RETHINK ATHENS ,  3rd RUNNER UP
Pedestrianization in the centre of Athens
Two stage European Architecture Competition

location: Athens Greece, 2012-2013
architects: Dimos Moysiadis, Alexandros Zomas, Mara Papavasileiou

second stage collaborators:
lighting study: Diathlasis A.E.E.
mep design: Aggelos Milatos
vegetation Study: Theodora Zagka
structural study: Panagiotis Mitsios
feasibility study: Miltiadis Lazaridis
graphics & visual communication: Kommigraphics

Athens needs a strategic vision for its development, a strategy which will incorporate citizens and visitors, new functions, an extrovert city profile and 24hour uses altogether under a sustainable project. Natural elements, such as trees, soil, grass, bushes, sand and water, are running down Panepistimiou Street as a green river, creating a green corridor of urban comfort. Panepistimiou can become a pilot project for the production and use of green energy: adjacent buildings of public or private property can contribute to the inauguration of a sustainable solar energy and water management strategy_photovoltaic installations on rooftops, water tanks on their basements.