Magazine

Manhattan Projects New York City (MPNYC) | 11.05.2026

La Construcción de la semana

Castor Place is a multi-use venue housed in a transformed 19th-century warehouse in Piraeus, the ancient port city of Athens. The adaptive reuse project was designed by Manhattan Projects New York City (MPNYC), the firm led by architect Andreas Kostopoulos, as a “welcoming space capable of...


Ulf Meyer | 22.02.2023

Insight

Last month David Chipperfield Architects won the competition to expand the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Ulf Meyer spoke with David Chipperfield and Alexander...


Ulf Meyer | 16.02.2023

Headlines

A team led by David Chipperfield Architects has won the high-profile competition to expand the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. (Originally published on January 12, 2023; updated with additional renderings on February 16.)


John Hill | 17.09.2020

Products

Nature is clearly the star at the aptly named Natu Restaurant at the Goulandris Natural History Museum in Athens. A variety of trees, plants, and herbs combine with stone surfaces and steel furniture to create an oasis that looks even more inviting in the age of coronavirus.


René Ammann | 25.02.2019

Number

Number of new buildings of around 10 stories being built near the Acropolis in Athens that have sparked protests (and a petition with more than 22,000 signees) over the


John Hill | 28.03.2016

Film

Aeon Video presents a 10-minute film directed by Stella Kyriakopoulos that follows Bob Gardner, a retired engineer from Hampton, Illinois, who dreams of visiting the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece – despite the fact he is blind.