Europan Europe

Europan is a European competition of ideas. It brings together design professionals, private stakeholders and public representatives of European cities to generate fresh solutions to today’s challenging urban questions. The competition serves a dual purpose. On the one hand it gives young architects, urban designers and landscape professionals the opportunity to turn their ideas into real projects. On the other hand, it offers cities and developers innovative approaches to local urban planning and development. These two functions create a platform for ongoing debate and research on the transformation and mutation of today’s European city.

The competition spans over a two-year period in which 15 to 20 European countries are involved. Each country provides a series of sites where conditions for future transformations are real. Competitors choose from these sites the one(s) on which they want to submit their projects. The entries are judged by national juries composed of local and international specialists in the fields of architecture and urbanism.

Europan NL

Europan NL wants to be more than just a competition. The foundation is committed to the public quality in urban developments and the associated commissioning. That is why the problems and the assignments are concentrated in one city instead of on different locations spread across the country. Investing in the relationship with the local municipality, market parties and other stakeholders creates mutual trust and commitment. In this way, a decisive coalition is created per competition site. Besides, legal advisors and contract specialists are involved to set agreements, so participation is not without obligation.

In addition, Europan NL wants to prevent the proceeds of ideas from being limited to the winner. This would waste a lot of energy and valuable ideas. Therefore, Europan NL organizes workshops in the after-trajectory with both the winners and entrants with interesting detailed solutions that can be integrated into the final plan.