The exhibition “Polykatoikia” revealed a deeper need to discuss, from the outset, the urban landscape and our experiences within it. In this context, the invited speakers attempt to explore how we relate to the city we have inherited
The exhibition’s ongoing attendance, the three outstanding lectures that framed its theme from different perspectives, as well as the other parallel events, lead to a reflective view on the present and future of Athens, and more broadly, of the Greek city. In particular, the case of the capital and the need to highlight the qualitative characteristics of Athens’ city center, in relation to the parameters of economic and tourist development, housing, social cohesion, and the improvement of daily life, now define a new framework for discussion.
All these topics are discussed by the exhibition’s two curators, Nikos Vatopoulos and Iris Kritikou, together with Panagis Panagiotopoulos, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Social Theory and Sociology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
A discussion with the audience will follow.