Prizes: All applications

Finland is known as a welfare state, yet each year over 700 people die by suicide. Healthcare services are overwhelmed, and many are left without professional support. Therefore regional initiatives were made for establishing safehouses for suicidal people. This project, completed as a part of architecture master’s thesis, examines this new typology and special accommodation service concept from the user-centered perspective and the approach of psychological accessibility in architecture.

Live Journalism transforms investigative reporting into a shared, interactive experience. Up to Here and Beyond is an interactive live journalism pilot performance that explores the ethical challenges of nature conservation, technology, and human intervention. Using a participatory form of journalism, audiences are part of the debate: should we use technology to prevent extinctions? The show fosters critical thinking, public dialogue and democratic engagement with complex environmental issues

This proposal envisions a sustainable future for Våxnäs in Karlstad an area faced by social and environmental challenges. The implementation of an “sponge city” concept is characterized by integration of natural systems in the urban fabric. Our proposal goes beyond by establishing innovation clusters, education, sport and diverse housing. This transforms Karlstad in an absorber of talent and creativity. “Re-defining the sponge” envisions a vibrant urban environment fostering economic growth.

ȘI Festival activates the rural coastal village of 2 Mai as a living laboratory for sustainable cultural regeneration. Through the circular reconversion of everyday spaces into artistic venues, free access to multidisciplinary events and community-led eco actions, the project empowers young creators and residents alike. It demonstrates how culture can foster social cohesion, environmental responsibility and replicable models of inclusive rural transformation across Europe.

Sea Glass is a new way of making glass by growing silica instead of extracting sand. Using microalgae, it combines carbon capture, water remediation, and material production in one system. By turning a single biological process into multiple resources, it proposes a regenerative alternative to conventional glass and a new model for how materials can be produced.

Gaud•e is the first digital architect for events and public spaces. It helps cities, institutions, brands and creators turn ideas into places people can experience together.

The largest waste product in the brewing industry is spent grain—the leftover grains that, after being steeped in the mash, are removed and discarded. This material has numerous properties, and conducting research on its potential applications in architectural construction seems relevant. This research is organized around three main categories: bricks, panels, and renderings. What are the potential applications and construction uses for a material made from spent grain?

Maglaj Spirit Weekend is a youth-led cultural platform that transforms a historic fortress into a living space for creativity, dialogue, and community regeneration. By activating the Maglaj Fortress through arts, film, education, and public discussions, the initiative brings together young people from different cities to co-create experiences that reconnect them with their heritage and each other. Blending culture,local identity,and participatory design, the project reimagines underused spaces

PLANTS ERA is a participatory design system that reshapes people’s relationship with nature through music as a shared, non-verbal interface. By engaging users in music-based interaction with plants, it shifts perception from passive observation to active participation, making it accessible across ages, cultures and abilities. Plants are experienced as active participants people can relate to and care for, creating shared experiences that foster environmental sensitivity and eco-empathy.

La Maison des Médias Libres is a project to reinvent the way public information is produced and disseminated. It is a workspace for dozens of media outlets and their ecosystem, a meeting place for the press and citizens. Open to the public, the space will host exhibitions, workshops, conferences, screenings, and training sessions.