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Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods

Funds teams that design and demonstrate new participatory methods for planning neighbourhood public spaces in at least three different countries.

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Proposals must analyse the values, practices and stakeholder relations underpinning how each neighbourhood's public space is currently designed, and assess users' multisensory experience of it, including its beauty and aesthetics, not just its function. The approach must also address climate resilience, water resilience, civil security and biodiversity alongside the safety and well-being of users,…

The European Commission's New European Bauhaus Facility wants projects that develop and test new methods for designing and planning neighbourhood public spaces, bringing in the perspectives of the people who actually use them. It is looking for approaches that assess how spatial design affects different users by gender, age and identity, and that use co-creation to fold in residents' diverse needs around safety, accessibility and climate resilience. Work must draw on social sciences and humanities expertise and account for the local culture of each neighbourhood it touches.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.1 Dec 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€10M

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