Circle House: Denmark’s first circular social housing project
When completed, expected in spring 2027 after several delays, Circle House will mark a turning point in sustainable architecture in Denmark. The project comprises 60 social housing units built in Aarhus, based on the principles of a circular economy. This means, among others, it can be disassembled and its elements can be recycled without losing their integrity.
Kamikatsu: Why zero waste is about more than recycling
Kamikatsu recycles nearly 80% of its waste without high-tech plants. Discover how citizen participation and civic design, not just tech, make it work.
How the Netherlands Cracked Urban Data Sharing — and Why Europe Should Use It
Europe’s cities can accelerate housing, mobility and climate solutions through trusted urban data sharing. Learn how the Dutch PDX model works.
Mobility for everyone: why intergenerational fairness matters
Mobility for everyone starts with listening. Explore how lived experience, local knowledge and intergenerational dialogue can shape fairer mobility systems.
Barcelona: when the infrastructure to beat the heat already exists
How Barcelona turned libraries, schools and parks into a citywide network of climate shelters to protect residents from extreme heat.
How Cities Can Fast-Track Sustainable Neighbourhoods — With the Right Knowledge, Skills, and Funding
Discover how the New European Bauhaus is helping cities build more inclusive, sustainable neighbourhoods through expert support, funding and collaboration.
Smart Urban Hospitality: Why the cities of the future will be designed around experience
Discover how Smart Urban Hospitality is redefining cities, focusing on how urban spaces welcome, guide, support, and care for everyone who moves through them.
Concular: when buildings stop being waste and become material banks
Concular reimagines buildings as the start of materials’ next life, creating a new circular infrastructure for more sustainable urban development.
Vertiports and Urban Air Mobility: When the Sky Becomes Part of the City
Just as railway stations transformed mobility in the 19th century, urban air mobility and vertiports could become defining elements of tomorrow’s cities. But are we ready to accommodate them?
Inside Blue Cities: Can a city feel good, not just work well?
Explore the principles of Blue Cities, the next evolution in urban thinking, defined by a city’s ability to support diverse human experiences.