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  • Regaining a sense of belonging

    Aula Sostible do Freixo

    Aula Sostible do Freixo (Sustainability hub of Freixo)

    Galicia. Province of A Coruña. Ría de Muros e Noia (Ria of Muros and Noia) with the municipalities of Concello de Serra de Outes (Municipality of Serra de Outes), Concello de Fisterra (Municipality of Fisterra), Concello de Cee (Municipality of Cee), Concello de Corcubión (Municipality of Corcubión), Concello de Dumbría (Municipality of Dumbría), Concello de Carnota (Municipality of Carnota), Concello de Muros (Municipality of Muros), Concello de Noia (Municipality of Noia), Concello de Porto do Son (Municipality of Porto do Son) , Spain
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    OSIAMO! [Let's dare!]

    OSIAMO! Verso il contratto di fiume Ombrone [LET’S DARE! Toward the Ombrone River Agreement]

    Ombrone river basin: region of Tuscany, provinces of Siena and Grosseto, 11 river municipalities among with two pilot projects where run in the municipalities of Buonconvento and Cinigiano, within two different provinces (Siena and Grosseto), Italy
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  • Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking

    NEXT Box

    NEXT Box - Automated plastic trash reshaping box.

    Bucharest, Romania, Romania
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  • Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking

    Gunter's Fables - Blue Education

    Gunter's Fables: Transformation in education connected with the first solar boat

    CROSS-BORDER/INTERNATIONAL,France, Estonia
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  • Reconnecting with nature

    Little Fun Palace Nomadic School

    Little Fun Palace Nomadic School

    Trentino - Alto Adige / Südtirol, Italy
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    Reconnecting the lost knowledge

    Reconnecting the lost knowledge - The revival of the harbour and the human ecosystem

    Gothenburg, Sweden
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    Casas e Lugares do Sentir - Craft Lab

    Casas e Lugares do Sentir -Craft Lab: digital manufacturing technologies to enhance craft production

    Municipality of Fundão , Portugal
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    La Villette-architecture for children

    La Villette-studio of architecture and urbanism for children of Pančevo

    Vojvodina/Pančevo, Serbia
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    Calisthenics for Young Girls

    Calisthenics for Young Girls in rural areas of Albania

    CROSS-BORDER/INTERNATIONAL,Albania
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  • Reconnecting with nature

    A great ship of culture NEMUNO7

    A unique river technique and landscape design object, cultural space NEMUNO7 in Zapyškis

    Kaunas District Municipality [Kauno rajono savivaldybė], Lithuania [Lietuva] Lukas Alsys, Deputy Head for Culture at Culture, Sports and Science Department, Kaunas District Municipality Administration, Lithuania
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    theCAPproject

    Mapping cities through metal crown caps as part of exploring urban and human identity

    Germany , Portugal
    TheCAPproject rediscovers the urban environment and re-introduces it to the public through a unique, map, pointing out a key element that makes up the city’s identity. By collecting metal crown caps and forming a chart of the findings, the project aims to bring environmental awareness through an artistic scope, engaging people to art and contemporary issues. This initiative aspires to create a safe community where people can share their stories, inspire others and create a space of belongingness
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    inhabitating nuclear contaminated places

    Inhabiting the Uninhabitable: an explorative regeneration of radioactively contaminated territories

    Spain
    The evergrowing energetic needs of humanity and the tighter sustainability agenda are generating an increase in the use of nuclear power. However, what happens in the event of an accident, and what are the consequences in the environment? This study emphasizes the need for new design principles to be used in the renaturalization of contaminated ecosystems and the induction of self-sufficient practices on a daily basis, as a response to the mismanagement of the resources on our planet.
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    Seenergy

    Portugal , Portugal
    With Seenergy we aim to provide a variety of signature design furniture and household products (tables, frameworks, lamps, etc.) that are able to store and convert solar energy into a power source (LED light or USB power outlet) for personal usage. Our solution makes use of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, instead of regular opaque solar panels, and aims to become an energy industry playmaker for a new green cycle in architecture and design.
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    New social value for an abandoned museum

    Refurbishment of the Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires in Paris to preserve cultural heritage

    France
    This project refurbishes the remaining structural skeleton of the Parisian Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires (1972), to transform it into a multifunctional cultural center. The new architecture connects with the historical heritage of the surrounding park and of the previous museum, while synergically interacting with contemporary transformations of the place. The building becomes a symbolic "lighthouse", to shape a new landscape and strengthen the sense of belonging for the neighborhood.
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    ex·tĕrra

    Giving voice to matter to connect with nature.

    Spain
    The Carxofa Prat production leaves more than 16,000 tonnes of usable green matter in the fields of El Prat every year which are usually burned, damaging the topsoil and emitting more than 500 tonnes of CO2eq. ex·tĕrra project revalues the discarded leaves of the plant by creating new bio-based materials that are designed to be inserted into an artisanal production circuit with the aim of generating networks, creating value and fostering a strong bond between people and their territory.
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    Braille

    Art Installation "Braille" by artist Dimitris Kapetanou

    Greece , Greece
    The use of system braille are rendered blind themselves, while those who are literate in braille are able to comprehend the meaning of every sign, from start to finish, navigating the whole exhibition with ease. This process is assisted by the self-adhesive signs that have been placed on the floor and that will ease the process of navigating the exhibition with a steady flow. The texts’ content comprises personal interviews about colors.
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    Retreat center Međurječje

    Eco retreat center for art, culture and recreation Međurječje

    Montenegro
    Međurječje decodes the unique environment on the confluence of three rivers as a retreat for education, recreation and all-senses stimulation. Agglomeration of slow-living fragments subtly blends in untouched nature, uplifting sustainable tourism in the wild heart of Montenegro. Project generates a new paradigm of secluded eco oasis, focusing on integration with environment by usage of disposable resources, nourishing local culture- strongly bounded to tradition and aimed at sustainable future.
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    RAEE recycling project

    How to automate the recycling of any part of a PCB

    Italy , Germany
    The project
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    Youth haps against the flow

    Youth festival for connecting with nature in urban areas through creative arts, sports and music

    Bulgaria
    The 'Youth haps against the flow' meets the youth spirit and nature, offering an opportunity to transform the urban places along the riverbed into a field of youth ideas, possibilities and interests, combining the ecological way of thinking, art and the sense of social belonging. This gives a chance to build fundamental connections between nature and youth, creates continuity between generations and turns the city into an attractive place offering opportunities and perspectives.
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    Contamination is Regeneration

    A model of salt bricks as a metaphor for the idea of regeneration.

    Italy
    An infinite process. Construction and destruction lead to infinite regeneration. Salt bricks are used as a primitive form of construction. A salt dome as a symbol of the regeneration of the soul and the new sensitivity and perception that will lead us into the future. A place to get in touch with the most divine part of nature and one's being, creating a regenerative new communion.
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