George Horozoglou: "Architecture will be gradually dissociated from lifestyle"

George Horozoglou is an architect with deep love and knowledge of his subject. With over 3 decades in the industry, he has designed together with his partners (SCHEMA 4) a multitude of projects that have left a unique imprint on the contemporary urban landscape.

A man of analytical thinking and insight, he does not hesitate to express his views clearly on difficult issues. As he says "the way in which the citizen appropriates public space in Greece today has characteristics of privatization and often sit-in occupation".

On the future of architecture and how it can contribute to improving people's quality of life, Mr. Horozoglou stresses that "architecture is not a panacea. It plays an important role in shaping the living environment of people, who will be called upon to revise their habits and goals."

At the same time, he stresses that architecture will need to "move away from the lifestyle approach towards its authentic definition as a social tool".

During our conversation, he recalled important milestones of SCHEMA 4, talked about ALUMIL and its systems used in the STEM Center of Anatolia College, recalled moments from his collaboration with the great architect Arata Isozaki in the emblematic project of the M2 building of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall and made special reference to projects that are for him benchmarks.