Develop innovative approaches to spatial design
The topic seeks new participatory and transdisciplinary approaches for designing neighbourhood public spaces for diverse users.
Horizon Europe · New European Bauhaus
EURAN ADP — PARTICIPATION & NEIGHBOURHOOD DESIGN
Call closure date · 2026-12-01, 17:00 (CET)
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01 · What the call wants
The opportunity in brief
Work with communities and different disciplines
Projects integrate inhabitants, spatial-design expertise, social sciences and humanities and other relevant actors.
Demonstrate in at least three neighbourhoods
The approach must be demonstrated in three neighbourhoods in different Member States and/or Associated Countries, establishing a basis for replication and uptake.
02 · What EURAN proposes
ARTISTIC INTELLIGENCE FOR PARTICIPATORY NEIGHBOURHOOD DESIGN
EURAN brings Artistic Intelligence into participatory neighbourhood design, using artistic practice as a practical instrument for understanding how people perceive, use and value shared spaces. EURAN ADP connects artistic observation, participatory design, visualisation, community engagement and evaluation within a common framework to be tested across multiple neighbourhoods. Art clubs and local cultural communities provide grassroots cultural intelligence; territorial and spatial-design capabilities connect that intelligence directly with the transformation of place.
03 · Why EURAN
Relevant foundations already exist
Architectural and urban-planning foundation
EURAN's professional foundation in architecture and town planning provides direct knowledge of spatial design and territorial transformation.
COS™ instruments
EURAN's cultural operating concepts connect cultural participation, place quality and strategic decision-making within a structured framework.
Artistic networks
EURAN connects artistic practice with community-level cultural activity, participation and local knowledge.
Existing project concepts
EURAN's portfolio provides developed starting propositions for research, experimentation and demonstration.
04 · The consortium
Defined capabilities — not symbolic association
Research and scientific leadership
Research capability establishes the methodology, scientific architecture and project framework required for rigorous European R&I.
Municipal / territorial participation
Three suitable neighbourhood environments in different eligible countries provide the territorial basis for demonstration, comparison and replication.
Architecture / urban design
Spatial-planning, public-space and participatory-design expertise translates research and community knowledge into credible spatial propositions.
Artists and cultural organisations
Artistic practice becomes an active method for perception, participation and co-design rather than a decorative addition to the project.
SSH / evaluation
Social research, human experience, inclusion and impact expertise establish evidence, comparison and transferable learning.
05 · Why this matters
From participation to spatial intelligence
Neighbourhood participation becomes more than consultation: it becomes a source of knowledge for spatial decision-making. Municipal, research, architectural and artistic capabilities operate within the same process. Demonstration across three neighbourhoods establishes the evidence needed to compare the approach, refine it and create the basis for wider European replication.
The proposition connects artistic intelligence with the transformation of place. Horizon creates the framework to test it across Europe.
06 · Participation
EURAN ADP is now being structured
The research framework, consortium and three-site demonstration configuration are being defined for the 1 December 2026 submission. Participation is established where capability, eligibility and strategic relevance converge. No organisation is presented as a partner before its role and participation are agreed.