.Athens Architecture Overview by designboom and archdaily Athens stands as a city where the legacy of Antiquity is actually interweaved right into its modern and also vibrant metropolitan garden. World-renowned spots of Old Greece like the Acropolis and also the Parthenon stand as long-lasting symbols of classical style and the city's storied past. These designs mirror the fundamental guidelines of balance as well as balance that have affected eras of engineers and also continue to attract historians from around the globe. Yet, Athens is additionally a thriving metropolitan area where contemporary design coexists with its own historical versions. Recent progressions, led through global companies and neighborhood designers, focus on durability and innovation while recognizing Athens' rich cultural ancestry. This duality-- maintaining the aged while accepting the brand-new-- mirrors Greece's more comprehensive metropolitan goals, creating Athens a center of attention in global architectural conversation. The city's building evolution additionally extends to its present-day construction and interior decoration scene, which is actually getting worldwide awareness. To celebrate this home advancement, this city quick guide features Athens's historic sites together with designboom's curation of innovative interior designs and also ArchDaily's collection of projects paying attention to present-day architecture. Together, they highlight Athens' function as a hub of layout technology. Additionally, this December 7-8, The Engineer Display in Athens will spotlight the metropolitan area's home development. The celebration combines professionals in design and also style for workshops, meetings, as well as exhibitions that promote advancement, knowledge swap, as well as collaboration.aerial picture taken through drone of renowned new contemporary Acropolis museum, Acropolis mountain and the Parthenon at the history, Athens famous center|picture u00a9 Aerial-motion via Shutterstock Historic Cultural Landmarks Acropolis as well as Parthenonimage u00a9 Flickr using Konstantinos Dafalias|Acropolis Ancient Agora and the Stoa of Attalosimage u00a9 Shutterstock via isidoros andronos Benaki Gallery of Islamic Artimage u00a9 Shutterstock through brunocoelho|Benaki Gallery The National Public Library of Greece/ Theophil Hansenimage courtesy of a scenery on metropolitan areas|National Public Library of Greece The Greek Assemblage Buildingimage u00a9 Wikimedia|The Complex and also Christian Museum Panathenaic Stadiumimage u00a9 Wikimedia|Panathenaic Arena The Oriental and also Christian Museumimage u00a9 Wikimedia|The Byzantine and Christian Museum The Zappeion.