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Η πραγματικότητα είναι πολύ, πιο σύνθετη απ’ όσο νομίζουμε. Ο ιδεοψυχαναγκασμός και η αρχιτεκτονική, δύο λέξεις, δύο έννοιες εκ διαμέτρου αντίθετες, αποκλείεται να έχουν κάποιο κοινό τόπο, έστω ένα σημείο σύγκλισης. Σήμερα, θα καταρρίψω αυτή την τόσο λανθασμένη σκέψη, καθώς αυτά που ενώνουν την αρχιτεκτονική και τον ψυχαναγκασμό είναι πολλά περισσότερα από αυτά που τα χωρίζουν.
Η Αρχιτεκτονική λογίζεται ως Επιστήμη αλλά και ως Τέχνη. Ως επιστήμη επιδιώκει την εφαρμογή και πιστή εκτέλεση των μελετηθέντων σχεδίων με τη βοήθεια των κατάλληλων υλικών. Αποστολή της (ως επιστήμη) είναι η διαμόρφωση του φυσικού χώρου ως ένα καταφύγιο που εμπεριέχει τα στοιχεία της προφύλαξης, της οικειότητας, της απομόνωσης από τους φρενήρεις ρυθμούς της καθημερινότητας. Continue reading »

Ακόμη πιο εντυπωσιακό αποτελεί το γεγονός ότι η Αθήνα σημειώνει τη μεγαλύτερη πτώση πληρότητας και τη μεγαλύτερη πτώση RevPar Continue reading »

Development of the Athens Riviera is taking off with the redevelopment of the former Athens airport, a mega-project that Continue reading »

Even as Greece’s summer tourist crowds thin, tourism investors are flocking to Athens to discuss opportunities in the country’s hotels, resorts and marinas.
In October, the Greek capital was the site of two major global conferences – on Mediterranean resorts and hotels, and on marinas confirming the growing interest in Greek tourism properties.
Greece has seen five record years of tourist arrivals and is expected to welcome more than 30 million visitors in 2018. And, according to a recent joint opinion poll by real estate platform Continue reading »
Greek think tank IOBE sees economic growth accelerating to 2.1% this year from an estimated 1.3% rate in 2017. The estimate is broadly in line with the official Greek government and Europe- an Commission forecasts, both of which see GDP growing at a 2.5% rate this year. Greece’s revised 2017 GDP data is due to be released in early March.
Tesla Greece
Leading U.S. electric automobile manufacturer Tesla is setting up an R&D facility in Greece to tap local scientific expertise in electric motor technology. The facility is expected to employ Continue reading »
The U.S. State Department has included Greece in its top category of safe destinations for American travelers to visit under its newly created travel advisory system. U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said on Twitter: “I’m looking forward to seeing even more American tourists here in Greece in the year ahead.”
Tourism in the Peloponnese is gaining momentum, which is driven by the area’s upgraded infrastructure, the development of thematic travel products and promotional activities run by regional authorities.

Kalamata City, Photo: mythicalpeloponnese.gr
Ermionida, Argolis Photo: G.Ktizein
More specifically, the area was recently included among the 50 best places to travel in 2018 by the Travel+Leisure Magazine, along with Buenos Aires in Argentina, Marrakesh in Morocco and the Fiji Islands. Continue reading »