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The agricultural character of Thebes has been predominant since ancient times, constituting not only a feature of its economy, but also of its culture and its correlation with nature and the processes of its inhabitation. Despite the industrialization of 60’s and 70’s leading to enormous transformations of the theban landscape, the town remains inextricably connected to its natural resources. Nowadays, the agricultural land use is dominant, as the fertile lowlands combined with its water surplus, constitute productive resources of great value. Furthermore, the primary sector of economy occupies an important percentage of the population, being increased during the last decade. This fact demonstrates a dynamic relocation of local economy from the secondary sector to the primary one.
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The scenario of the project is developed according to the following three functions: promotion - information - market, which are placed across the central pedestrian road of Thebes, creating an “agricultural net” consisting of three basic poles. More precisely, two poles are used as “Farmers’ Market” and small scale production units, while the third one is used as a public New Farmers’ Information Centre.
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The main principle of our proposition is based in the interaction of three different “ground qualities� coexisting in the composite theban land: a) the urban ground, being transformed into the main levels of pedestrian circulation, b)the archaeological - historical ground, consisting of recycled material coming from archaeological excavation is used in relation to the existing and the new archaeological sites c) the agricultural - natural ground, consisting of small urban agriculture plots, through which the residents are getting in touch with agricultural land, by taking part in small agricultural processes
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_Workshops + Market / interaction between production and market _Spiral movement around the central atrium archaeological excavation _�Dissolved� walls in the perimeter / interiority and dialog with the city _ Broadened levels / perception of the space and the archaeological findings _Visual communication throughout all levels _Canopy / emphasis on the end of the spiral movement _ Small building mass
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_Dialog between agricultural and urban ground _Interior planted square related to the central square _Flows penetration from the main pedestrian road as two interacting helixes
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_Exhibition & Lecture Areas - labs & workshops - experimental hydroponic unit _Open air public green promenade around a central atrium _Building uses underneath ground level _Transparent suspended hydroponic unithydroponics vs conventional cultivation _Canopy as a dynamic line & sun-protection mechanism
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