The workshop provides an immersive experience delving into the often-overlooked transparency and reflective qualities inherent in marble. Through hands-on engagement with basic cutting and assembly techniques and unuseful tools, participants will transform reclaimed marble pieces into striking translucent objects.

The workshop focuses on aeroponic towers and their wider possibilities. Participants will explore the whole process from seed to table, gaining practical insights into growing crops without soil. Beyond agriculture, the workshop aims to stimulate discussions on food sustainability, community engagement and urban wellbeing, using vertical farming as a tool.

Learn to craft low-carbon, non-toxic and biodegradable materials using natural binders and waste fibres from local food industries. This hands-on workshop will introduce possible approaches to organic waste upcycling and bioplastic development for the urban context. Participants will be working with sugarcane waste, also known as bagasse—one of the world’s most abundant agricultural byproducts.

Hemp within plant fibres is widely recognised as an insulation material with potential for use in construction, due to its thermal and acoustic properties equivalent to conventional insulation materials and better environmental performance. This workshop will be a theoretical and practical training session providing basic knowledge about hemp and hempcrete.

Taking advantage of Lisbon’s sunny conditions, this workshop invites participants to “cook with the weather”. Through a low-tech installation, participants will discover how to create tools to harvest renewable energy, such as solar power and human force, and set up a slow kitchen, experimenting with different devices to convert sunlight into heat.

The workshop will introduce a playful session to learn about the Atlas of Weak Signals and its methodology, exploring various perspectives and reassess our collective understanding of weak signals. The activity encourages a hands-on approach to design's impact on our complex present.

Participants will visit and learn about three projects around Mouraria where urban farmers are able to maximise limited space and resources, while producing a wide range of crops—creating safer ecosystems, a strong sense of community and a positive impact on education.

An immersive workshop where ceramic artists and designers come together to explore the reuse of waste materials generated during ceramic production—the materialisation of recycled ceramic clays into new objects.