ITI co-organises final event of the “Bauhaus of the Seas Sails” project in Venice.
The Bauhaus of the Seas Sails project held its final event, “Making Waves – Designing Regenerative Coastal Futures”, on 15th November at Ocean Space, in Venice, Italy.
Coordinated by ITI–LARSyS, Bauhaus of the Seas Sails is the only New European Bauhaus Lighthouse Demonstrator led by a Southern European country — Portugal. The project involved 18 partners and mobilised seven coastal pilot regions — Lisbon, Oeiras, Rotterdam, Malmö, Venice, Genoa, and Hamburg — to explore how coastal futures can be regenerative, inclusive, and resilient.
The one-day event brought together more than 120 participants in a hybrid format, including representatives from cultural institutions, academia, municipalities, and local communities.
- Talks and conversations with artists, architects, scientists, and community activists, including researcher Laura Tripaldi and architect and artist Andrea Molina Cuadro.
- A long table transformed into a “cabinet of curiosities”, where local pilot teams presented original explorations on ocean literacy, architectures for landscapes affected by sea-level rise, regenerative menus, inclusive digital narratives, and biofilic materials.
- Discussions focused on the process dimension of the project, covering multi-species assemblies, co-design approaches, narrative development, and resources and strategies for replication.
- An exhibition in Ocean Space’s research room showcasing the constellation of people and creative agentsinvolved in the project and the storytelling methods used to communicate its objectives and outcomes.
- A closing session reflecting on lessons learned and outlining future actions, including the Tidal Arts project (with ITI as partner) and ongoing inquiries from Digital Media PhD students.
The final event was organised by TBA21 Academy, partner and leader of the local pilot projects, in collaboration with Magellan Circle and ITI–LARSyS, the coordinator of the entire initiative.
The event also counted on the support of all institutions in the consortium and numerous local agents, reflecting the project’s integration of design research, artistic creation, and technological innovation. Bauhaus of the Seas Sails is one of the first six Lighthouse Demonstrators of the New European Bauhaus, an initiative of the European Commission launched in 2020 to accelerate the Green Deal by promoting more sustainable, inclusive, and aesthetically grounded futures for Europe.
📸 Credits: Bauhaus of The Seas Consortium © Ginevra Formentini
Making Waves – Designing Regenerative Coastal Futures @ TBA21 Ocean Space – Venice. November 15th, 2025.
