Year: 2002-2003
Client: Ministry / NGDE SPECIAL PUBLIC WORKS SERVICE -
OLYMPIC PROJECTS 2004 EYDE / OE 2004
The project area was chosen to host the Olympic Venues of the
Modern Pentathlon and Badminton for the Olympic Games
Athens 2004 and refers to a total area of about 350 acres
including municipal sports facilities of Athens, the Army Park
and the Equestrian Center.
The planting design included the improvement and redesign of
the existing vegetation and plant material and the planting of the
new spaces developed for the needs of the Olympic Games,
and future requirements. The planting design of the surrounding
areas followed the proposed architectural modifications with the
majority of existing vegetation maintained and new planting
proposed consisting mainly of low flowering shrubs and turf
where necessary.