Swaying constantly, like a pendulum drawn to multiple poles, modern architecture in Greece opens up topics and raises questions in every direction. Through the texts in this volume, underground philosophical references and cultural influences are revealed, alternative interpretations of antiquity and tradition are illuminated, latent views on society and politics are highlighted, shifts between the local and the international are mapped, and unconscious reactions and resistances to modernity are identified.

Particular importance is given to the architect-creator, to his work as a continuous metamorphosis, and to his desire and ability to propose an ideal condition while being called to solve practical design problems. This collection can also serve as an alternative, concise history of architecture as it negotiates timeless 'symptoms' of architectural theory and practice in 20th century Greece.

Kostas Tsampas is an Assistant Professor at the School of Architectural Engineers of NTUA. He studied in Athens and New York, and his work focuses on highlighting and utilizing theoretical concepts and interpretive tools borrowed from philosophy, political theory, and psychoanalysis in the history and theory of modern and contemporary architecture. His book titled From Doxiadis' Theory to Pikionis’ Work: Reflections of Antiquity in Modern Architecture was recently published.