Author : Andreas Batsilas Rome was definitely not built in one day, but I didn’t have more than that to spend at the eternal city. Being an architect, I have studied so many things about the capital of the roman empire, about the architecture, the materials and the construction methods, […]
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Hotel Design Conference in Thessaloniki
Author : Kiki Gkavogianni The past weekend, 15-16 of November, a conference took place in the International Trade Fair of Thessaloniki. The theme was Hotel Design and several designers and architects explained the perspective of the architectural design in the field of tourism in Greece. The exhibition’s name was “Hotelia […]
Thomas Heatherwick – Inspiration for a Generation
Author : Christianna Tsigkou I have to say that when I found out that Thomas Heatherwick was going to deliver the key note speech of the last day of the World Architecture Festival in Singapore this year I thought “well this should be interesting!”. I recognized him as the designer […]
Architect’s Survival
Author : Andreas Batsilas There are some days that you wake up and you just want to write. Today was one of those days. I had this strange feeling that this was the time to start addressing a subject that has been bothering me for a long time. From the […]
Architects Do It With Partner(s)
Author : Kiki Gkavogianni Team work. Take a moment and think about this phrase. Many people say that we live in a society of egoism and social isolation, where young people prefer to interact in a web-world than in the real one and aren’t capable of verbal and real-time communication. […]
ArchiTravel Interviews the Architect Ahmad Hamid
ArchiTravel interviews the architect and professor Ahmad Hamid. Interview by : Maria Anagnostou Maria Anagnostou: What is the importance of architectural tourism? Ahmad Hamid: Architectural tourism serves the layman and the professional to get acquainted at least to the major architectural sites and happenings in a city where he is […]
ArchiTravel Interviews Eleni Bastéa
ArchiTravel interviews the architectural historian Eleni Bastéa. Interview by : Stamatia Koloniari Stamatia Koloniari: What is the importance of architectural tourism? Eleni Bastéa: I think it allows us to dream and imagine having different lives and it transports us not only to different places but to a different society as […]
ArchiTravel Interviews Iñaki Azkuna – Mayor of Bilbao
ArchiTravel interviews Iñaki Azkuna, one of the most outstanding mayors in the world, for his transformation of industrial Bilbao into a cultural centre. Interview by : Alexios Vandoros Alexios Vandoros: Every city in the world wants to become a viable city, on a human scale if possible. How would you […]