Greek as a second language: Don’t sweat the small stuff . . .
As I await the arrival of my cousin from Athens, my mind is abuzz with what the new few weeks will hold . . .
Editorial
1September
Are the taxpayers to blame?
Imagine you go to the supermarket. You family budget is about 600 Euros a month in order to buy supplies. Food,cleaning supplies, small items for your house. Imagine also that now that you got back from vacations, and with the house relatively empty, you decide to go once to that supermarket and spend all this [...]
Design
31August
Housing Complex in Athens
by ArchiTeam
Concept The housing complex consists of two independent building volumes that are arranged parallel to Dodekanisou Street and are connected by balconies at the second and third levels. The open space between the two buildings has been developed into a communal garden. The south-east corner of the site includes a swimming pool as a continuation [...]
Editorial
27August
Getting ready for a hot winter
For most Greeks, summer vacations are over. There are a few lucky ones that are still on the beach, and will remain there until the beginning of September, but after August 20th, you can tell the change in the sunlight. The sun rises a little later and sets about an hour earlier since the summer [...]
Design
27August
Houses In Northern Athens
by ArchiTeam
HOUSES IN NORTHERN ATHENS Two family houses in a Northern suburb of Athens. The two “L” shaped concrete structural elements organise the two houses protecting them by turning them inwards, to the central courtyard. The basements create the impression of covered open spaces and include the living areas. The lighter wooden structures of the upper [...]
Design
26August
House and Workshop in Drosia, Athens
by ArchiTeam
General To the unrefurbished ground floor of an existing 1973 dwelling in Drosia, the architects were asked to incorporate a new dwelling, a sculptor’s workshop and to design the elevations, the access points and the garden. In this case, the inspiration for the design approach to this building was the lifestyle of the artist – [...]
Economy
24August
Another view on the crisis
Life, even in our everyday operations is based on a simple rule. Those who take risks, get rewarded. More specifically this rule goes like this: Great risk great profit, small risk small profit, no risk no profit. A person who risks and succeeds makes the best out of his/her effort. At the same time someone [...]
