2024-12-22T03:56:17-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150273381/foster-partners-unveils-designs-for-greece-s-tallest-tower Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2021-07-09T15:27:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2fe03a8a0d1de7755f5ebe67fa5f08c6.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/fosterandpartners" target="_blank">Foster + Partners</a> has released designs for what will be the tallest building in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/81/greece" target="_blank">Greece</a>. Located near Athens, Marina Tower will also be the first green high-rise building in Greece and the tallest <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/539/green" target="_blank">green</a> beachfront high-rise building in the Mediterranean.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a61681247440c91d2cdce49345ff30bf.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a61681247440c91d2cdce49345ff30bf.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Images &copy; DBOX for Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><p>The building is the centerpiece of a massive <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/10548/master-plan" target="_blank">master plan</a>, led by Foster + Partners and funded by Lamda Development, called the Ellinikon Masterplan. The project will sit on the site of the vacant Ellinikon International Airport and will include the construction of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/238888/mixed-use" target="_blank">mixed-use</a> districts as well as five other new skyscrapers.&nbsp;<br></p> <p>The Marina Tower will stand at 650 feet tall and will contain 200 apartments on 45 floors. The high-rise is slender with a fa&ccedil;ade defined by balconies and hanging gardens. The extensive greenery reportedly allows the building to blend in with the surrounding natural environment and &ldquo;the special character of the Mediterranean landscape.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a9e57696467b0a8581a4a0d6c43b7c48.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a9e57696467b0a8581a4a0d6c43b7c48.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Images &copy; DBOX for Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><p>Accordi...</p>