Constantinos Doxiadis: The Ecumenical Vision of a Contemporary Greek

A panel discussion with John Peponis (Georgia Tech School of Architecture), Costis Toregas (George Washington University), Vassilis Koliatsos (Johns Hopkins University), and Apostolos Doxiadis. Moderated by Charis Lypiridis (The World Bank). This extraordinary panel covered the life and work of Constantinos Doxiadis, a legendary Renaissance Greek who transformed modern architecture and foreshadowed the importance of networks. The thought and impact of Constantinos Doxiadis (1913–1975) on contemporary settlements is difficult to compare. His ecumenical vision and practice provides a reference in planning for development, globally and in Greece. The creation of Islamabad, the design of Georgetown D.C. waterfront area, his landmark catalogue on the "Sacrifices of Greece in WWII", his various World Bank Group assignments, the Order of British Empire recognition, and the Aspen Award for Humanities describe only indicatively the multi-faceted size of his work. Venue: Sulgrave Club.