Prizes: All applications

Handelszentrum 16 is a bold transformation of abandoned industrial halls into a vibrant hub for businesses, offices, and gastronomy. By repurposing rather than demolishing, the project preserves 43,000m² of space, saving resources and cutting CO₂ emissions. With innovative architecture, daylight-filled atriums, and open platforms, it sets a new standard for sustainable urban renewal — proving that forgotten spaces can become thriving, future-ready communities.

Our project is a synergy that has united everyone: the government, residents, civil society, the hospital team, and businesses. Together, we have proven that, with joint efforts, we can not only dream of change but also make a real difference in our community. This is more than just cooperation — it’s proof that unity shapes the future.

BARRANCOS MORTUARY HOUSE is result of a Public Competition, promoted in 2019 by the Municipality of Barrancos, with technical assistance from Ordem dos Arquitectos de Portugal. The intervention, completed in 2024, begins on the concept of “Building with the Landscape”, through its clear adaptation to the place, in direct articulation with the traditional Barrancos schist walls, which form part of an extensive network in the territory, which extends beyond the border between Portugal and Spain.

E-WERK (EW) is a not-for-profit cultural organisation established to empower ecosystemic change. EW is located in a former 1913 coal power station, which has been reactivated as a regenerative power station, contemporary art centre and research lab. The programme and national grid is powered by eco-energy ‘Kunststrom’ produced on-site. EW is a lighthouse project demonstrating how to transform our petro-cultural heritage into a regenerative future through sustainability, inclusion and aesthetics.

CIRIUS is a national educational and rehabilitation institution for children with mobility impairments and other special needs in addition to mobility challenges. Light planning was focused on their unique needs and reduction of social disparities and exclusion of people with special needs in “generic” design. The project aims to achieve social justice through advanced light design, that supports and helps the user by not focusing on thier deficiency but rather unlock their best potential.

Rother's Mills is a revitalized post-industrial complex in Bydgoszcz, combining heritage with modernity. It offers interactive exhibitions, education, space for NGOs and artists. Accessible to all, it integrates the community, develops tourism and promotes innovation. Visited by hundreds of thousands of people a year, it is a symbol of renewal and participation.

The word “Festival” is invariable in the singular and plural and is configured as the expression of a multitude, a community work, an engine of free aggregation. Periferico (translate in en: Peripheral) represents the concentration and explosion together of this word "Festival": bringing artists and their works to places to be investigated together with the inhabiting communities and festival participants, creating unseen communities temporary in action, but permanent in thought and reflection.

The books in the Life series are publications that cultivate love for the planet and respect for all living creatures. They are the first and only ones in Ukraine that raise the topic of ethics of relations between humans and animals in captivity. These ideas unite the world. Thanks to participation in the "Books Without Borders" project, 100,000 copies of Ukrainian books for children were printed in 14 countries of the world, including our "Ecoalphabet".

SORĠI is a creative start-up finding opportunities for circularity in the construction industry, whose first outcome is an outdoor furniture collection for public spaces, highly critical of the booming construction industry. Unique benches inspired by iconic buildings affected by the local construction frenzy and made of recycled construction waste. The pieces stand both as a memento of today’s choices and a suggestion for tomorrow’s actions.

The HERO-METER represents an innovative, trans-disciplinary tool that measures the environmental impact of mobility, transforming individual choices into a collective action for air quality and ecosystem regeneration. The project demonstrates that sustainable mobility is not just a personal choice, but an opportunity to rethink our impact on nature, human health and liveable cities. The HERO-METER is a replicable tool able to transform data and awareness into social change.