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Can a village design the future? In Cem Soldos, Rossio Square proves that it can. Co-created by the community, this 6,000 m² space is the heart where tradition embraces innovation. From the calm of everyday life to the vibrant energy of the Bons Sons Music Festival, the new Rossio combines sustainability and rural aesthetics in an inclusive ecosystem. More than just a square, it is a living manifesto that beauty and climate resilience flourish when people are at the centre of the project.

A church silent for over 20 years in Cellino Attanasio, Abruzzo, is now Santo Spirito Hub. Promoted by ITACA ETS and the Municipality of Cellino Attanasio through the REVIVE project, 14 creatives from 6 European countries gave it new life: preserved architecture, modular furniture, a native garden, and an identity co-designed with the community. Open since 2025: 35 events, over 2,500 participants, and a community charter that makes the model replicable elsewhere.

TRACCE is a participatory and data-driven project supporting Monza’s PEBA, the city plan for eliminating architectural barriers. By combining citizen engagement, digital mapping and an accessibility-first navigation webapp based on users' needs, it helps identify barriers affecting everyday urban mobility for people with disabilities or reduced mobility, older adults, and caregivers, while enabling more accessible route planning and more inclusive, walkable and welcoming public spaces.

La Marjal Floodable Park in Alicante, Spain, merges ecological resilience with urban beauty. Designed to absorb stormwater through natural wetland systems, it transforms flood risk into a vibrant public landscape. Native vegetation, biodiversity corridors, and accessible pathways create an inclusive green space where sustainability meets community life. A pioneering example of regenerative urban design, it embodies the New European Bauhaus values: beautiful, sustainable, and together.

SEED is a French non-profit advancing solidarity through participatory architecture, urbanism & design. We co-create inclusive, sustainable solutions with communities, strengthening their power to act. Guided by solidarity, equity, empowerment & development, we connect local actors as equals to fight inequalities. Our hands-on, co-construction approach ensures spaces that truly reflect their inhabitants, preserve habitats & build a just, sustainable future. Real change grows from the ground up.

In the Neues Landgut district near Vienna’s main station, a timber-based ensemble with 175 subsidised apartments, commercial uses, a daycare centre, and environmental service spaces has been developed. The project demonstrates modular solutions for complex forms, compatible mixed uses, flexible layouts that foster social integration, thriving urban nature, and art in architecture that creates identity.

Architecture is more than constructing buildings—it is about creating places where people feel at home, spaces that enrich daily life and connect with their surroundings. With River Residences, we set out to craft an experience that balances intimacy and openness, structure and freedom, nature and the city. When designed with care and thoughtfulness, architecture can create environments that foster well-being, joy, and connection.

Forestone explores how humans can live in forests in harmony with nature. Through careful use of local resources and forest stewardship that addresses fire prevention, the project experiments with ways to inhabit and engage with forests without harm, demonstrating that humans and ecosystems can coexist in a regenerative, balanced relationship.

CROP is an educational project that brings children and young people closer to nature through hands-on learning, organic farming and circular economy practices. By turning bio&co farm into a space for discovery, participation and inclusion, CROP helps new generations build healthier habits, stronger community connections and a more responsible relationship with food, people and the environment.

House 1797 is a carefully restored 200-year-old Slovenian heritage home transformed into a living cultural hub. By blending authentic architecture, preserved stories, and community co-creation, it offers immersive experiences rooted in local identity. The project connects past and present through sustainable reuse, cultural events, and local partnerships, revitalising rural heritage as a driver of creativity, tourism, and social cohesion.