Athens' Polykatoikias 1930-1975

Kilian Schmitz-Hübsch

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DruckVerlag Kettler
16 April 2024

Architectural structure & design; Houses, apartments, flats, units

Contemporary Athens is characterised by a building type that transformed the Greek capital into a modern metropolis within a few decades in the 20th century: the polykatoikia, a small-scale urban apartment block. For almost forty years the unchallenged residential ideal for all social classes, the polykatoikia by the end of the century had become synonymous with the rushed mass production of the postwar period and inhospitable living conditions in the inner city. The question now is: what potential does this omnipresent building type have? And how can it be developed further?

This book sets out to trace the architectural origins of this typology. For the first time, it provides a comprehensive examination of the architectural concepts developed by Greek architects for the polykatoikia. Seventy-six innovative apartment buildings dating from 1930 to 1975 are presented with up-to-date photographs, redrawn floor plans, and brief explanatory texts. The selection reveals an astonishing range of concepts, including designs by Dimitris Pikionis, Aris Konstantinidis, Constantine Doxiadis, and George Candilis. In chronological order, the publication depicts the emergence of this architectural type, from the 1930s polykatoikias of the Modern Movement and the early postwar experiments to the iconic polykatoikias of the 1960s. Additional texts explore the evolution of the key architectural features of the polykatoikias and reflect on architects' ongoing struggles over this housing model.

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Seventy-six pioneering 20th-century apartment buildings in Athens .

Explores a distinct type of urban housing .

With up-to-date photographs, redrawn floor plans, and brief explanatory texts

60 colour, 155 b/w illustrations

By: Kilian Schmitz-Hübsch
Imprint: DruckVerlag Kettler
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 160mm,
Weight: 737g
ISBN: 9783987410703
ISBN 10: 3987410701
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 16 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Polykatoikia debates 1930–1945 01 Polykatoikia: Beginnings 02 Modern Movement 03 Mediterranean Modern 04 Greek Roots 05 Interwar Classicism Polykatoikia floor plans 1945–1960 01Greek Bourgeois 02Greek Modern I 03Early Horizontalism Polykatoikia entrances 1960–1975 01Greek Modern II 02Polykatoikia Icon 03After Polykatoikia Bonus Polykatoikia balconies Architects’ biographies Plan sources Acknowledgements

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Athens' Polykatoikias 1930-1975

Kilian Schmitz-Hübsch

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