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Agios Dimitrios Secondary and Highschool

The Agios Dimitrios Secondary and Highschool is a circular school and a very interesting example of modernity and experimentation in architecture.

  1. Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )


    1969 Beginning of construction.

    1972 Completion.

    1999 Beginning of renovation. Completed in 2003.

  2. Ottoman era (1453- 1821)


  3. Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)


  4. Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)


  5. Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)


  6. Classical era (478-323 BC)


  7. Archaic era (800-479 BC)


  8. Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)


  9. Prehistory (-1100 BC)


What I can see

This three-storey school is a very interesting example of modernity and experimentation in architecture. It has a nuclear ordinance and its dominant materials are concrete and metallic glass panes. The space for the audiovisual media is at the core of the building, and the classrooms were developed radially. This ground plan saves space and makes the building functional and flexible. The most impressive morphological element is the louver roofs, the width of which differs depending on the orientation. This design both saves building materials and ensures maximum indoor protection from weather.

What I can't see

Michele Foucault said that the structure of a school complex is not very different from that of a prison. This claim is true for the majority of Greek schools, but this school is a bright exception. It demonstrates the gap between the ambition of the architect and the dominant architecture in schools, which is typically of low quality. The work of architect Takis Zenetos has a capacity of approximately 1,500 students and the interior is designed to be changeable, in order to better serve educational needs.

 

Info

  • Address: 23 Stratarchou Alexandrou Papagou & Sofokli Venizelou St.

Bibliography

Open House Athens, (2016), Σχολικό Συγκρότημα Αγίου Δημητρίου, [School Complex of Aghios Dimitrios], OHA

 

Open House Athens, (2017), Σχολικό Συγκρότημα Αγίου Δημητρίου, [School Complex of Aghios Dimitrios], OHA

 

Kosmetatos S., (ed.), (1971), Γυμνάσιο στον Άγιο Δημήτριο, Αθήνα, [Single- space school unit. Application at Aghios Dimitrios, Athens], in Architecture in Greece, v.5, p.p. 210-213

 

Technical Chamber of Greece, (2000), Athens, London, Paris, TCG,

http://www.culture2000.tee.gr/ATHENS/GREEK/main2.html

Last visit 4/12/2017