News & Publications

NEWS COVERAGE, Siena — March 29, 2023

[In the News 🇮🇹] Urban Trekking in Siena is back with “sustainability practices over the centuries”

The 20th edition of the "National Day of Urban Trekking" will be held on 31 October under the title "Trekking in colour: sustainability practices through the ages".

NEWS COVERAGE, Nova Gorica — May 16, 2022

[In the News 🇸🇮] Highlights URBiNAT Consortium meeting in Høje-Taastrup as viewed by sister URBiNAT city Nova Gorica

URBiNAT Consortium members met in Høje-Taastrup (Denmark) to meet with local teams and citizens groups working on the creation of a Healthy Corridor for the district. Read the write-up on the site of sister URBiNAT City, Nova Gorica.

NEWS COVERAGE, Nantes — March 10, 2022

[In the News 🇫🇷] At the heart of a huge “nature in the city” project in the Nantes Nord district

Interview with IRSTV's researchers Béatrice Bechet, researcher and director of IRSTV, and Philippe Bodenan, researcher, Nantes University Campus, Ecole Centrale.

NEWS COVERAGE, Sofia — March 1, 2022

[In the News 🇧🇬] A school in the capital’s Nadezhda district with a greenhouse and a green classroom

A green classroom and a greenhouse will be built in the courtyard of 15 Adam Mickiewicz Secondary School in the Nadezhda district of the capital. The project was created by the University of Architecture in Barcelona, the district administration said.

NEWS COVERAGE, Siena — March 1, 2022

[In the News 🇮🇹] Legambiente: ‘The sale of the Ovile spring field risks compromising the cycle/pedestrian path’.

The Siena branch of Legambiente intervenes on the subject of the football field at the Ovile springs: "In recent days, with the private purchase proposal, the story of the former sports facilities outside Porta Ovile seems to have come to an end. For many years they were a place of play and recreation for many young people, and a meeting place for many citizens who went to watch football matches between the various districts; then years of silence and prolonged neglect and disinterest on the part of the administration.

NEWS COVERAGE — February 18, 2022

[In the News 🇧🇪] Interview with Gonçalo Canto Moniz

The Architects' Council of Europe (ACE) had the opportunity to talk with Jorge Figueira and Gonçalo Canto Moniz to discuss their vision regarding the NEB, quality in the built environment, relevance of architectural policies, education, housing and the EU-funded project Urbinat.

NEWS COVERAGE, Porto — October 26, 2021

[In the News 🇵🇹] URBiNAT combines urban regeneration with nature for the wellbeing of local residents // URBiNAT combina a regeneração urban com a natures em proc do bee-estar.

Cerco do Porto, Lagarteiro e Falcão são bairros sociais situados na periferia da cidade. Desde 2018, estes bairros do Porto têm sido o local de intervenção de um projeto que visa a construção dos chamados “corredores saudáveis” no âmbito do Urban Innovative and Inclusive Nature – URBiNAT

NBS, NEWS COVERAGE, Nantes — October 15, 2021

[Nantes 🇫🇷] Public discussions to discuss URBiNAT implementations in and around Nantes Nord Mobile Living Lab

Housing, shops, employment, nature, health ... and the Nantes-Nord Healthy Corridor. On Tuesday 12 October, 100+ residents met to discuss with the elected representatives and the town planner achievements to date and transformations to come with a view to opening up and improving the district. An update on URBiNAT activities and the wider Projet Global which will last 15 years.

NEWS COVERAGE, Porto — October 1, 2021

[In the News 🇵🇹] The Challenges of Urbanism. An interview with URBiNAT project coordinator, Gonçalo Canto Moniz

Architect and URBiNAT project coordinator was interviewed on Portuguese national radio TSF Radio Noticias as part of a series of programmes on the opportunities and challenges in 2021 for new territorial planning.