http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/ architecture and design magazine Tue, 21 May 2013 23:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/comment-page-1/#comment-253030 N Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:29:34 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/#comment-253030 This is in my hometown and unfortunately the real thing is nothing to write home about. In fact, I had a hard time remembering where exactly this bookshop is since I had never thought much of it. The drawings and renderings are much more impressive than the actual shop. I do like the shapes and layering but the materials do not evoke lightness and "clouds". To me the space says "cold" and "confusing reflections". These architects have produced much better work. This is in my hometown and unfortunately the real thing is nothing to write home about. In fact, I had a hard time remembering where exactly this bookshop is since I had never thought much of it. The drawings and renderings are much more impressive than the actual shop. I do like the shapes and layering but the materials do not evoke lightness and “clouds”. To me the space says “cold” and “confusing reflections”. These architects have produced much better work.

]]> http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/comment-page-1/#comment-251820 A Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:09:13 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/#comment-251820 Well, the real thing is much different than the renderings.... the green turns easily to grey due to dust as well.. :-/ Well, the real thing is much different than the renderings….
the green turns easily to grey due to dust as well.. :-/

]]> http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/comment-page-1/#comment-251578 Dave Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:16:32 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/#comment-251578 I love the twisted, angled and arbitrary mazes of glass. The only thing that can make this better is a small slice of cheese. I love the twisted, angled and arbitrary mazes of glass. The only thing that can make this better is a small slice of cheese.

]]> http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/comment-page-1/#comment-251455 J Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:10:06 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/#comment-251455 Stunning, but without the books it is hard to tell how it will really work Stunning, but without the books it is hard to tell how it will really work

]]> http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/comment-page-1/#comment-251328 Ninian M Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:22:56 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/08/sophia-bookshop-and-publishing-house-by-nicos-kalogirou-and-evangelos-kotsioris/#comment-251328 greg are you mad? greg are you mad?

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