Porphyrios Associates: The Allure of the Classical

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Porphyrios Associates is one of the most renowned traditionalist/classicistarchitecture, interior design, and urban design firms. Based in London, itspractice can be compared to other distinguished, contemporary traditionalistsfirms on which Rizzoli has previously published several successful books.

In a time when radical, avant-garde buildings by such architects as FrankGehry, Zaha Hadid and Thom Mayne vie for attention, Porphyrios has gained alarge following with buildings that look like they might have come from long-pasttimes. In this large, profusely illustrated book, the firm's work since its lastmonograph 15 years ago is highlighted. The new book, Porphyrios Associates: The Allure of the Classical,features residentialprojects in Greece, Jordan, England, France, and the U.S., and other major newprojects in Germany, Egypt, and at Oxford, Cambridge, and Princeton Universities.

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Demetri Porphyrios has an international reputation as an architectand theorist. He has taught at the Royal College of Art and at the ArchitecturalAssociation in London, has been visiting professor at Yale University and wasThomas Jefferson Professor at University of Virginia. He is recipient of the mostprestigious awards for traditional architecture, the Ross Award and the DriehausPrize. He has been appointed to the Design Review Committee funded by theOffice of the Deputy Prime Minister of Great Britain. He is an advisor to HRH PrinceThe Prince of Wales.