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The unassuming apartment buildings that proliferated in the Greek capital after the Second World War represented a new idea of modern life and Greek identity 20th century city , Athens, 1957." />Man contemplating the expansion of the 20th century city , Athens, 1957. Credit: Benaki Museum, Costas Megalokonomou Archives Builders, Housewives and the Construction of Modern Athens is a book for those of us who, blinded by the classical wonders of the Acropolis, have never given much thought to the nondescript cityscape below. This is not about architect- led building design but an effort to understand the positives of Athens’ 20th century urbanism, warts and all. The heroes of the book are the polykatoikia – the prolific post- war apartment buildings that were built at impressive pace using reinforced concrete frames with masonry infill. While their white facades, flat roofs and horizontal lines bore some similarities to the forms of modern architecture, these were, as autho...

COLLEEN HAWKES Last updated 15:18, March 7 2017 SAVILLS It's the skinny bit between these two apartment buildings that's for sale - the 2.4m three-storey house was once a coach house. With land at a premium and house prices rocketing, it makes sense to explore every option when you are house hunting, even if you have to compromise a little. The owner of this 52 square- metre skinny house between two apartment high-rises doesn't seem to have compromised too much. The house is only 2.4m (8ft) wide, but it looks quite spacious inside. And it even comes with a history, and a name. Noel Lodge, in Ealing, West London, was the original coach house for Lady Byron's School. Back in the day, a horse and coach would have driven through the archway, which is now the ground floor of the flat. SAVILLS Noel Lodge, as the property is named, has an impressive black-framed entry - this was originally a walk-through for horses and coaches. The school was opened in 1834 and continued un...

Quizzes Lists Topics Save The River Terrace Apartments is an apartment building located at 7700 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1] River Terrace Apartments was one of the first two garden apartment complexes built in Michigan which used loan guarantees from the Federal Housing Administration , the other being Hillcrest Village in East Lansing. [2] History By the late 19th century , the corridor along East Jefferson Avenue had become a prestigious residential neighborhood . As the automobile age dawned in the twentieth century and Detroit's population boomed, large upscale apartment buildings were constructed along the Avenue. However, this boom in apartment construction collapsed at the start of the Great Depression. However, in 1939, Wesson Seyburn, along with Leonard P. Reaume, of the property management firm of Holden & Reaume, applied for a building permit to construct this apart...