Kostas Biris

Kostas Biris (1899-1980), also known as Konstantinos Biris (in Greek "Κώστας" or "Κωνσταντίνος" "Μπίρης"), was a well-know Greek architect and city planner, but also a folklorist.

Books, studies and publications

*1940, "Churches of old Athens"
*1942, "Gypsies: folklore and ethnological study"
*1945, "About placenames in Athens"
*1946, "Recontruction plan for the Capital city"
**includes a plan for a unified archaeological park, on the areas of Acropolis, Plaka, Dimosiou Simatos and Iera Odos.
*1952, "Karaghiozis: The Greek Folk Theater"
*1954, "Rom and gypsies: Ethnography and history of tzigane"
*1957, "History of NTUA"
*1957, "The Young Bloods of Roumeli in the Greek Shadow Theater", (periodical Nea Estia 61)
*1958, "For modern Athens, studies and contests"
*1960, "Arvanites, the Dorians of modern Hellenism, history of Arvanites Greeks"
*1962, "Apostle Paul in Athens"
*1966, "Athens from the 19th to the 20th century"

See also

Arvanites

External links

* [http://www.culture.gr/2/23/238/e23201.html Unification of the archaeological sites of Athens] - Hellenic Ministry of Culture
* [http://www.minenv.gr/hellenikon-competition/oa/en/philippides_en.htm Town planning in Greece] - D. Philippides
* [http://www.psirri.gr/churches_full.cfm Churches on Psirri] - book excerpt in Greek, "History of Psirri", by Yiannis Kaerofylas