Material relating to the Delos Symposia and various ekistics-related organisations, 1963-1975
Scope and Contents
This material relates to various Delos symposia as well as records relating to the World Society for Ekistics, the Athens Centre of Ekistics and the Journal Ekistics and includes meeting papers, minutes, conference papers and correspondence, chiefly with Doxiadis about various matters.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-1975
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open, subject to the researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form wherever noted. A small amount of the material has been redacted, pending a future review.
Biographical / Historical
The Delos Symposia were established by C.A. Doxiadis, a Greek city planner who invented 'ekistics' or 'the science of human settlement'. Delos was initially organised by the Athens Centre of Ekistics based at the Athens Technological Institute, and later by the World Society for Ekistics and the Athens Center of Ekistics. The Centre also ran the Journal Ekistics, on whose Editorial Advisory Board Waddington sat. The World Society for Ekistics was formed in 1965 following the Delos Symposion, with Doxiadis on the Committee, and the Athens Centre of Ekistics serving as the Secretariat for the Society.The Delos Symposia was discontinued after Doxiadis' death in 1975.
Extent
12 folders
Arrangement
The material was separated into separate folders, in a relatively unstructured, non-chronological fashion. In the interests of researchers, the material has been arranged in chronological order.
Physical Location
CLX-A-1038 - CLX-A-1039
Subject
- Doxiadis, Constantinos Apostolou, 1914-1975 (Greek architect and town planner) (Person)
- Tyrwhitt, Jaqueline, 1905-1983 (town planner) (Person)
- Athens Technological Organisation, Athens Center of Ekistics (fl.1971) (Organization)
- World Society for Ekistics (1965-:) (Organization)
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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