Inhabitancy Narrations of the [Hellenic] Landscape

Students : Paraskevopoulou Maria
Supervisor Professor: Athanasios Spanomaridis
University of Patra- Department of Architects Engineering
Presentation date: 04/11/11

Inhabitancy Narrations of the [Hellenic] Landscape: The Hellenic landscape is shined by the sun, bordered by salt and thus it thrives. This reflection is inherited by generations. For some people it is a familiar fact, while for others it is rather a borrowed memory. In the urban picturesque scene, such images tend to vanish. The planning strategies for cities have hidden the light, have shaded the ground and have choked the oxygen. The cities were abused and learned to hide their unique spatial qualities well. However, they have yet to demonstrate another perspective, the one that holds the luster of the palimpsest. On this multiple written canvas of the former Hellenic airport, a park that narrates the history and development of the Neolithic revolution is suggested, while trying to regain human's relationship with earth and the cultivation procedures. Images and sensations of the past are combined with modern elements, creating a new reality that hovers between urban and agricultural. Inhabitancy scenarios are designed, with the actual and broadest sense of the word, as an act that confirms the basis of our existence and brings forward the ideal human character. Thus, revealing the qualities of the landscape and the habitant's value; while having the ambition to restore the colors, textures and smells that represent experiences of Mediterranean living.