Does global architecture erase place, or can it make new ones?

Image 01:
Vogue Magazine, Editorial 1995 | Mykonos, Greece
Ellen von Unwerth

Image 02:
House in an Olive Grove | Corfu, Greece
Invisible Studio

Image 03:
Akri House | Milos, Greece
K-Studio

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Image 01:
Metropol Parasol | Seville, Spain
J. MAYER H.

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Glass Chapel | Alabama, USA
Rural Studio

Image 03:
Sunset
[Source: Internet]

Image 04:
Bündner Kunstmuseum | Chur, Switzerland
Barozzi Veiga

Image 05:
Stone Garden Housing | Beirut, Lebanon
Lina Ghotmeh

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Can a building be local without looking local?
Can you be contextual by not relating to neither the materiality nor the morphology of the context?
Is the vernacular a living practice — or just a curated aesthetic?

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Image 01, 04:
Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino | Messinia, Greece
Tombazis Architects & K-Studio

Image 02:
Liknon | Samos, Greece
K-Studio

Image 03:
East Quay | UK
Invisible Studio

Image 05:
House in an Olive Grove | Corfu, Greece
Invisible Studio

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Can one be contextual by contradiction?
Standing-out instead of blending-in?

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@fridaymatters.bsky.social blends the academic rigour of a lecture, the intimacy of a friendly gathering, and the excitement of a Friday night out.

It seeks to bring design conversations outside of the conventional setting, and infuse them with a convivial atmosphere, complete with a reasonable amount of alcohol.

#Throwback to “Beauty Interrobang” w/ Nikos Karaflos (Dexamenes Seaside Hotel) at 10AM lofts.

Photographs by Douglas Eveleigh.

Sponsors:
Marmyk | Metaxa | Myran

Sound/Lighting Technician: Greg Magos
Music: DJ Stylobaths
Catering: Dipnosofistirion

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This unforgettable experience was made possible by the support of our sponsors: Marmyk Iliopoulos, Metaxa & Myran.

Photographs by Douglas Eveleigh.

Through the perspective of our guest Nikos Karaflos, Imagineer & CEO of #Dexamenes Seaside Hotel, we set out to explore the concept of #Beauty, delving into the significance of experience, aesthetics and emerging technologies, how they evoke emotion and influence our perception of beauty.

#Throwback to last May, when we held our first
#FridayMatters event, “Beauty Interrobang”, at the welcoming space of 10AM lofts.