Mr Alex Tzobanakis, Assistant Professor from the School of Architectural Engineering (Technical University of Crete) along with his team received the first award at the architectural ideas contest, entitled "General design for the optimization of the land of the Pancretan Stadium on the west coast of Heraklion city, within Heraklion Municipality".
The area covering 47 acres, located west of the Pancretan Stadium, had been allocated by the Municiplaity of Heraklion.
The contestants were required to create a Maste Plan for both the landed properties and the surrounding public areas (which cover the beach north of the Pancretan Stadium to the outfall of Xeropotamos river to the west until the outfal of Giofyro in the east).
The awards were presented by the Mayor of Heraklion city and by representatives of the responsible authority for the development of athletics at Heraklion.