Regina Schröter

Situated in the middle of a rainwater basin in Berlin, Raumlabor’s Floating University explores solutions for future urban challenges during the summer months.

The city of Brussels clearly lacks outdoor swimming facilities. To change that, local initiative POOL IS COOL took the initiative to build pop-up pools for the people.

Buurman is a circular hardware store in Rotterdam that gives used materials a second chance.

A quarter of India’s population is facing water shortage because there’s no effective system to store and distribute water. Renowned Studio Makkink & Bey, in collaboration with artists, designers and craftsmen, are setting up an elementary school that teaches pupils to tackle this problem and shape a sustainable future.

Global actions are required to fight climate change, but how can we integrate sustainable behavior into our daily lives? The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2018 explores small ideas from the creative community that can make a big impact.

The future of space is hybrid. In Amsterdam, cinema Rialto will be transforming a building of the Vrije Universiteit into a movie theater outside lecture hours.

Amsterdam startup WASTED is making recycling a community cause by introducing a local currency based on household waste. Sietse Gronheid explains why the project is such a big success.

Hof van Cartesius is a circular urban village on a derelict piece of land along a railway track in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Co-founder Bianca Ernst explains how this buzzing community came to life using only discarded building materials.

As the demand for space in cities increases, social organizations struggle to find locations for their activities. Public institutions in Barcelona are looking to transform the empty rooftops of public buildings into community farms.