Mediterranean Class

How one Greek developer quietly bought 6.2 million square metres of public coastline

The Riviera Tower tops out a month ahead of schedule. The Hard Rock casino concession holds. 571 of 671 residences sold or reserved. The Editorial Desk on 6.2 million square metres of Athens coastline under one Lamda Development masterplan, against the Bank of Greece's May 2026 housing chapter.

Inside Greece's quiet design renaissance

A new generation of Greek studios is shipping furniture, lighting, textile, ceramic, and jewellery to Milan, Paris, and beyond at a cadence the international design press is starting to read. The Editorial Desk on the quiet engine behind contemporary Greek design.

Thessaloniki, the quieter capital story

The metro opened. The waterfront extended. On the Bank of Greece index the city rose faster than Athens in both 2024 and 2025, off a lower base. The Editorial Desk reading of the Greek market the international press reached second, and the buyer who already knew.

The branded residences reshaping the Greek coast

One&Only, Mandarin Oriental, Waldorf Astoria, Six Senses, Four Seasons, 1 Hotels. An Editorial Desk map of the branded-residence pipeline reshaping the Greek coast, the per-square-metre prices, and the buildings where the brand premium is real against the buildings where it is wishful.

14 Greek buildings on the EUmies longlist

Fourteen Greek works on the 2026 longlist, drawn from a field of 410 nominees against 362 the previous cycle. The Editorial Desk on who is building, what the fourteen have in common, and why none of them reached the shortlist.