CIVINET and Urban Regeneration

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The CIVINET team may not be composed primarily of architects; however, it includes professionals from architectural backgrounds, collaborates with numerous distinguished architectural practices, and has consistently contributed to significant architectural projects with a strong focus on urban street and public space regeneration.

In recent years, CIVINET collaborated with the internationally renowned architecture and urban design firm GEHL Architects in jointly pursuing projects in Cyprus and took the initiative in producing the “Urban Street Redesign Guide for Municipal Authorities” for M.O.D. S.A., in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the National Technical University of Athens.

Before the establishment of CIVINET AMKE, its members had participated in studies and architectural competitions for:

Street Regeneration

  • The regeneration of streets in the Municipality of Nea Filadelfeia–Nea Chalkidona (recipient of the “Kleisthenes” Award by the Panhellenic Union of Local Government General Secretaries).
  • The redesign of traffic junctions in the Municipality of Acharnes (commissioned by the Municipality of Acharnes).
  • The regeneration of streets within the framework of the Piraeus ITI (Integrated Territorial Investment), as part of the CPD collaborative team.
  • The redevelopment of the city centre of Didymoteicho under the Open Mall programme (on behalf of LEVER).
  • The regeneration of the Vlorë–Orikum coastal axis in Albania (on behalf of TPDN and TPA).
  • The regeneration of streets in Kozani under the KozaniX4 initiative (participation in an architectural competition with the CPD collaborative team – 1st Prize).
  • The regeneration of Agias Sofias Street in the Municipality of Thessaloniki (participation in an architectural competition with a team of senior architecture students from Democritus University of Thrace).
  • The regeneration of streets in the Upper Town of Thessaloniki (participation in an architectural competition with the CPD collaborative team).
  • The Urban Street Regeneration Guide of the Municipality of Athens (on behalf of Samaras & Associates S.A.).

Public Space Regeneration

  • The redevelopment of Lazarou Square in the Municipality of Vyronas (commissioned by the Municipality of Vyronas).
  • The redevelopment of Emporiou Square in Serres (participation in an architectural competition with the CPD collaborative team).
  • The regeneration of Balkan Square in the Municipality of Neapoli–Sykies (participation in an architectural competition with the CPD collaborative team – acquisition award).
  • The redevelopment of Eleftherias Square in the Municipality of Thessaloniki (participation in an architectural competition with the CPD collaborative team).
  • The redevelopment of Katehaki Square in the Municipality of Chania (participation in an architectural competition with the CPD collaborative team).

Park Regeneration

  • The transformation of abandoned lignite mines in Ptolemaida into a peri-urban park (implementation of the 1st prize-winning proposal in a PPC architectural competition by Topio7).
  • The preparation of a Masterplan for the Metropolitan Park of Ilisia on behalf of the Athens Regulatory Plan Organisation (research programme of Democritus University of Thrace).
  • The development of the Faliro Metropolitan Park (on behalf of DROMOS Consulting and TPA).

Members of CIVINET AMKE have also collaborated with leading architectural practices, including those of Alexandros Tombazis, Ioannis and Alexis Vikelas, Thymios Papagiannis, Harry Bougadelis, Kokkinou–Kourkoulas, Rena Sakellaridou, among others.