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Activation Event in Ponte Lambro
Date: 29 September – 1 October 2025 Location: Casa di Quartiere In Ponte Lambro (Milan), conversations about the future are underway. From 29 September to 1 October, at the Casa di Quartiere, the Municipality of Milan and the Politecnico di Milano met with residents, associations, urban regeneration experts, and businesses operating in the neighbourhood. “Meet Ponte…
Activation Event in Penacova
Date: 24-26 July 2025 Location: Casa das Artes Penacova The UTOPIZE project brought together 45 residents, partners and local stakeholders for a three-day Activation Event dedicated to reimagining the future of Penacova’s public spaces. Held from 24 to 26 July 2025 at Casa das Artes, the gathering marked an important moment for the community — a…
Participatory co-design workshops
Join us in one of the UTOPIZE events Penacova, 6-7 February Karlskoga, 27-28 February Ponte Lambro, 6-7 March In February and March 2026, UTOPIZE will run a three-part co-design workshop series in each demonstrator site to shape the local UTOPIA Lab. The Lab will be a local hub where communities, municipalities, and universities can collaborate…
Activation Event in Karloskoga
Date: 18-20 August 2025 Location: Hotel Alfred Nobel, Karlskoga Twenty-nine participants – municipal employees, entrepreneurs, association representatives, school staff and engaged residents – gathered for three days to explore the role of citizen participation in the transformation of public spaces. The exercises we carried out provided a collective picture of both opportunities and obstacles. The result…