Greek Architects of Istanbul in the Era of Westernization

The Museum of the City of Athens – Vouros-Eytaxias Foundation inaugurated an exhibition of photos and archive material on “Greek Architects of Istanbul in the Era of Westernization“, on Monday, May 30th 2011. The exhibition is organized by the Zographeion Alumni Association (Istanbul) in collaboration with the ISTANBUL 2010 – European Capital of Culture Agency and is sponsored by Public Benefit Foundation John S. Latsis.

The main idea of the exhibition is to highlight the sectors in which the Greeks of Istanbul did exercise great influence. One of these was in the architectural movements of the mid-19th till the mid-20th century, where 57 architects (such as P. Fotiades, B. Kouremenos, L. Kaytantzoglou) designed and created over a 100 different buildings, shaping the urban landscape of Istanbul. These architects would introduce new types and styles of buildings, so that they contributed to the westernization of Istanbul and to the formation of the current landscape of the city.

The exhibition was first presented in Istanbul in November 2010. Afterwards it was moved to Thessaloniki and now is being presented in Athens.

A bilingual (english/greek) exhibition catalog with thirteen articles of both Greek and Turkish academicians is available.

via Greek Architects of Istanbul in the Era of Westernization « Mosaiko.