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The site before the construction of "Metropolitan Expo"



During the construction



and a nice night shot of the railway station (metro snd suburban)



all photos by VasilisATH (www.airliners.gr)

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Foundation of the Hellenic World/Cosmos

After the theater "Theatron" a new big addition soon is going to be added in the Hellenic cosmos complex.

The museum of the Hellenic cosmos.

































http://www.anamorphosis-architects.c...oject_IME.html
Google earth
schizarchitect kat (www.pbase.com)
http://10yearshc.theatron254.gr

[savas]

WOW Konstantinoupolis, those aree some great new renderings. The Theatron is a fantastic venue and I am confident the museim will be stunning. Thank you K.

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Να 'σαι καλά

[gaelic2008]

I have been quite a time ago to check the area where the museum will be built.

If I am not mistaken about the place, what seems to be the most inspirational project in Athens along with Calatrava's OAKA complex, is placed in one of the least inspiring areas... far behind Pireos Avenue.

I must say the place does not do justice to this project and I find it very difficult to figure out how could the project give a boost to the surrounding area. I hope I will be wrong and the whole area will change to the better.

... btw Theatron's exterior looks very dull. i havent been there though...just the photos.

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Personally i support these kind of developments in abandoned areas. Anyway, infos and hi-res images are following.
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Part 1

THE CULTURAL PARK OF THE HELLENIC COSMOS (CPHC)

The project involves the re-utilization and metamorphosis of a large dilapidated industrial site of 60.000m2 in the heart of Athens on Piraeus Avenue, through its conversion into a cultural park centered around Greek history, mythology, and landscape.
The design of Anamorphosis-Architects comprises the general concept, the master plan, the landscape and three major built-complexes of educational, cultural and recreational use, in one integrated whole.
The park is also integrating the adjacent existing buildings of the Hellenic Cosmos including the Old Reception, the Virtual Reality Theatre and the Conference Centre. The CPHC is planned to become a new cultural centre of national and international appeal, a new agglomeration-pole, as a result of its programme and architectural design.

The three major complexes of the CPHC are:

A) the Exhibition and Research Centre
B) the Art & Education Centre for Children
C) the Museum of the Hellenic World

The principal intention of the FHW is to create a complex of cultural and educational orientation. That is a complex which would not simply accommodate some standard cultural activities, but also invent new kinds of programmes through spatial means that could also have a direct urban impact. In that context Anamorphosis-Architects introduces design more as a medium for educational and communicational purposes and less as a simple sheltering of a given functional programme. Furthermore the design proposal is very much based on the obliteration of the boundaries between landscape and buildings and also between architectural and urban scales.

The general design concept is based on an instrumental and contemporary understanding of history and myth as a recurring morphic logic, active and inspirational, in everyday life, and so, capable of generating new spatial and urban contextualization - a concept opposed to any sterile idealizations and symbolic commemorations. Furthermore, the way in which Greek history and mythology relate organically with certain landscape features and gestures has become the major principle of our design, from master plan to detail, and then elaborated into a general morphic paradigm of instrumental and educational character.

Nikos Georgiadis elaborates on the concept of the extended architectural site, in a spatial/psychoanalytic context, in 'Tracing Architecture', AD/Architectural Design, Vol 68, 3-4/1998, guest edited by Nikos Georgiadis, see Editorial pp.7-10.

The CPHC will be realised in three phases: The first phase includes the Exhibition and Research Centre and the Art and Education Centre for Children, and the second includes the Museum of The Hellenic World. The first phase started in Spring 2007.
The Foundation of the Hellenic World: http://www.fhw.gr

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Part 4

























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all the above images and info are from www.anamorphosis-architects.com

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A nice view of Mesogeion Avenue



photo by stergios 456 (www.panoramio.com)

and 2 nice night images of Athens heart shopping center





photos by @urely (www.panoramio.com)

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Awesome additions Konstantinoupolis! Thank you!

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Να είσαι καλά και Χριστός Ανέστη

[savas]

Well, sorry for this "unsubstantially" post again but I have to repeat myself: the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Park will be absolutely fantastic. A true treasure.. Thanks K for all those great posts.

Αληθώς Ανέστη. Ελπίζω να πέρασες όμορφα το Πάσχα με τα δικά σου πρόσωπα και φίλους καλούς.

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Originally Posted by KONSTANTINOUPOLIS

Να είσαι καλά και Χριστός Ανέστη

Αληθώς Ανέστη!

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Ευχαριστώ παιδιά για τα καλά σας λόγια, ο Θεός να σας δίνει δύναμη.

[Erhan]

The park looks great! Looking forward to see u/c-pics.

[moshu']

fuck ! that CULTURAL PARK it's so nice . how much it coast ?

[SkaNdErBeG]

I see some really cool proposals for public buildings/projects (museums, theaters, parks etc...) here...

But in general for a city of its size - many projects look either cheap or boring... One should expect alot more from a city the size of Athens...

And how come the number of projects in Athens posted here on SSC is so low? Are there that few projects worth mentioning?