Prizes: All applications

One person might not change a city. A collective — inevitably. Collective Landscapes is a replicable model that disrupts urban planning from the ground up, uniting citizens, artists, experts, media and institutions to trigger citywide change through strategic interventions. What began as a local river festival in 2020 is now a national movement — reclaiming neglected spaces as public commons. Urban landscapes don’t change by permission — they change when people act together.

Nature House in Liepāja is an innovative environmental education and research centre on Zirgu Island, connecting people with nature through science, sustainability, and community engagement. Together with the floating research laboratory AquaLab, the project creates a unique learning environment where students, researchers, and the wider public explore coastal ecosystems, biodiversity, and sustainable solutions for the Baltic Sea region.

Located in the UN Buffer Zone in Nicosia, Europe’s last divided capital, the Social Impact Generator transforms a military container into a living innovation lab and the world’s first innovation hub in a buffer zone. Through accelerators, hackathons, and mentorship programmes, the hub empowers conflict-affected youth and entrepreneurs to co-create sustainable, NEB-aligned solutions, turning a space of division into a platform for inclusive innovation, dialogue, and shared futures.

A former social housing building in Imperia is transformed into a vibrant, inclusive socio-cultural hub through co-design, local wood, and self-construction. Bringing together professionals, residents, and students, the project creates flexible spaces that foster community, sustainability, and belonging—offering a replicable New European Bauhaus model for regenerating public housing and strengthening social cohesion.

Using a bottom-up-design-machine based on rescued mono-materials and zero-waste cutting, each wearable part is engineered to be modular, adjustable and reversible to revitalize the wardrobe you already own. The system is used across bodies, contexts and time, where age and gender become secondary. Designed for repair, reconfiguration and long-term use, MOE shifts fashion from collections to a continuous system of value.

Single-family house in Bueu developed through an industrialised aluminium system integrating structure, envelope and finish into a single element. Unlike conventional prefabrication, it enables full design freedom and adaptation to the environment and users. It reduces construction time and waste, improves energy efficiency, and offers a replicable solution to make high-quality sustainable housing more accessible.

Agro Inteligente is an AI-powered solution that enables efficient irrigation through real-time monitoring and smart decision support. It reduces water waste, improves crop productivity, and supports sustainable agriculture, especially for small-scale farmers in Brazil facing climate challenges.

The Golden Spiral Pavilion is a large-scale, modular, and reusable textile structure designed with principles of sacred geometry, providing exceptional thermal comfort and aesthetic beauty for large gatherings in extreme heat conditions. Successfully implemented and re-mounted four time, this project exemplifies a circular approach to temporary event infrastructure.

YouRban is a European urban ecosystem initiative advancing circular economy practices in cities, with a participatory initiative and festival in Milan. It connects citizens, designers, artists, architects, and small producers in collaborative ecosystems. At its core is a mobile recycling lab demonstrating on-site reprocessing and upcycling of reinforced polymer waste into new value through events, workshops and exhibitions highlighting Milan’s role in design-driven circular innovation.

La Grande Coco is a collective space in Paris, fully and sustainably renovated, where people can think, create, and experience the city. Founded by architects, engineers, urban planners, and landscape designers, it reflects shared values and a desire to escape traditional real estate constraints. It operates under a 45-year agreement with the City of Paris, after which the building returns to the municipality. It promotes collaboration, cultural exchange, and sustainable urban innovation daily.