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Spolia in modern architecture as a medium on the search for locality in Greece

Tezaris Emmanouil

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The aim of this research project is to investigate spolia, reused building materials from demolished buildings, as one of the means of searching for locality in Greek Postwar Modernist residences. The use of spolia in post-war Greece is widespread due to the abundance of construction waste and the result of the intensive reconstruction and demolition of 19th century buildings and early 20th century. The concept of the fragment is analysed in this case, in the form of spolia, as a container of collective memory with references to the past and history, which creates a contradiction with the precepts of the modern movement. The paper deals with post-war modern houses, where an interesting use of spolia is found without departing from the spirit of Modernism. Among other things, it attempts to answer questions:• What are the compositional manipulations in the use of spolia in Greek Postwar Modernism and how does it interact with its normative principles?• Is there a relationship between the choice of spolia and the place of origin of the owners? If so, how is it interpreted?

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