697 Olympiads have past after the initiation of the Olympic Games back in 776 B.C. in ancient Olympia. The city of Ialysos, being the birthplace of the infamous athlete Diagoras and his descendants, is a reference point to the Games’ long tradition.

In the current Thesis project, certain city points of athletic and cultural interest are being analyzed as well as the connections among them into the urban grid. Their current use (or non-use) is pointed out and new ones are suggested, in order for them to consist an athletic and cultural core for the city and the region in general.

Nevertheless, not all of the points are subjects of synthetic suggestions in this project, but the city’s aquatic center that remains semi-built since 2005.

It is suggested a new construction proposal based on the existing infrastructure as well as the designing of its surroundings in order to be a vital public place for the citizens.

The field’s location, the designing of the public space, the natatorium as a landmark as well as a minor urban reconfiguration, create the ambition for this space to consist the new city entrance and a reference point for the whole island of Rodos.