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For centuries, travelers have explored the beauties of countries like Greece and have recorded them on paper, bringing home unique images of towns, landscapes and people. In the age of smart phones and social media, historic and unique places are still today a source of inspiration to architects and artists who choose to sketch in their travels.

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Here Elias hosts and shares his sketches and drawings from Greece, Italy, Israel Malta, and other countries, inviting you to explore them in a different way: a classic experience to travel. Enjoy!

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Who is Elias? Architect born in Greece, graduate of Yale School of Architecture, Bezalel Academy and the National Technical University of Athens. Elias practices, writes and teaches about architecture, and leads workshops on sustainable design. Elias has published and exhibited his sketches at A&A Building at Yale, Israel Museum, Athens College, HIT Vitrina Gallery, and other venues. more

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What is Elias Blue? It is the color that Elias uses in his sketches, inspired by the Greek sky and Aegean sea. The name was coined by Elias' peers at the Yale School of Architecture to express the unique blue color that Elias painted the walls of the Yale Art & Architecture front gallery for his travel sketchbooks exhibition in 1992. The color can be technically defined as Pantone 293 or Pantone Uncoated 293U. 

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'I use the blue color to enhance my sketches when I travel - especially in Greece! This color symbolizes the unique sky of Greece, and what Greece is about: inspiration, relaxation and spiritual renewal,' writes Elias in his travel journals. 

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Read through Elias' sketchbooks: