HEALING GARDEN – Certosa Park
Participants are invited to design a buildable Healing Garden within the defined intervention area of Parco della Certosa.
The proposal should create a landscape environment that supports biodiversity, social interaction, and sensory experience, while respecting heritage constraints and the 60.000 EUR construction budget.
The project should function as an urban prototype demonstrating how design can foster well-being and ecological regeneration.
Short Description
Participants are invited to design a buildable Healing Garden within the defined intervention area of Parco della Certosa.
Organizer
Non Architecture
Link to Competition
Link to Registration form
Prizes
WINNER (1 PRIZE)*
7500 EUR to further develop the project.
The winning proposal will serve as the basis for the realization of the Healing Garden. The prize will be awarded as a compensation fee to further develop the design for construction in collaboration with the Municipality and project partners.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS (9 PRIZES)
Selected projects will be published on the Non-a contests website, gaining international visibility within our global community.
FINALISTS (UP TO 20 PRIZES)
Finalist proposals will be featured on the Non-a contests website, showcasing outstanding ideas and design excellence.
Type of Competition
Open to the public/Minimum requirements (Open to anyone that complies with the requirements), More than one stage (Winners selected after at least two selection phases)
Who can Participate
Non-a contests are open to all human beings, from every age and cultural background, working in groups or individually.
Teams can be formed by a maximum number of 4 people. Personal information of all the team members can be uploaded during the submission procedure of the final proposal.
This contest has no registration fee.
However, all participants are required to register through the Non-a website in order to receive a submission code (order number), which will be necessary to upload the final proposal.
Participants must not have any direct or indirect professional, personal, or financial relationship with members of the jury, organizers, or partners that could be perceived as a conflict of interest.
Non-a reserves the right to disqualify any participant where such a conflict is identified at any stage of the competition.
Dates and Time Frame
Registration Closes July 15, 2026
Deadline to Submit Project August 15, 2026
Winners announcement Date October 1, 2026
Languages
English
Location of Competition
Certosa di Collegno, Italy
Location of Project (if developed)
Certosa di Collegno, Italy
Additional Information
Banner, Poster, Brochure or Triptic of Competition
