YouRban invited creative professionals to apply for the Open Calls for Milan or Barcelona to explore the necessity and potential of reprocessing and upcycling glass-fiber-reinforced polymers (GFRP) to achieve a circular economy in Europe and shape more inclusive cities.
The Open Call 1 winners for Milan collaborate with the FabLab WeMake srl on their projects to develop innovative and sustainable solutions addressing specific, predefined urban challenges like eco-friendly mobility or revitalizing public squares. The aim is to createpractical, site-specific solutions using sustainable materials, especially reprocessed GFRPs.
Open Call 1 winners for Barcelona are collaborating with the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) to develop their innovative and sustainable urban solutions. Their projects explore original concepts and experimental approaches, identifying urban challenges through the design process and using reprocessed GFRPs.
In Spring 2026, the winners present their results in Barcelona during the YouRban Festival.
And the winners are…
PPT Ping Pong Table by Alessandra Acampora
DIAPHRAGM – A wall to see through by Ilaria Marzano
BeeBench – Pollinator-Friendly Planters for Urban Biodiversity in Wagner Square by Christian Bolognini and Samantha Culicchi
Dello Stesso Cielo by Andrea Capaldi
ORECULA by Damon Arabsolgar
The Forest Observation Platform by Madeleine Beltrandi and Mathilde Magada Cahill
ArrampicaMi – grab a piece of Milan’s green by Valeria Regis
The Care Square by Ginevra Battaglia
YGGDRASIL by Javier Masa Rodriguez
Seeding Stillness by Dana Dreimane and Una Stahovska
AI – Enchanced, Recycled by Mohamad Hasan Bahari
PebbleScape Urban Nature Islands for Social and Climate Resilience by Tobias Bernstein
REPLASTIC LAMPS by Rosa Llinas Queralt
A Letter for the city. Reclaiming urban spaces through rFiber signage by Vicente Varella Forcada
Enpompis by Miquel Mariné and Sara Lopez Marquez
Zelliges-mosaics by Andres Siri
About WeMake | fablab makerspace
Founded in 2014, WeMake is an innovative company in Milan which provides services and training to the community in digital and traditional manufacturing, open source technologies, IoT, electronics, home automation, robotics etc.
About Fab Lab Barcelona | Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)
Founded in 2007, Fab Lab Barcelona (FLB) was the EU’s first Fab Lab and a leader in a global network of 1,800 labs. FLB drives innovation in digital fabrication to tackle today’s key industry challenges.
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