
Summer School 2023
HEALTHY HOME Summer School | Coimbra
Healthy Home Summer School: Human and nature-based solutions for inclusive and innovative urban regeneration
July 6 to 12, 2023
University of Coimbra, Portugal
In the last years, cities have been facing new challenges that demand creative ways of developing solutions. Climate change and social justice are pushing academia, municipalities, stakeholders and the local citizens to work together in order to co-create another way of developing an inclusive urban regeneration. The public space is at the centre of this urban transformation that puts in dialogue nature, mobility, community, culture, education and economy to promote places that offer better quality of life to the local communities. Places that are healthy homes.
About
Healthy Home is an Interdisciplinary Summer School that invites students (graduation, master and doctoral), citizens, technicians and local organisations to contribute to this debate with their knowledge and experience.
The aim of this workshop is to explore a healthy corridor for Coimbra, co-created with the local community of Eiras, by testing and improving the methodologies developed by the URBiNAT partners. In this sense, we challenge participants to develop processes and products that can transform the healthy corridor into a healthy home connecting Relvinha, Ingote and Bolão social housing with Choupal natural park.
This workshop is based on the experience of CASA Architectural Design Workshop that has been organised by University of Coimbra, namely by its Department of Architecture. In this edition CASA (HOME) will open the architectural design to other forms of knowledge that need to dialogue in the public space, such as social sciences, environmental sciences and humanities. This interdisciplinary approach is a field of opportunity to develop critical perspectives on the way of thinking and doing inclusive urban regeneration.

Intervention Area
Healthy Home Workshop will be held in Eiras, the north district of Coimbra, taking advantage of the dialogue with the local community that is already active through several projects, as Bairros Saudáveis. Students, citizens, technicians and local organisations are invited to attend studio activities, training sessions, visits to the intervention area and local associations and conference with keynote speakers. Tutors are members of URBiNAT project and experts from different fields invited to support the teams.
Overview & Schedule
Human and nature-based solutions for inclusive and innovative urban regeneration
Theme
Co-creation of an healthy corridor in Coimbra (Relvinha – Ingote – Bolão)
Main organisers
Departamento de Arquitetura da Universidade de Coimbra (DARQ-UC)
Centro de Estudos Sociais (CES)
Partners
Câmara Municipal de Coimbra
Casa da Esquina
Cooperativa de Construção e Habitação Económica Semearrelvinhas
Sponsors
H2020
Efapel
Venue
Colégio da Trindade, Coimbra, Portugal – Keynote lectures
Colégio das Artes, Coimbra, Portugal – Studio activities
Dates
6 to 12 July 2023
Working Language
English and Portuguese

Summer School Schedule
How to apply?
Applications for Healthy Home Summer School 2023 are now open.
Eligibility
Healthy Home opens applications for three groups:
- Students (graduation, master, PhD) from all fields of knowledge
- Municipal and governmental technicians
- Citizens, members of associations
Fees
- Students: 25 EUR (students can apply for 5 scholarships that are offered by URBiNAT)
- Municipal and governmental technicians: 100 EUR
- Citizens and members of associations: 50 EUR
Travel and accommodation is not included. Please find below a list of guesthouses, hostels and hotels.
The Summer School will offer lunch and final dinner.
Apply online!
Application deadline extended to 30 May 2023‼️
Questions?
Please contact CASA (coimbratelier at uc.pt) or URBiNAT (pmurbinat at ces.uc.pt) if you have any questions.

Accomodation
Note that accommodation is not included in the summer school fee. Participants are expected to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Please find below a list of guesthouses, hostels and hotels in Coimbra:
Student Residence
Student residence that rents rooms per night over the summer:
Hostels & Guesthouses
- Be Coimbra Hostel
- Coimbra Portagem Hostel
- Zero Box Lodge Coimbra
- Pousada da Juventude Coimbra/Coimbra Youth Hostel
- Change the World Hostel Coimbra
- WW Hostel & Suites
- BUS Station Suites & Studios
- NS Hostel
- The Luggage Hostel
- Penedo da Saudade Suites & Hostel
There is also a wide variety of “Alojamento Local”/ local accommodation (guest houses, appartements,…) available on the well-known booking platforms.
2-Star Hotels
4-Star Hotels
- Sapientia Boutique Hotel
- Tivoli Coimbra
- Vila Galé Coimbra
- NH Coimbra D. Inês
- Hotel Coimbra Aemininum