.: November 2008
Ivy Nanopoulou’s lecture on “For a sustainable approval to urban space” in a conference with the theme “Immediate solutions to the energy crisis”

.: October 2008
Full design services for the development of King Abdullah II metropolitan park in Amman, Jordan

.: October 2008
Ivy Nanopoulou’s lecture on “Sustainable tourism development” in the “9th Prodexpo 2008” Congress with the theme: “Real Estate & Development in Greece & South Eastern Europe Conference & Expo”

.: August 2008
Inauguration of a new modern luxury hotel at Vlycha of Lindos on Rhodes Island

.: May 2008
Thymio Papayannis’ lecture at the Hellenic Institute of Architecture with the title: “Architectural Journey to climate change”

.: October 2007
Awards for Amphitryon hotel

.: Autumn 2007
Participation in Real Estate Development - Conference and exhibition - Athens

.: Autumn 2007
Presentation of preliminary phase on the upgrade of hotel facilities of Porto Hydra

.: Autumn 2007
Completion preliminary study for Ecological Park - Athens

.: Autumn 2007
Completion of Master Plan of Alba

.: Summer 2007
First prize International Competition - Sultanate of Oman

.: Summer 2007
Completion of the National Spatial Planning of Greece

.: Spring 2007
Participation in "City debates -Dialogue with the city" - Athens

.: Autumn 2006
Participation in Philoxenia 2006 - the Spa Congress - Thessaloniki

.: Autumn 2006
Participation in "the week of new technology and architecture" - Thessaloniki

.: Spring 2006
Queen's Tower Park for Environmental Awareness

.: Autumn 2005
Participation in third Hellenic Conference at the Eugenides Foundation - Athens

.: October 2005
Participation in SEGM Exhibition - Cyprus

.: July 2005
Participation in UIA Congress - Constantinople

.: May 2005
Award for Amfitryon - 5 star hotel in the old town of Nafplio - Greece

.: Spring 2005
Opening of "Nafplia Palace" in historic city of Nafplio

.: Spring 2005
Coverage on Olympic "Host City"

.: November 2004
Lefkoma - Hellenic Association of Consulting Firms (Hellasco)

.: August 2004
Participation in biennale Venezia

.: June 2004
Participation in Congress, Loutraki - Olympic Projects - Hellenic Association of Consulting Firms(Hellasco)

.: June 2004
Telloglou - book

.: March 2003
A concern about wetlands

.: September 2002
The city and the sea

.: July 2002
Visit by Beijing 2008 officials

.: June 2002
Participation in an IOC/UIA Conference

 


 

.: 2005

- TPA participation in the album on the Olympic projects, edited by Hellenic Association of Consulting Firms (HELLASCO)

Regeneration of Faleron Bay
From the Athens 2004 Olympic Games to the post-Olympic era

Faleron, the seafront of Athens is situated 6 km South West of the town centre to which it is connected via Sygrou Avenue.

Athens' relation to the sea, however, remained undefßned over the years both functionally and aesthetically.

The situation deteriorated in the 1960's with the construction of a major highway along the Faleron coast, which created an extensive no-man's land and condemned the residents to noise, pollution and risk of floods.
In 1999 the Athens Planning Organisation took the opportunity of the forthcomßng Olympic Games to initiate a new re-development effort through a Master Plan for the whole area. Faleron was designated to host three Olympic Venues in 2004: Beach Volleyball, Handball and Tae Kwon Do.

"Faleron 21 ", a scientific consulting group undertook the task of implementing the re-development program. Due to rigid time constraints, the planning had to be executed in two phases: the Olympic phase and the post-Olympic phase.

The planning began with the complete post Olympic phase and was adjusted for the requirements of the Olympic Games. This resulted in the temporary suspension of certain important infrastructure works.

The planning objectives of the re-development program are as follows:
to connect the urban fabric with the coastal strip,

  • to create an urban seafront and to enhance the natural and historical environment of the Faleron landscape,
  • to protect the Faleron neighborhoods from floods and to solve the broader water flooding problems of the Athens basin,
  • to remedy the negative impacts created by the raised coastal traffic artery and thus to upgrade the nearby housing environment,
  • to establish a metropolitan focus by providing opportunities for athletic, recreational and cultural activities.

The main interventions for the Olympic phase were:

  • Ïn the one hand, infrastructure projects, such as: the complete redevelopment of the seafront, the construction of the Ilissos estuary and of the flood-protection dry canals, the construction of the Esplanade and tram line.
  • Ïn the other hand building projects, such as: the Beach Volley open stadium with its auxiliary facilities, the Athletic Marina development, the Receptßon and Information building at the end of the Esplanade, the Handball, Tae Kwon Do Stadium for 8,000 spectators.

The main interventions scheduled for the post-Olympic phase are: the relocation of the coastal traffic artery further to the south, the construction of a large canal and the remaining projects for the anti-flooding protection of the broader area, the construction of two pedestrian and automobile flyovers connecting the urban fabric to the sea, as well as the creation of the Ecological Park between the two estuaries of the Kifissos and Ilissos rivers.

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