GEORGE KATODRYTIS / STUDIONOVA ARCHITECTS :: Texts on the CITY

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Interview published in Nikkei Architecture

Nikkei ArchitectureThis rapid expansion of the city has inevitably created a new architectural phenomenon: individual high-rise blocks grouped together by virtue of proximity and with little or no surroundings create distinguished skylines. (more...)

Article published in the With/Without book by Bidoun

with/withoutGeorge has contributed to the With/Without publication by Bidoun (more...)

Moderator of panel discussion at the Sharjah Biennial 8

sharjah biennialSharjah Biennial 8, 4 April – 4 June 2007 ‘Still Life: Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change’ (more...)

Articles published in the Al Manakh book by Archis

al manakhGeorge has contributed to the Al Manakh publication by Archis Foundation (more...)

Article in The Superlative City publication

The Superlative City
constructivismGeorge has contributed to the publication The Superlative City Dubai and the Urban Condition in the Early Twenty-First Century

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Interview on BBC World Service Radio: Culture Shock

marina 2The Dubai Experiment soon became the the Dubai Phenomenon. Is this now the beginning of the Dubai Success? (more...)

Architecture + Tourism Conference

tourismGeorge moderated and presented at the Architecture + Tourism Conference, IAU Dubai Campus, 2 March 2007 (more...)

Lecture at the Berlage Institute, Rotterdam

Berlage lectureInstant City: The Rise of Dubai. First in a series of dialogues which addresses the relations between architecture, power, and political dissent. Debate between Kees Christiaanse and George Katodrytis. Moderated by Roemer van Toorn. (more...)

Presentation at the Lighting at Middle East Electricity Masterclass Programme

marina 1The city is full of small bits of energy and light sources that make up a global illumination system. By utilizing the local matrix, it is possible to re-invent urban lighting. (more...)