Athens: Formal/Spontaneous

The issue explores the architecture of Athens through the concepts of "formal" and "spontaneous". From the proposal of Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1834 for the construction of a royal palace on the Acropolis to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, some of the most recognizable divisive examples of the city are included, such as the Anafiotika, Ernst Ziller's office at the Academy of Athens in 1863 - the first "formal parasite" in Athenian history, the building of the American Embassy, the 1923 refugee camps, the 2004 Olympic Games premises and more. With texts and projects by Rebecca Belmore, Alfredo Brillemburg & Hubert Klumpner, Walter Gropius, Chi Wing Lo, Point Supreme, Renzo Piano, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Ernst Ziller, Andreas Angelidakis, Yannis Aesopos, Aristides Antonas, Konstantinos Chatzaras, Panayota Davlanti, Konstantinos Fines, Yannis Koukis, Aris Konstantinidis, Thanassis Manis, Dorette Panagiotopoulou, Georgios Panetsos, Georgios Pantopoulοs, Stamos Papadakis, Alexandros Samaras, Jilly Traganou.
(The issue is bilingual, English-Greek)