, Thessaloniki's famous Aristotelous Square is set to undergo a major "water-themed" redevelopment program.
Architecture
Athens Airport Among Greek Buildings Up for EU Architecture Prize
A Greek airport extension, library and museum are among the nominees for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award for contemporary architecture.
Architecture
Vasilissis Olgas Avenue Given Makeover by City of Athens
The recent unveiling by the City of Athens of its ambitious plans for Vasilissis Olgas Avenue came as an indirect response to the negative reactions toward the works to revamp the city center.
