Mace, in a JV with Jacobs, has been picked to manage Greece’s largest ever urban project, called “The Ellinikon”, comprising a 2-million sq-m coastal park, plus residential, retail and commercial spaces to regenerate the former Athens airport and the neighbouring sea front.

The pair have been appointed as overall programme management consultant, including for buildings, by Hellinikon, a subsidiary of Lamda Development.

The Metropolitan Park element is billed as one of the largest coastal parks in the world. Overall, the project is expected to attract at least a million new tourists a year.