ArchiTravel interviews Founding Partner of Chenchow Little Architects, Tony Chenchow. Interview by : Virginia Giagkou Virginia Giagkou: What is the importance of architectural tourism? Tony Chenchow: It’s important. It’s important for architects to visit buildings, because when you just look at them from the image or from the magazine you […] The post ArchiTravel Interviews Tony Chenchow – Founding Partner of Chenchow Little Architects first appeared on ArchiTravel ..read more

ArchiTravel interviews Iñaki Azkuna, one of the most outstanding mayors in the world, for his transformation of industrial Bilbao into a cultural centre. Interview by : Alexios Vandoros Alexios Vandoros: Every city in the world wants to become a viable city, on a human scale if possible. How would you […] The post ArchiTravel Interviews Iñaki Azkuna – Mayor of Bilbao first appeared on ArchiTravel ..read more

Author : Kiki Gkavogianni Team work. Take a moment and think about this phrase. Many people say that we live in a society of egoism and social isolation, where young people prefer to interact in a web-world than in the real one and aren’t capable of verbal and real-time communication. […] The post Architects Do It With Partner(s) first appeared on ArchiTravel ..read more

ArchiTravel interviews the architect and professor Ahmad Hamid. Interview by : Maria Anagnostou Maria Anagnostou: What is the importance of architectural tourism? Ahmad Hamid: Architectural tourism serves the layman and the professional to get acquainted at least to the major architectural sites and happenings in a city where he is […] The post ArchiTravel Interviews the Architect Ahmad Hamid first appeared on ArchiTravel ..read more

ArchiTravel interviews the architectural historian Eleni Bastéa. Interview by : Stamatia Koloniari  Stamatia Koloniari: What is the importance of architectural tourism? Eleni Bastéa: I think it allows us to dream and imagine having different lives and it transports us not only to different places but to a different society as […] The post ArchiTravel Interviews Eleni Bastéa first appeared on ArchiTravel ..read more

ArchiTravel interviews Nicola Leonardi, engineer, founder of THE PLAN, one of the most authoritative architecture and design journals on the international scene.* Interview by : Maria Anagnostou Maria Anagnostou: What is the importance of architectural tourism? Nicola Leonardi: We can start talking about an example, like Bilbao. If you […] The post ArchiTravel Interviews Nicola Leonardi – Founder of THE PLAN first appeared on ArchiTravel ..read more

Author : Kiki Gkavogianni The past weekend, 15-16 of November, a conference took place in the International Trade Fair of Thessaloniki. The theme was Hotel Design and several designers and architects explained the perspective of the architectural design in the field of tourism in Greece. The exhibition’s name was “Hotelia 2014” and there was also […] The post Hotel Design Conference in Thessaloniki first appeared on ArchiTravel ..read more

ArchiTravel interviews the architect Nabil Gholam. Interview by : Christianna Tsigkou Christianna Tsigkou: What is the importance of architectural tourism? Nabil Gholam: Besides the positive elements of tourism in general which can always be beneficial to a country or a city especially of the second or third world, it has a potential to make a […] The post ArchiTravel Interviews Nabil Gholam first appeared on ArchiTravel ..read more

ArchiTravel interviews the Director of Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, Benedetta Tagliabue.* Interview by : Virginia Giagkou, Kiki Gkavogianni (video shooting) and Maria Anagnostou (video editing). Virginia Giagkou: What is the importance of architectural tourism? Benedetta Tagliabue: In a way, tourism is now kind of a new thing happening. I’m kind of surprised, for example, when I […] The post ArchiTravel Interviews Benedetta Tagliabue – Director of EMBT first appeared on ArchiTravel ..read more

Author : Andreas Batsilas I don’t really know what kept me so long from writing about Morocco and Fez. Maybe an exam period, followed by summer and another exam period, is not the best time of the year to do anything but study and enjoy the few days of vacations you get. Nevertheless now I […] The post A Weekend in Fez first appeared on ArchiTravel ..read more