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An Ephemeral Hanging City in Piraeus

Using scaffolding, ropes and membranes, 170 architects, engineers and designers from 11 European countries have started constructing a hanging city in Piraeus port pier E2 for the first Greek HELLASTOCK which will run until September 4. HELLASTOCK is essentially the Greek version...

Open House Melbourne: The Hellenic Museum Opens Its Doors

"Open House Melbourne", one of the major international institutions for the promotion of architecture, will be held for the sixth consecutive year in Melbourne, on July 26 and 27. Public and private buildings in Melbourne will open their doors free...

One of the World's Most Impressive Pools Built in Tinos

A villa that is being built on the Greek island of Tinos, will have one of the world’s most impressive pools. The house which is located on a slope, has been fully incorporated into the landscape, while the pool...

Renovated Athens Eye Clinic Inaugurated

The renovated building housing the Athens Eye Clinic was inaugurated on Friday by the Greek minister of health Adonis Georgiadis. The building, which is located on the corner of Panepistimiou and Sina Streets in the center of Athens, Greece, was...

Ecological Rebirth of Cypriot Ghost Town

The glamorous tourist resort of Varosha, Famagusta has been deserted since the Turkish invasion in 1974. Residents left and chain-link fences isolated the region. In the last 40 years, few have visited Varosha, which is still enclosed with wire...

National Geographic: Rio Antirrio Bridge Documentary

The Rio-Antirrio Bridge or as it is officially called Charilaos Trikoupis located near Patras, Greece, is one of the most important accomplishments in modern Greece. When the project first began, no one could have predicted how difficult it would be...

Modifications on Melbourne’s Tallest Building by Katsalidis

Famous Greek architect Nonda Katsalidis' dream to build Melbourne’s tallest building may finally become a reality. According to the Australian press, Katsalidis and his wealthy investors sold their stakes in the under construction skyscraper in Melbourne, which was to have...

Greek-Australian Philosophy Professor Builds Homes for the Disabled

The Human Rights Commission of Australia gave an award to former Philosophy Professor at the University La Trobe in Melbourne Christos Iliopoulos. Iliopoulos decided to give up his seat at the university to busy himself with the construction of homes for...

Golden Dawn Protests Against Mosque in Athens Greece

Supporters and members of the Greek Neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn, attended a marching protest against the construction of a Mosque in central Athens. Thirteen years after the project was announced by the Greek government, an architect for the construction of the...

Nafplio Aims to Claim European Capital of Culture 2021

Nafplio will claim the title of European Capital of Culture for the year 2021. This was Mayor of Nafplio--Dimitris Kostouros’--proposition, which was approved by the city’s council. Nafplio, for the second time in the city’s history, is putting forth its...