Athens Bench Mark: The Committee

Athens Bench Mark, though a worldwide competition to help change the look of the city, must assign the difficult task of selecting finalists and winners to an evaluating committee who will honor and award winners of their prize.The evaluating committee is comprised in part, of accomplished professionals in the field of art and design, mass media sectors and organizers of the competition. The following list of individuals makes up this year’s evaluating committee:

Tatiana Karapanagioti President of the Committee (President of “The World of Athens”- Photographer)

Marianthi Alexiou (Journalist)
Eleni Didaskalou-Papadimitriou (Director of Communication & Development MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART
Theano Dioli (Representative of the City of Athens)
Sergios Fotiadis (Industrial Designer)
Maria Houkli (Journalist)
Katerina Katsabe (Member of the City Council of Athens & President of Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company)
Nikolas Travasaros (Architect)
Katerina Tsigarida (Architect)

Ελληνικά

GEARING UP ATHENS FOR A CHANGE
MAKING THE CITY OVER

CREATE YOUR OWN BENCH
LEAVE YOUR MARK ON THE CITY

What a bench means to me

N. Kaklamanis, Mayor of Athens

T. Karapanagiotis, President of "The World of Athens"

K. Katsampe, President of ETOAA

Etymology

bench (a) nm, a simple structure placed in open spaces (parks, bus stops etc.) and used as a seat

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bench (a) nm, a simple structure placed in open spaces (parks, bus stops etc.) and used as a seat

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Design Specifications

The competition Athens Bench Mark is for new benches that will undergo industrial production, therefore it is neccessary to design benches with specific standards in mind.

Design aesthetics and harmony - the way it is implied by the central idea of the contest - in the relation of the relevant proposal with the urban environment.
Object ergonomics to suit not only the average user but as well the elder, disabled people ect.
Quality of materials and functionality
Innovative and sustainable design.
Environmentally friendly and other possible materials and methods of building the final product in an eco friendly or energy saving manner…”Green product”. More > >

Inspiration

The competition Future Bench has no required design specifications. Designs will be the free creation of the artist. Benches will be exhibited in a major art exhibition called Future Bench.

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