In Greece, urban centers such as Athens and Thessaloniki began to expand in 1919.  These extensions were made section by section in simple street layouts in which the blocks were as small as possible to protect the interests of the land owners.  In contrast to the existing Neo-Classical character in Greece, modern architecture was rapidly accepted as a building style, and reflected in the style of housing projects that were developed on these apartment blocks.  Greek apartment buildings constructed in this period were designed to attract middle-class residents who embraced modern architecture as aligning with a demand for social modernization.  Such intentions led architects to build these apartment buildings out of reinforced concrete, both for its functional capabilities as a material, and as a reflection of the Modernist movement.​

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