Giamarelos, S; (2021) The Obscure 1980s; or, the Postmodern Ferment of Architecture in Greece. In: Anastasakis, M, (ed.) Athens: 200 Years, 200 Buildings. (pp. 76-82). grad review: Athens, Greece.

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In Greece, postmodern architecture did not consistently follow the Western European and North American trends. Greek architectural practices were of course inclined to understand and discuss recent international developments, especially after the seven insular years of military junta in the country (1967-1974). In the decade of growing European integration that followed, postmodern architecture was decisively shaped by the specificities of local contexts. Postmodern design practices developed almost schizophrenically. They encountered resistance at the same time that they were adopted by architects who rejected them in theory. This ambiguity was reflected in the subsequent historiography of postmodern architecture. Even the most recent histories of postwar architecture in Greece avoid to address the great debate between the moderns and the postmoderns as the central event that decisively marked the 1980s. As a result, the postmodern ferment of architecture in Greece remains obscure, if not practically invisible, to this day. With this article, I attempt to fight against this obscurity of the 1980s. I aim to render at least some of the most important aspects of the history of postmodern architecture in Greece more visible.

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