Navarinou: “co-formando” un Espacio Público

The present article resumes the research presented by the author as the final thesis for the Master of Landscape Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Catalunia. It addresses the evolvement of the co- formed Navarinou Park, situated in the center of the greek capital, through participatory processes (citizen control). Employing both primary sources (interviews with stakeholders) and secondary sources (press articles, blogs, etc.), the research focuses on the characteristics of the participatory processes and underlines the distinct phases. In parallel, through the tracing work (maps and sketches) are showcased the evolving spatial imprints of those processes. Moreover, the attention was brought to the space production process, mainly with respect to the reusing of materials as well as the factors related to functionality and the activities taking place and enable the animation of the public space.