Heritage of the ordinary: an alternative view: Strategies for using cultural heritage sites as a driver of sustainable urban [re]development in Piraeus

This thesis explored urban strategies for harnessing diverse types of cultural heritage of the ordinary urban environment in order to achieve sustainable urban development. During the past century, urban expansions took place without any special regard towards existing cultural heritage expressions. Despite the significant role of heritage in...

Drifting space: the case of Athens

Motivation for this project was the current refugee crisis in Europe, although it is a fact that it extents to long ignored issue of immigration in Europe. Many studies are researching the political, economic and social aspects of migration neglecting the spatial dimension. However immigrants regardless of their background or their final...

Eleonas of Athens: Searching for a relation between the residual and the city

This project presents the importance of Eleonas, which was the olive grove of Athens in the past and now is one post-industrial territory, for the whole city of Athens. Eleonas is much more than a residual place, is the last chance to recast the landscape of Attica, the last outdoor residue in the city center and its last lung. Its redevel?pment...

Redesigning the planning process: The case study of Panepistimiou Street in Athens

This diploma thesis explores the Greek planning tradition and practice and its capacity to address the real urgencies of the urban environment and deliver long-term benefits to society and the economy. An overview of recent regeneration proposals is presented in order to investigate the reasons why planning in Greece is said to have weak...

Making the invisible visible: A re-activation strategic project starting with the invisible groups and the spatial formation of the area, using a neighborhood as the activator unit

Questioning the urban myths: In search of coexistence and integration in Athens

Redefining abandonment through inhabitation: Strategic instruments for socio-spatial transformation in Athens

Urban space under negotiation: Reactivation of underused spaces as a tool for urban transformation

Metaxourgio of Athens: Towards a counter hegemonic use of space

De-fragmenting Athens: Drosscape as a device for integration between the metropolitan and the local scale

The city of Athens underwent a rapid expansion that initiated in the 1950s and 1960s because of the transition from the agricultural to the industrial economy. Today, the capital of Greece is undergoing different transformations due to the shift from the industrial to the postindustrial and informational era. These observations could lead us to...