Atlas · democracy and civic practices
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A remote island that reversed depopulation under the motto "Nai mono wa nai" (be content with what there is): reforming its only high school to save it, CAS technology for seafood and newcomers now around 20% of the population.
A network of groups and people building the city in a participatory way: itinerant gatherings, legal tools for the citizen management of spaces and mutual support among projects across Spain.
The association that brings together France's third places and their regional and thematic networks, born in 2019 as a prefiguration structure and formally established as a national association in 2022.
Avanzi is one of the pioneering organisations in social innovation and sustainability in Italy, active in Milan since 1997.
An Asian network founded in 1989 that supports urban poor savings groups and their federations so they can negotiate land and housing with governments.
An association of some 400 residents of Kong Lor and Natan, the villages at either mouth of a 7.5 km river cave, which runs the site through eight village groups: boats, prices, visitors, waste and crafts with a common fund.
An arts NGO exploring the potential of art to create community in the hot spring city: permanent pieces (ALTERNATIVE-STATE), an Art Fair and Beppu Art Month, so that the onsen is not the city's only story.
Gernika's former arms factory converted, through youth and neighbourhood initiative, into a "social creation factory" co-managed with the town council.
A public project factory run by the Communauté d'Agglomération de Bastia, opened in June 2021 in the historic centre of the city, near the citadel.
BASE Milano occupies 12,000 square metres of the former Ansaldo factory, in the Tortona district, following a public competition run by the city council and won by a consortium of cultural organisations.
Small gallery in two shophouses on Nang Ngam Road, at the heart of Songkhla's old town, with an exhibition room downstairs and an artist residency upstairs.
In Ban Sai, a village the government classes as poor, women distilled lao-lao (rice spirit) separately and sold it cheaply.
A low-rise complex on land freed by undergrounding the Odakyu line: live-work buildings with low rents, independent shops, a shared kitchen and a square.
An asphalt plant occupied by neighbours in 1977 and turned into a community cultural centre devoted to social circus.
A former three-hectare bus depot in Metz, handed over to artists in 2013 during a Nuit Blanche and later transformed by the association TCRM Bliiida into a third place for cultural and creative industries.
The former Siri chemical factory in Terni, acquired by the city council between 1997 and 2002 and converted since 2009 into a 5,600-square-metre contemporary art centre beside the Nera river.
Network of north-eastern small farmers defending food sovereignty against the chemical model and debt to the agricultural bank.
A cooperative of smallholder coffee growers on the Bolaven Plateau that washes beans at village centres, exports organic and fair-trade coffee and spends the Fairtrade premium on schools, water, health and cheap credit.
A 300-year-old thatched farmhouse, pioneer of minka renovation in Japan.
A public network of neighbourhood fablabs: digital fabrication at the service of schools, organisations and residents, with social return instead of payment.
An urban creation collective founded in 1997 by architects, with roots in street workshops from the mid-1990s.
The Casa del Popolo Il Progresso was founded in 1915 in the Florentine district of Rifredi as a workers' recreational society and moved in 1922 to the Villino Bianchini, where it remains today.
A national programme for upgrading informal settlements, launched in 2003.
A 39,000 ha cultural landscape, World Heritage since 2001, home to more than 50 villages and the town of Champasak.
The pioneering territorial art festival across 760 square kilometres of satoyama landscape, with over 200 permanent works in villages, houses and abandoned schools.
String orchestras in peripheral neighbourhoods of the Canary Islands, with families as part of the project: music as a tool for cohesion and neighbourhood pride, already exported to other territories.
A resource space for ecological transition in the Sologne, created in November 2019 by a group of residents of Loir-et-Cher around a vegetable garden, garden and small wood.
An association founded in 2013 in a village in the Salento to reclaim more than fifteen hectares of abandoned land lent free of charge by their owners.
About a dozen informal settlements along the Bang Bua canal, home to some 3,400 families, joined the Baan Mankong programme in 2004.
A riverside park opened in 2010 on land reclaimed from the Mekong, under a South Korean-funded project whose second phase ended in 2026.
