Dimitris Pikionis

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Dimitris Pikionis ( Greek Δημήτρης Πικιώνης , * 1887 in Piraeus , † 1968 in Athens ) was a Greek architect and landscape architect.

Life

Pikionis grew up in a family of captains in Piraeus. From 1904 he studied at the Polytechnic , where he also attended the drawing courses of the painter Konstantinos Parthenis. His circle of friends consisted of artists such as Giannis Tsarouchis and Giorgio de Chirico . Pikionis also painted himself, but without going public with his artistic work during his lifetime.

Tsarouchis wrote about Pikionis, who paints “architecture with the pedestrian walkways without being picturesque”. The individual slabs of the paths are designed like spoilers and can be read as a long walkable work of art.

Works

  • Primary school in Pefkakia (1931–1932)
  • The studio and home of the sculptor Frosso Efthymiadi-Menegaki at Grypari Str. 1 in Ano Patissia (1949).
  • Xenia Hotel in Delphi (1951–1956)
  • Potamianos Residence in Filothei (1954–1955)
  • Town hall in Volos (1961–1963)
  • Playground in Filothei (1961–1964)
  • Access and pedestrian walkways to the Acropolis of Athens and Philopappou Hill (1954–1957).
  • Villa of the gallery owner Alexander Iolas in Agia Paraskevi

Exhibitions

  • Dimitris Pikionis, 1887-1968 - kreikkalainen arkkitehti Suomen Rakennustaiteen Museo (Finnish Architecture Museum), 1993
  • Dimitris Pikionis , Benaki Museum, 2010–2011

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Primary School at Pefkakia (English)
  2. ↑ Potamianos Residence (English)
  3. ↑ Landscaping of the Archaeological Site around the Acropolis and Filopappou Hill (English)

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personal data
SURNAME Pikionis, Dimitris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek architect
DATE OF BIRTH 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Piraeus
DATE OF DEATH 1968
Place of death Athens