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Eleni Gigantes & Elia Zenghelis (October 6, 1999)01:26:29

Eleni Gigantes and Elia Zenghelis present the first project they produced as an office, Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, which created housing while responding to the difficult history of the area. They discuss the design of bungalows on a beach in Greece in terms of landscape design and urbanism. They present projects for Parc de la Villette, the Venice Biennale, and a competition for the Dominican Republic. They present a selection of recent work from their office in Athens. They document a government sponsored competition for a casino located on reclaimed land. They present another casino project, discussing the influence of Jon Jerde’s CityWalk. Gigantes and Zenghelis conclude with dormitories for a summer camp in Japan, designed with attention to the site and natural surroundings. They discuss their collaboration with engineers and builders.

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