Re-Gen Gorizia: A new urban concept for Sant’Anna

TerraViva has launched a call for ideas inviting entrants to rethink the Sant’Anna district in Gorizia, a northeastern Italian town set at the hinge between Italy and Slovenia. With cultures and languages overlapping at the border, the competition frames Gorizia as a city ready to open a fresh chapter in its urban story.

The task is to develop a comprehensive masterplan for one of the town’s largest residential areas, proposing a new identity for Sant’Anna as a contemporary place to live. Rather than treating the district as a peripheral neighbourhood, participants are encouraged to imagine it as a testing ground for urban innovation, where design can connect ecology and community in tangible ways.

WHAT THE JURY IS LOOKING FOR

The winning proposal should be an original, high-quality urban scheme that responds to the district’s social context, improves accessibility, and supports multifunctional everyday use. Submissions are expected to repair fragmented urban pieces, strengthen connections across the area, and elevate the network of parks and open spaces through sustainable and inclusive strategies. Projects that demonstrate particular attention to public space and landscape quality will be especially valued.

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open broadly to architects, designers, students, urbanists, engineers, artists, enthusiasts, and anyone engaged with architecture and design.

JURY

The jury includes German Fuenmayor (founder of architecture and urban planning studio Piuarch), Luca Mezzorana (head of the Public Works Department, Municipality of Gorizia), Olivia Gori (co-founder of architecture office and research platform ECÒL), Alberto Cervesato (research fellow at UNIUD), Anna Cabrera Hens (architect and urbanist at Barcelona City Council), Fabio Naselli (associate professor at Epoka University), Nasrin Mohiti Asli (co-founder of architect collective Orizzontale), and Matteo Pettinaroli (co-founder of urban design firm Needle Agopuntura Urbana).

DELIVERABLES AND ENTRY FEES

Participants must submit three A1 panels along with a short project text through the competition portal. Entry fees are set at €89 for early submissions, €109 for standard submissions, and €139 for late submissions. More details CLICK HERE.

KEY DATES

Early registration runs until 30 January 2026. Standard registration remains open until 20 March 2026. Late registration is available until 17 April 2026, which is also the submission deadline. The registration deadline is 17 April 2026, and the winner announcement is scheduled for 18 May 2026.

PRIZES AND PUBLICATION

The prize pool awards €12,000 for first prize, €5,000 for second prize, and €3,000 for third prize. In addition, there will be five golden mentions receiving a coupon for a free membership, ten honourable mentions receiving a coupon for a free competition, and 30 finalists whose work will be published through TerraViva channels.

ABOUT TERRAVIVA

TerraViva is an international platform focused on architecture and design competitions, connecting creative teams worldwide with public and private partners seeking strong proposals to rehabilitate buildings, redesign urban plots, or transform districts. Alongside architectural calls, TerraViva also runs graphic design competitions, offering a public stage for visual communication and cross-disciplinary experimentation.