NISYROS, History and Architecture an Aegean Islands
Richard Economakis
Associate Professor and Graduate Studies Director for Architecture and Urbanism Studies Program, University of Notre Dame
Photographs: Cornelis de Vries
Details
200 pages
379 color and 191 black & white photographs, 23 drawings
hardback, 28.5x24.5 cm
Description
The island of Nisyros in the Dodecanese is known primarily to geologists and nature lovers for its spectacular volcano. Unknown to most are its remarkable living history, verdant countryside, and the architecture of its four beautiful ancient settlements, which have no other place in the Aegean to envy. Yet, the adverse living conditions on the island have been a blessing in disguise, for Nisyros stands before us beautiful and intact.
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Contents
Acknowledgment
Introduction
Description of the Island
History of Nisyros
Harnessing the earth: terraces, farm houses and footpaths
Towns of Nisyros
The Nisyrian house
Neoclassical Influences
Urban and architectural regeneration of Nisyros
Notes
Bibliography
Index
