Meaning of polykatoikia | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of concrete urban housing block in postwar Greece.

Examples

“Although architects and historians have voiced a profound sense of failure with regard to the polykatoikia, I want to argue for its positive aspects.”

“This was the era of the polykatoikia, the apartment block built of unadorned concrete and typically five or six storeys high.”

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