EN is a non-formal education project aimed to combat poverty and social exclusion. For this used different artistic languages to promote cultural literacy and mobility opportunities for financial vulnerable students at the 3rd cycle at EB2/3 Alto do Lumiar school. The project invites the reimagining of the neighbourhood’s toponymy, encouraging students to understand the process behind the naming of streets to create a "new" Lumiar.
The project “Garagen Companions” guides you through the hidden stories of Chemnitz’s former tram depot, the Garage Campus. Visitors can discover the site’s past through personal stories, artistic interventions, and design objects – experiencing how history, present, and future come together in a vibrant cultural space shaped by its community.
MESH City is a digital tool that helps cities design more inclusive, livable and sustainable urban environments. By making social values such as accessibility, safety, movement and opportunities for human interaction visible and measurable, it supports better decisions early in the planning process. Developed and tested in real projects in Malmö, MESH City transforms complex urban challenges into clear, actionable insights—helping shape cities where people can connect, thrive and belong.
LABIC Barreiro Velho is a community innovation lab designed for citizen participation, collective learning, and the collaborative production of projects that improve communal life in the historic center of the city of Barreiro, known as "Barreiro Velho".
Railscapes is a three-year, community-driven contextual design project transforming an abandoned sawmill in Švenčionėliai into a vibrant cultural hub. Lithuanian designers Vytautas Gečas and Vladas Suncovas reactivated the site through design interventions, inspired by the aesthetics of Lithuanian railways. A bar on rail tracks, an outdoor pizza oven, and playful movable seating foster gatherings, linking industrial heritage with social life and collective creativity.
In Alusta pavilion pollinating insects and people can live together in a dense urban setting. Its pollinator-friendly flowers and porous clay structures offer nutrition and shelter for insects and aesthetic enjoyment and wellbeing for people. Its building solutions embody sustainability and circularity throughout their lifecycle. It is a built manifesto of co-existence and care, giving visitors and participants an example of the possibility for change through appealing and replicable solutions.
“Monzón Inclusive and Healthy” transforms a high-traffic urban corridor into a safe, accessible pedestrian route connecting key social, educational and health facilities. Through widened sidewalks, traffic calming, cognitive signage and new social spaces, the project promotes active mobility, inclusion and wellbeing, especially for elderly and disabled users, improving urban quality, sustainability, social cohesion and environmental conditions.
The “Unconquered” veteran space is a community-led healing and recreation area located in a forest near Naraivka village (Vinnytsia region, Ukraine). Created by veterans and local residents, it combines apitherapy houses, nature-based recovery, and community events for veterans and their families. With NEB support, we aim to expand the space by installing modular accommodation, a children’s playground, and a workout area, transforming it into a fully functional, inclusive, and sustainable hub.
The renovation of Stetkevych Villa is a model of heritage preservation through community-government-business dialogue. This 1930s villa was saved from demolition and transformed into an inclusive youth center. The project combines authenticity not with mere conservation, but with renovation, giving it a new lease of life.
What if you could borrow a drill, a vacuum cleaner or a sewing machine from your building lobby - any time of day, for free? Compartiment is a self-service sharing station we installed in a Barcelona apartment building, giving residents easy access to everyday items. Part circular economy initiative, part community builder, it is proving that item sharing can be as easy as buying - and is already inspiring a growing movement of sharing stations across Europe.
