The project “Sustainable Public spaces through Inclusive Community Engagement”, abbreviated as “SPICE”, implemented under the “Horizon Europe” Programme, aims to provide a new model of participatory co-creation in (re)shaping neighborhoods.

The project develops, tests, and validates innovative community engagement approaches to establish an evidence-based framework for the co-design, co-creation, and maintenance of public spaces in four European neighborhoods.

By fostering interdisciplinary synergies and inclusive participation, leveraging advanced digital tools, and promoting circular and regenerative construction practices, SPICE:

• addresses critical societal challenges,

• enhances social cohesion, and

• highlights core EU values such as democratic participation, cultural and linguistic diversity, and social inclusion.

It actively supports the European Green Deal and aligns with the principles of the New European Bauhaus (NEB).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation under grant agreement No. 101215492.