About

STUDIO JUAJ
​ stands for
jonian silaj
architecture & urbanism.
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THIS SITE SUBSTITUTES THE PLATFORM FOR THE CONTINUOUS RESEARCH & PROGRESS OF THE SPATIAL VALUES CREATED BY DESIGN.
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With the discipline & the working method of an architect + the intentions & working principles of an urban designer, ​the projects have the integrity of being direct, yet firmly rooted in the urban context that is created by
a framework of complexity
​& positivism.
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​FOR EVERY PROJECT
THERE ARE 3 PRINCIPLES THAT ARE ALWAYS FOLLOWED DURING THE CREATIVE PROCESS:
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1.On Design

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​We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but
a habit.



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Will Durant

2.On Architecture
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​I don't have regrets of being an architect. You are looking continuously - to the leaves of the trees, the shapes of the cars,to the structures of the city, to the patterns of textiles - to find the reasons behind the forms. That is very rewarding. If you extend a profession like that to the entire history, it allows you to travel through time.


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Rafael Moneo

3.​On Urbanism

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​We do not need to wait for someone else to make it. We build it when we choose how and where to live. We build it when we move a little bit closer. We build it when we choose to move a little slower. We build it by choosing to put aside our fear of the city and other people. We build it by pursuing it in our lives, and in so doing, pushing the city to change with us. ​
​We build the happy city by living it.
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​Charles Montgomery

THE STUDIO'S PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS VARY FROM SPATIAL SOCIOLOGY TO URBAN IDENTITY & DIVERSITY, BUILDING & CITY ENVIRONMENT, REDEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, RESILIENCE & URBAN LANDSCAPES.
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Jonian Silaj is a registered  architect  & urban  designer in  Greece  and ​in  The  Netherlands.

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