Prizes: All applications

Geneva’s urban future reconnects with its natural past through vertical reforestation using the Miyawaki method. Dense native micro-forests restore biodiversity in city squares, transforming hardscapes into participatory, climate-resilient spaces. Through demonstrative urban reforestation—from seed to planting—cables and poles act as nurseries for pioneer plants and varied trees. Seasonal planting, shared care, and ecological layering create diverse living biotopes, refuges for non-human life.

Heritage Farmhouse transforms a 100-year-old rural house in Hungary into a living hub for belonging, remote work and intergenerational learning. Rooted in vernacular architecture and community care, the project connects heritage restoration, coworking, coliving and local craftsmanship. It offers a replicable model for making rural life attractive, sustainable and socially meaningful again for younger generations across Europe.

Last Seen Landscapes is a spatial intervention that raises awareness of upcoming urban changes bridging the gap between planning documents and embodied local experiences. Using transparent illustrated postcards placed at precise viewpoints, the project overlays playful reinterpretations onto the existing skyline, prompting careful looking and reflection, reminding us that we rarely know when we are seeing something for the last time.

The Flowerpot is a "Small World" social network designed to bring community back to your doorstep. Unlike global platforms filled with bots and noise, we focus on real connections with the people who matter most: your neighbors. Built for the apartment blocks of Bucharest and beyond, our app replaces messy flyers and chaotic group chats with a sleek hub for private messaging, local updates, and digital voting. Grow your community, manage your home, and keep it real.

The Rewilding Grounds project seeks to reconnect the city of Polignano a Mare with its natural and agricultural landscape. It envisions three urban parks with integrated functions and the adaptive reuse of Villa Pinocchio. By integrating rural landscapes into urban design, the project promotes sustainable tourism and year-round accessibility. It is structured around three strategies: ecological and climate regeneration, public space enhancement, and sustainable mobility.

Sign Link is a participatory digital platform that strengthens inclusion and local democracy by enabling deaf and hearing communities to co-create accessible communication. Through collaboration with deaf users, linguists, designers, and educators, the platform is built using co-design methodologies that place citizens at the center of its development. By combining sign language, visual design, and AI, Sign Link transforms communication into an inclusive public goodexpanding access to education

Guardiã do Rio is the first digital game about the Vale do Jequitinhonha heritage. Players control Gena, a fisherwoman chosen by the Sereia do Rio to recover clay pots with the river’s soul, stolen by the cursed werewolf.All characters and scenes are inspired by clay dolls made by women artisans. The game mixes folklore, female empowerment and river protection to engage youth. Prototype after talks with local women. With the NEB Prize I'll finish the game and release it free for schools in Vale.

A data-driven platform that maps flood risk and social vulnerability to guide fair and effective climate investments. By combining geospatial analysis, socioeconomic data, and community input, it identifies priority areas for action, helping governments reduce flood impacts while addressing inequality. Scalable, low-cost, and transparent, it supports smarter decisions for resilient and inclusive cities.

HabitarBem is a participatory digital platform that connects communities, students, and professionals to co-create accessible architectural solutions. By transforming homes, façades, and public spaces—one project at a time—it promotes inclusion, climate resilience, and dignity, empowering people to actively shape their environments and build more just, sustainable, and connected cities.