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In the OKRA project Panepistimiou
will be the central green spine,
providing shade and shelter.
Η πρόταση του γραφείου OKRA
προβλέπει την Πανεπιστημίου ως
την κεντρική πράσινη αρτηρία που
θα προσφέρει σκιά.
RETHINKING ATHENS
DESIGNED BY OKRA E nvironmental upgrades, aesthetic improve- Planning, Housing and Environment was formed as
part of the Strategic Plan for Athens that was being
ments, showcasing Athens’ historical and
ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, FUNDED cultural heritage, providing better service for drafted at the time. The plan became legislation in
BY THE ONASSIS FOUNDATION citizens using eco-friendly means of transportation, 1985 – on “paper” Panepistimiou has actually been
creating a city centre that is friendly towards pedes-
a “main pedestrian thoroughfare” since then! Τhe
AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE trians and bicycles – the revival of the city centre.. reality is far from this as Panepistimiou remains a
GOVERNMENT, THIS GRANDIOSE And all of this by 2016. Sounds pretty utopic right? central traffic and transportation axis, an image that
Well, following the Re-think Athens architectural
further undermines the city centre. This idea came
PLAN AIMS TO RADICALLY CHANGE competition, the restoration of the city centre has to the forefront once again in 2010, when the pro-
ATHENS 3 YEARS FROM NOW | ΤΟ entered its execution phase. With a new, function- posal for the “Transformation of Panepistimiou St.
into an axis of public transportation, bicycle use and
al and effective tram line connecting Amalias Av-
ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΟ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟ OKRA enue with Panepistimiou and Patision Streets, and promenade” was officially announced by the Min-
ΣΧΕΔΙΑΣΕ, ΤΟ ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΩΝΑΣΗ a “revamped” version of Panepistimiou St. that will istry during the presentation of the program “ATH-
ENS-ATTICA 2014”. Since then, Panepistimiou St.
connect various archaeological walks with the city’s
ΧΡΗΜΑΤΟΔΟΤΗΣΕ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ museums, Athens will recover its public spaces. has been closed down to vehicle traffic twice, in or-
der to perform conditions studies and to promote
ΘΑ ΥΛΟΠΟΙΗΣΕΙ ΤΟ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΠΝΟΟ From theory to practice the intentions of the upcoming project. In May 2011,
ΣΧΕΔΙΟ ΠΟΥ ΘΑ ΑΛΛΑΞΕΙ ΑΡΔΗΝ The idea of turning Panepistimiou into a pedes- the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation
trian street and extending the tram network is not
assumed the responsibility for the funding of the
ΤΗΝ ΑΘΗΝΑ ΣΕ 3 ΜΟΛΙΣ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ. new. In 1983, a proposal from the Ministry of Urban competition, promoting the project in Greece and
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10-11 > TASTE FRONT > PREVIEW > THE GUEST > THE EXPERTS > TABLE RESERVED > ATHENS ON A BUDGET
> THE SOURCEBOOK > 2BOARD PICKS > GREAT DATES > AIA INITIATIVE
In the OKRA project Panepistimiou
will be the central green spine,
providing shade and shelter.
Η πρόταση του γραφείου OKRA
προβλέπει την Πανεπιστημίου ως
την κεντρική πράσινη αρτηρία που
θα προσφέρει σκιά.
RETHINKING ATHENS
DESIGNED BY OKRA E nvironmental upgrades, aesthetic improve- Planning, Housing and Environment was formed as
part of the Strategic Plan for Athens that was being
ments, showcasing Athens’ historical and
ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, FUNDED cultural heritage, providing better service for drafted at the time. The plan became legislation in
BY THE ONASSIS FOUNDATION citizens using eco-friendly means of transportation, 1985 – on “paper” Panepistimiou has actually been
creating a city centre that is friendly towards pedes-
a “main pedestrian thoroughfare” since then! Τhe
AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE trians and bicycles – the revival of the city centre.. reality is far from this as Panepistimiou remains a
GOVERNMENT, THIS GRANDIOSE And all of this by 2016. Sounds pretty utopic right? central traffic and transportation axis, an image that
Well, following the Re-think Athens architectural
further undermines the city centre. This idea came
PLAN AIMS TO RADICALLY CHANGE competition, the restoration of the city centre has to the forefront once again in 2010, when the pro-
ATHENS 3 YEARS FROM NOW | ΤΟ entered its execution phase. With a new, function- posal for the “Transformation of Panepistimiou St.
into an axis of public transportation, bicycle use and
al and effective tram line connecting Amalias Av-
ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΟ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟ OKRA enue with Panepistimiou and Patision Streets, and promenade” was officially announced by the Min-
ΣΧΕΔΙΑΣΕ, ΤΟ ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΩΝΑΣΗ a “revamped” version of Panepistimiou St. that will istry during the presentation of the program “ATH-
ENS-ATTICA 2014”. Since then, Panepistimiou St.
connect various archaeological walks with the city’s
ΧΡΗΜΑΤΟΔΟΤΗΣΕ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ museums, Athens will recover its public spaces. has been closed down to vehicle traffic twice, in or-
der to perform conditions studies and to promote
ΘΑ ΥΛΟΠΟΙΗΣΕΙ ΤΟ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΠΝΟΟ From theory to practice the intentions of the upcoming project. In May 2011,
ΣΧΕΔΙΟ ΠΟΥ ΘΑ ΑΛΛΑΞΕΙ ΑΡΔΗΝ The idea of turning Panepistimiou into a pedes- the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation
trian street and extending the tram network is not
assumed the responsibility for the funding of the
ΤΗΝ ΑΘΗΝΑ ΣΕ 3 ΜΟΛΙΣ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ. new. In 1983, a proposal from the Ministry of Urban competition, promoting the project in Greece and
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