The "rediscovery" of Modernism Modern architecture in Athens

the air force assistance fund building designed in 1947 thoukydidis valentis.



the building of national museum of contemporary art on syngrou avenue. designed in 1957 takis zenetos fix brewery , twice long now.

already since 1949, completion of greek air force assistance fund building on akadimias street, designed in 1947 thoukydidis valentis, showed course office buildings in central athens follow. building undecorated subtly visible concrete frame in form of grid, , has many corbusian principles such ground floor pilotis. valentis had consistent ideology behind design principles of office buildings concerning practicality , aesthetics later in 1960 wrote down in architektoniki [architecture] review. years later, 2 young architects, nikos valsamakis (born in 1924) , takis zenetos (1926–1977) exerted influence in revitalizing greek modernism. buildings, notably 1 of valsamakis s first apartment buildings on semitelou street (1951) , zenetos s fix brewery on syngrou avenue (1957, partly demolished , renovated houses national museum of contemporary art), radically different contemporary counterparts. valsamakis s apartment building on semitelou street devoid of ornament , has façade grid formed balconies , columns. moreover, design inspired traditional architecture in matters of materials, such stonemasonry of ground floor , wooden elements elsewhere, , colouring, such contrast between white , bright red. zenetos s designs, on other hand, inspired technological , industrial progress.