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Renowned Greek architect and urban planner Sotiris N. Papadopoulos explains to ‘Eurobuild CEE’ why public criticism towards the design of public projects is not always a good thing Mladen Petrov, ‘Eurobuild CEE’: Mr. Papadopoulos, we often hear about award-winning projects for public buildings that at the end of the day are never delivered due to – let’s put it this way – public protest. The winning architect is then left with nothing – except a diploma and a money prize…Sotiris N. Papadopoulos: I don’t understand this sort of situation. First prize means first prize. If an architect has been awarded the project, in an open public competition or tender, he or she should be given the right to see the project through. That should be the rule. A first prize in a competition means that this is the best project. However, you need some time to prove the value of the building, to let it blend into the surroundings and for citizens