3rd prize in International Architectural Competition by Prequalification
in collaboration with UNStudio
UNStudio: Ben van Berkel with Marianthi Tatari and Kristoph Nowak, Panos Chatzitsakyris, Maria Zafeiriadou, Georgios Siokas, Jose Sanmartin Gonzalez, Heather Black, Giulia Carravieri, Patrick Noome, Stijn Toonen, Tugay Tombas, Le Chang
schema 4 architects: Neli Arvanitopoulou, Theodora Daki, Eleni Spartsi, George Chorozoglou with Myrto Giampoura, Christina Zaromytidou, Efraim Papathomas, Nicolas Psomiadis, Zoe-Pigi Tsatiri
Landscape Design: OKRA
Local Architect: schema 4 architects
Structure: Knippers Helbig
Local Structure: Concept
Sustainability: Except Integrated Sustainability
Local Urban Design Consultant: Dimitrios Raidis
Physical Model: UNStudio
Visualisations: Moare
In line with the ongoing greening strategies of cities around the world, Thessaloniki’s Innovation Forest, or TI3F, proposes an urban forest right in the heart of the Greek city. At the point where the urban fabric narrows and the city’s suburban forest comes closer to the Thermaic Gulf, the new ConfEx Park is envisioned as a place that will be more than a city park.
Aspiring to become a model of innovative urban development that can lead to a more symbiotic relationship between cities and the planet, ConfEx is set to become Thessaloniki’s new public destination, a forest that will not only provide space for leisure and recreation, but that will also be a place of education and environmental awareness.
Coupled with a state-of-the-art Exhibition, Congress and Business Centre, TI3F provides for urban innovation to the power of 3; an Intelligent, Inclusive and Iconic new destination for the city of Thessaloniki, the Balkans and beyond.
