Prizes: All applications

The Imperial Spa, originally completed in 1895, has been revived as a public landmark of culture and technology. In the atrium, once filled with the movement of peat machinery, a new autonomous and robotic structure now hovers on six steel legs. Assembled through the roof like a ship in a bottle, it forms a reversible multifunctional hall whose acoustic, spatial and visual character adapts to music, theatre, film and dance—restoring not only a monument, but the civic spirit of Karlovy Vary.

Garden of Moving Times is a participatory garden and open-air classroom at HLW Bad Ischl. Students collaborated with artists, teachers and experts to transform a meadow into a biodiverse kitchen and learning space. By observing soil, plants and sunlight, and using their bodies to shape space, they reconnect time from social structures to cosmic cycles, fostering ecological literacy, care, and nature as a teacher.

Asertos connects architecture and health by helping communities discover, connect, and mobilize their existing assets. We move beyond fixing deficits to facilitate a process where residents lead the regeneration of their own habitat. By transforming neglected areas into self-governed "Common-Pool Resources", we foster social cohesion and well-being. Asertos proves that a beautiful and inclusive future is rooted in the wealth of local talents and collective action.

The scent. The warmth. The feel. Every material speaks of its origin, its texture and its quiet connection to the world it comes from. Non Tox Pop Up is a travelling material library that invites people to pause and experience carefully curated healthier materials with all their senses. By touching wood and lime finishes, feeling the warmth of hemp or smelling linseed oil from linoleum, visitors discover how material choices shape the spaces we live in and the air we breathe.

IRPINA turns a former prison into a New European Bauhaus living lab, where accessibility becomes creation and memory becomes a shared experience. Through sensory innovation and collective storytelling, citizens become authors of heritage. The museum evolves into a space where roots generate new futures, transforming culture into inclusion, beauty and opportunity for inner areas.

Groupe A – Coopérative culturelle has set itself the task of installing artworks in public spaces, marking the entrance to greenways, as part of the T2Adapt project led by the MEL. These urban art installations symbolise ‘Gates of Freshness’. They are raising the alarm about the climate change currently taking place. They encourage residents to spend time in wooded areas and to gain a better understanding of their role in regulating temperature, as well as the biodiversity they harbour.

RHIOS is a municipal action strategy for ecological river restoration and sustainable water management in Santarém, Portugal, that demonstrates how local public policies can regenerate river landscapes while promoting environmental sustainability and social engagement. Through nature-based solutions, bioengineering techniques and strong community engagement, this strategy restores riparian ecosystems, strengthens water resilience and reconnects people with their rivers.

The project demonstrates how a large existing building can be transformed without demolition. By reusing much of the former structure, it converts a monofunctional office tower into a flexible mixed-use complex (housing, offices, hotel, and public spaces) open to the city. Based on circular construction principles, it prioritizes reuse, recycling, and low-energy systems, achieving high environmental standards while ensuring long-term adaptability & demonstrating that new standards are achievable

Breaking into Green introduces a new spatial model for the Tarongers Campus. In contrast to a hard, transit-oriented space, it breaks the former structure to create inclusive areas for lingering, restore soil permeability and introduce biodiverse planting. The project transforms a monofunctional surface into a porous, climate-adaptive public landscape that enhances university and neighbourhood life, restores the water cycle and redefines the campus as living infrastructure.

On the rooftops of Antwerp, Volle Grond transformed old factory roofs into a thriving 1,800 m² urban farm. Together with 150 residents and 3 schools, we grow organic food with zero food miles, while 5 local farmers use the rooftop as a hub connecting rural harvests to city restaurants and city dwellers. Every year, 4,000 visitors come for tours, workshops, cultural events and meetings. More than a garden: a living, biodiverse ecosystem and a circular, cultural, educational hub in the city.