NEB Satellite Event - FROM NEB VALUES TO REALITY
NEB Satellite Event
June 11th 2026, Brussels
09:00 - 13:30
Venue: Fondation Universitaire, Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Brussels
This Satellite Event explores how the NEB values - sustainability, inclusion and beauty - are translated into concrete transformation pathways across Europe.
Organised by the International Federation of Landscape Architects - IFLA EUROPE, in collaboration with the Belgian Association of Landscape Architects - BALA, the event highlights EU-funded projects inspired by the NEB and the contribution of landscape architecture and the spatial disciplines in shaping high-quality, climate-resilient and inclusive living environments.the spatial disciplines in shaping high-quality, climate-resilient and inclusive living environments.
The programme showcases EU-funded initiatives and landscape architectural case studies:
- Bauhaus4MED: Michail Koutsiaras (Project Manager IFLA EU, Landscape Architect), Nikolaos Papadopoulos (Dr. in Agriculture, Project Manager, Region Central Macedonia), Derviš Hadžimuhamedović (Project Manager, City of Sarajevo)
- Re-Value Cities: Giulia Vergerio (Researcher/Project Manager, Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
- Commit2Green: Haris Piplas (Dr.sc. in Architecture, BSLA-Swiss Delegate to IFLA Europe and IFLA World), Derviš Hadžimuhamedović (Project Manager, City of Sarajevo)
- Green Team: Lenni Mertens (Project Leader, Provincie Antwerpen)
- Paris in Transition - The Landscape Urbanism Evolution: Sophie Mourthé (City Landscape Architect Paris)
- Make Space for Nature: Michiel van Driessche (Felixx, City Architect Groningen)
- Roundtable discussion
These projects demonstrate how NEB principles are operationalised through landscape-led regeneration, nature-based solutions, circular urban systems, participatory governance and professional capacity-building across diverse European contexts.
Through focused project presentations, invited contributions from practice and policy, and an interactive panel discussion, the event fosters dialogue between EU institutions, municipalities, researchers and built-environment professionals. By connecting research, policy and professional practice, the event contributes to the NEB Forum pillar and supports the thematic axes of reconnecting with nature, regaining a sense of belonging, and prioritising places and people that need it most.
