GREEK: AWARD FOR THE EXPERIENCE PARK
The SITES Gold level international sustainability certification for new constructions was won by The Ellinikon Experience Park.
As reported by APE-MPE, according to an announcement by Lamda Development, this is a landmark award as the Experience Park of the large redevelopment of Hellinikon, which began operations in December 2021, is the first project in the New Construction category, with certification SITES in Europe. The Sustainable SITES Initiative certification is the international framework for the design, development and management of sustainable, resilient landscapes and outdoor spaces. With this certification, The Ellinikon Experience Park emerges as an urban park model of sustainability.
The Ellinikon Experience Park opened to the public just six months after the signing of the contract for Elliniko by LAMDA Development and has emerged as a new destination. It was designed by the office of the distinguished Greek landscape architect Thomas Doxiadis and was based on the enhancement of biodiversity, the restoration of the soil and the reuse and utilization of building materials from the old airport, in a way that connects nature with aesthetics and ecosystem of the area. In The Ellinikon Experience Park, 900 new trees and 80,000 new low vegetation plants have been planted, which thrive in the Mediterranean climate, with an emphasis on local varieties, characteristic of the Attic landscape.