Ekali settlement

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed

Garden City. Agapitos argues that was influenced by the International Garden City conferences so as to design the first garden city in Greece, that of Ekali. Site selection criteria were the low cost of land due its long distance from Athens’ centre as well as the healthy microclimate and vegetation.

Bibliography

Αγαπητός, Σ. “Εκάλη, πρότυπος εξοχική πόλις.” Η Πόλις. Αθήνα, 1928.

Καυκούλα, Κ. Η Ιδέα της Κηπούπολης στην Ελληνική Πολεοδομία του Μεσοπολέμου (διδ. διατριβή). Θεσσαλονίκη: Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, 1990.

Κουμανούδης, Ι. Ν. Η Εκάλη που έφυγε. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις ΤΕΕ, 2001.