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This Dark Beacon warns of the dangers of sea level rise

On the Greek island of Spetses, Irish designer Kieran Donnellan and a group of participants from the 2019 international...

modern home overlooks ocean views on side of cliff

Solar-powered Ring House heals a scarred hilltop landscape in Greece

On the southern coast of Crete, Greek architectural firm decaARCHITECTURE has turned a commission for a modern...

square concrete home on a rocky cliffside

Concrete home perched on Greek island cliffside designed with large cut outs to frame the amazing sea views

When Stockholm-based firm, OOAK Architects were tasked with building a beautiful home for two windsurfing aficionados...

aerial view of island Tilos

Greek island Tilos is showing the world how to go 100% renewable

The Greek island of Tilos is nearing 100 percent energy independence using only renewable sources with the help...

brightly colored mesh panels installed in greek ruins

Abandoned 400-year-old Greek ruins transformed with brilliant bursts of color

Artists Thomas Granseuer and Tomislav Topic of the multidisciplinary German design practice Quintessenz have transformed...

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Adorable prefab nursery in Greece mimics a tiny urban village

For design collective KLAB Architecture (Kinetic Lab of Architecture), one of the biggest challenges with public...

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Unique temporary shelter in Greece offers an elevated camping experience

Well, this is different. Studio Genua and hiboux  ARCHITECTURE designed this contemporary wooden shelter, which...

LASSA Architects, underground house, holiday home, Greece, green roof, Villa Ypsilon, green architecture, courtyards, swimming pool, locally sourced materials, concrete

This amazing underground house in Greece frames views of an olive grove

This underground holiday home in Greece is topped with a green roof that offers panoramic views of the Peloponnese...

Olive Tree House by Eva Sopéoglou, Halkidiki house, Halkidiki summer house, prefabricated summer retreat, prefab Greek home, prefab summer home, METALSO in prefab homes,

Tiny eco-minded home bathes owners in the dappled light of metal leaves

Who can resist an afternoon nap in dappled sunlight? Sleeping beneath a tree canopy can be wonderful but not always...

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Archaeologists just discovered an ancient unknown city in Greece

Archaeologists just discovered an ancient city in an area of Greece once regarded as the "backwater of the ancient...

The Picnic Project, green regeneration, Leonidas Papalampropoulos, Georgia Syriopoulou, green neighborhood, Greece, mixed-use development, recreational spaces, communal spaces, water reservoirs, hydrobiotope, greenhouse, swimming pool, public spaces, public parks

The Picnic Project regenerates an industrial mining site into a bucolic mixed-use space

This pastoral vision of the northwest lignite mining area of Ptolemaida in Greece transforms the former industrial...

Renzo Piano, Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center, green roof, cultural center, Athens, Platinum LEED certification, LEED building, green architecture, solar panels, green library, public plaza

Plush green-roofed cultural center replaces 2004 Olympic Games facilities in Athens

The Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center looks like an artificial hill that rises towards the south part of the site...

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Mayor born in Syria converts abandoned Greek resort into a sanctuary for refugees

Now LM Village's 38 bungalows are filled with two families each. About 320 refugees are staying there as they wait...

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Ancient Greek underwater 'city' turns out to be a completely natural formation

The vast ocean holds many ancient secrets, but scientists say the presumed ‘lost city’ recently discovered...

K-Studio, natural materials, Greece, Scorpios, Mykonos, Lambs and Lions, Michael Schickinger, Annabell Kutucu, Cycladic architecture, seaside hotel,

Bohemian island hotel with fresh natural furnishings offers simple leisure in Mykonos

Scorpios sits on its own peninsula on the south of the island, overlooking the deep blue Aegean Sea. The 6,000-sqm-beach...

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