Designing Regenerative Neighbourhoods - New European Bauhaus and Technological Competitiveness

Topic Description: This BIP focuses on translating the New European Bauhaus (NEB) values and its working principles into design and urban planning strategies for sustainable and inclusive neighborhood regeneration in the context of global technological (TECH) competitiveness.

Rooted in the NEB values of Beauty, Sustainability, and Inclusion, and in the working principles of Participatory Processes, Multi-Level Engagement, and a Transdisciplinary Approach, this programme will foster interdisciplinary collaboration among master's and PhD students from diverse fields. It seeks to strengthen skills for collaborative projects to support clearer communication of the solutions towards academia, industry, citizens, and urban decision-makers in participatory planning processes.

Combination of mobility formats: BIPs integrate in-person sessions hosted by partner institutions with mandatory online components, adopting a two-phase blended learning structure that combines online (virtual) and on-site (physical mobility) collaborative work, with an optional small project co-developed and co-taught by a international, multidisciplinary academic team. Students will work in transdisciplinary teams, supervised by a group of international mentors during both the online and on-site phases.

Target groups: MSc and PhD students, including master's and PhD students in Architecture, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, and Geography; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Facility Management; IT; Smart City Technologies; Data Science; and the wider Social Sciences and related fields.

Credits: 4 to 6 ECTS

Consortia of cooperating universities: NTNU, WUT and TUB, with the support of ETH and Aachen University

Host: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Faculty of Architecture and Design (AD), Department for Architecture and Planning

The BIP programme will equip master’s and PhD students with state-of-the-art design thinking, gamification, participatory approaches, co-creation knowledge and skills, and other innovative methods to challenge and rethink the urban design process for the sustainable regeneration of neighbourhoods. Students will engage in active group work, workshops and other innovative interactive methods.

Participants will gain in-depth knowledge of the NEB framework and its implications for policy, design, and urban innovation.

Students will work with real case studies, focusing on how New European Bauhaus values and principles can support and enhance stakeholder participation and informed decision-making processes (policy) for designing regenerative neighbourhoods and sustainable urban transformation focused on people and places. They will be equipped with learning methods to assess the aesthetics, inclusion, and sustainability of the neighbourhoods.

By the end of the programme, students will enrich their competencies and be able to:

● Collaborate effectively in transdisciplinary teams for designing regenerative neighborhoods in the context of technological competitiveness.

● Analyze the spatial, social, environmental, and governance dimensions of neighborhood regeneration in cities undergoing technological and societal transitions.

● Apply participatory and co-design methods to investigate urban regeneration challenges and opportunities in real-world case study contexts.

● Co-evaluate the role of stakeholder engagement, governance structures, and policy frameworks in shaping regenerative neighborhood design strategies.

● Communicate urban design concepts and strategies through visual storytelling, gaming, collaborative workshops, and group presentations.

● Co-vision collaborative design proposals for regenerative neighborhoods that integrate NEB values, implement its working principles, and respond to local urban challenges.

● Explain the principles and values of the New European Bauhaus and their relevance for contemporary urban regeneration.

Strong interest in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Urban Ecosystem Science and broader;

Interest in Art, Heritage, Social Science, Geography, Landscape Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Facility Management, Urban Management, Participatory Planning, IT, Gaming, Smart City Technologies, and Data Science and related fields.

● Online phase: During online sessions, ENHANCE Alliance teachers and invited experts and guest lecturers will provide insights into the school’s topics, equip students with knowledge of specific assessment tools, methods, and approaches for use in the online and on-site workshop formats, and prepare them for intensive fieldwork and study visits.

● On-site phase: Site visit to a selected pilot; multi-layer spatial analyses; applying learnt methods and approaches to co-vision alternative solutions for regenerative neighborhoods; and collaborating effectively with experts to communicate and visualise design solutions through NEB workshops. Students will work in transdisciplinary international student groups under the mentorship of professors and experienced researchers.

● Additional project (online): Students work on an additional project, the ENHANCE Summer School Innovative Design Approaches Booklet, edition 1, mentored by professors and graphic designers to support them with design tasks.

The two-level mutual trust-based quality assurance scheme has been adopted:

• at the university level: Norwegian University of Science and Technology has applied its internal quality assurance procedures and structures to the proposal of Urban Planning it submitted to ENHANCE and to its implementation - the related learning activities,
• at the Alliance level: the body composed of Education Officers has made decisions regarding the inclusion of Urban Planning proposed by Norwegian University of Science and Technology to the Innovative Learning Campus part of the joint ENHANCE educational offer, based on the compliance with the formal requirements and ENHANCE goals.

Hosting BIP in Norway, 1^st edition, 2026.

BIP Starting date: 24/08/2026 BIP Ends: 18/09/2026

Dates for virtual component: 24th August – 4th September 2026 Dates for physical component: 6th – 11th September 2026

Additional project: 14th-18th September 2026

The main objective of the BIP. This programme reflects the BIP’s vision for the Urban Planning track, enabling students to work on urban complexity in transdisciplinary small groups of master's and PhD students, co-visioning and co-designing societal urban innovations in cities that are arenas of global tech competitiveness. The main objective of the BIP is to equip students with the knowledge and skills to translate the New European Bauhaus (NEB) values and working principles into design and planning strategies for sustainable and inclusive regenerative neighborhoods in the context of technological (TECH) competitiveness.

Learning assessment and criteria (4 ECTS):

• Interactions in online and onsite classes with lecturers and professors (co-creating, co-diagnosing and co-visioning innovative solutions);
• Data mapping and participatory observation during integrated intensive fieldwork and a 5-day study visit (mentored by professors and researchers), and engagement in practical co-visioning, co-design and consultation exercises (focus group workshops), enhancing communication skills
• Case study presentation and storytelling visualization (group visioning project/design and/or innovative solutions)

Additional project work (2 ECTS): Additional project students’ work on developing the ENHANCE Summer School Innovative Designing Regenerative Neighborhoods Approaches Portfolio.

Apply here: https://nettskjema.no/a/630138#/page/1

Total workload: = 130 h (+20 h for additional project)

4 ECTS (+2 ECTS for additional project)

24/08/2026 BIP Ends: 18/09/2026