Rock the Block : Integrated action plans for aesthetic, circular and inclusive housing
A participatory regeneration initiative demonstrating that successful retrofit begins with people as much as buildings.
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Grand Parc – Bordeaux : post-war social housing renovation
A pioneering retrofit programme demonstrating how post-war social housing can be renewed without demolition while significantly improving qu…
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Tour Bois-le-Prêtre: exemplary renovation of a social housing building
A landmark Paris housing retrofit demonstrating how existing buildings can be transformed into affordable, high-quality homes without demoli…
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Barcelona Xifré’s Rooftop: A Wild Garden above the City
A wild garden on a 19th-century rooftop, bringing neighbours together while cutting energy use and respecting heritage
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Picturesque inclusive renovation in Margherita di Savoia.
The renovation actively involved tenants and stakeholders, representing a sustainable model of integration across research, innovation and s…
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A circular, cost-efficient Nature-based Solution for climate-resilient buildings
An innovative prototype consisting of a greywater recycling station and a vertical hydroponic garden, supported by the Metabuilding project,…
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Outdoor Space Mapping
Developed by the DESIRE project, Outdoor Space Mapping is a tool employed to engage citizens in envisioning how the outdoor space of a local…
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De Korenbloem: A care campus that blends into the neighbourhood
Home-like housing and community facilities for vulnerable people with dementia, stroke-related disabilities and somatic disorders, integrate…
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Geodesic Dome Housing: Sustainable Modular Living
Prefabricated dome houses driven by a deep-tech platform for low-carbon circular living
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NEST Façade: Biodiversity-Integrating Building Skin
An innovative façade solution that transforms buildings into living habitats, improving biodiversity and climate resilience
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Solar power shading structure
The shading structure developed by NEBourhoods is a prototype made of bamboo and wood providing a multifunctional urban space and delivering…
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Animal-Aided Design Toolbox
Methodology to integrate wildlife considerations into the architectural and urban development process from the very beginning, rather than a…
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Think it, Sketch it, Show it!
A 6-step toolkit on co-designing with young people, developed within the Desire project
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Co-designing Urban Development Projects in Stavanger, Norway
How 16 participatory co-design tools were tested in Stavanger's Pedersgata district to inform urban regeneration aligned with New European B…
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