Mature developments Modern architecture in Athens

the office building @ start of ermou street on syntagma square. designed in 1961 dimitris papazisis , interior takis zenetos. has curtain wall made of i-beams, marble, , glass.



ote building near victoria square designed in 1961 kostas kitsikis.

gradually, apart le corbusier s principles such pilotis , horizontal windows, post-war international style came influence buildings in athens. also, grid on façades, of office buildings, became 1 of important fields in design innovation. departing valentis s corbusian proto-brutalist accentuated grid made of permanent masonry, glass , aluminium curtain walls started take over. valsamakis s office building on kapnikareas square (1958) , dimitris papazisis s office building on syntagma square (1961) first buildings in athens full blown curtain wall similar in fashion of ludwig mies van der rohe implemented. marble, abundant material in greece, again used. in 1961, kostas kitsikis designed office building ote on tritis septemvriou street includes 58-metre tower curtain walls , lower wing long brise soleil.

important buildings of era include; building of athens conservatoire on rigillis street. conceived ioannis despotopoulos part of large cultural centre in 1959 went through many alterations , stalled. finally, athens conservatoire built between 1969–1976. building praised clean lines, feeling of transition when 1 moves street building, , despotopoulos s handling of both tradition , monumentality; building of national hellenic research foundation, designed constantinos doxiadis , built between 1965–1968. similar oscar niemeyer s buildings, front , rear façades have strict grids while lateral ones covered smooth marble. moreover, library wing low height makes contrast taller office wing in background; hilton athens designed emmanouil vourekas, prokopis vasileiadis, , spyros staikos , completed in 1963. modern building; however, extensive use of white marble , thin columns made example of classicizing modernism of period, similar in fashion united states embassy building in athens designed walter gropius , completed in 1961.