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| Place | Country | Territory | Typology | Visitable | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ama Town / Oki Dozen 海士町 | Japan | Chugoku | Civic labs and participation | Yes (ferry, Entô hotel) | Verified |
| Beppu Project ベップ・プロジェクト | Japan | Kyushu | Art and territory | Yes (free artworks) | Verified |
| BONUS TRACK ボーナストラック | Japan | Kanto | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Verified |
| Chiiori / Valle de Iya 篪庵 | Japan | Shikoku | Reuse of vacancy | Yes (lodging) | Verified |
| Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 越後妻有 | Japan | Chubu | Art and territory | Yes (2027 triennial) | Verified |
| First Makishi Public Market 第一牧志公設市場 | Japan | Okinawa | Third place | Yes | Verified |
| Fukuoka Growth Next フクオカグロースネクスト | Japan | Kyushu | Reuse of vacancy | Yes (Startup Cafe) | Verified |
| Furano Marche フラノマルシェ | Japan | Hokkaido | Participatory urbanism | Yes | Verified |
| Grin Grin / Island City ぐりんぐりん | Japan | Kyushu | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Verified |
| HAGISO / hanare 萩荘 | Japan | Kanto | Civic labs and participation | Yes (café and hotel) | Verified |
| Hajimari Art Center はじまりの美術館 | Japan | Tohoku | Art and territory | Yes | Verified |
| Higashikawa, Town of Photography 東川町 | Japan | Hokkaido | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Verified |
| Ibasho House 居場所ハウス | Japan | Tohoku | Commons and belonging | Yes (community café) | Verified |
| Ieshima 家島 | Japan | Kansai | Civic design collectives | Yes (islands) | Verified |
| Inari-yu / Sento & Neighborhood 稲荷湯 | Japan | Kanto | Third place | Yes | Verified |
| Inujima Art House Project 犬島 | Japan | Chugoku | Art and territory | Yes | Partially verified |
| Ishinomaki Laboratory 石巻工房 | Japan | Tohoku | Commons and belonging | Yes (Home Base) | Verified |
| Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center WHY 上勝町ゼロ・ウェイストセンター | Japan | Shikoku | Civic labs and participation | Yes (tours, hotel) | Verified |
| Kamiyama / Green Valley 神山 | Japan | Shikoku | Civic labs and participation | Partly | Verified |
| Karahori Shotengai 空堀商店街 | Japan | Kansai | Third place | Yes | Verified |
| Kitakagaya Creative Village 北加賀屋 | Japan | Kansai | Reuse of vacancy | Partly (events, MASK) | Verified |
| Kodomo Shokudo / Musubie こども食堂・むすびえ | Japan | Nationwide | Civic food | Yes (local canteens) | Verified |
| Kosugiyu 小杉湯 | Japan | Kanto | Third place | Yes (public bathhouse) | Verified |
| Kumamoto Artpolis くまもとアートポリス | Japan | Kyushu | Art and territory | Yes (public buildings) | Verified |
| Kumano Travel / Tanabe 田辺市熊野ツーリズムビューロー | Japan | Kansai | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Verified |
| machimori / Atami Ginza 熱海銀座 | Japan | Chubu | Participatory urbanism | Yes (shotengai) | Verified |
| Machizukuri de Ishinomaki y Kesennuma 石巻・気仙沼 | Japan | Tohoku | Participatory urbanism | Urban context | Verified |
| Mano / Nagata (Kobe) 真野・長田 | Japan | Kansai | Participatory urbanism | Urban context | Verified |
| Marugamemachi Shotengai 丸亀町商店街 | Japan | Shikoku | Third place | Yes | Verified |
| Ojika Island 小値賀島 | Japan | Kyushu | Reuse of vacancy | Yes (ferry from Sasebo) | Verified |
| Onomichi Akiya Saisei Project 尾道空き家再生プロジェクト | Japan | Chugoku | Reuse of vacancy | Yes (guesthouses) | Verified |
| QUESTION (Kyoto Shinkin) クエスチョン | Japan | Kansai | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Verified |
| Setagaya machizukuri 世田谷まちづくり | Japan | Kanto | Participatory urbanism | Urban context | Verified |
| Setouchi Triennale / Naoshima 瀬戸内・直島 | Japan | Shikoku | Art and territory | Yes | Verified |
| Shibaura House 芝浦ハウス | Japan | Kanto | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Verified |
| studio-L スタジオ・エル | Japan | Kansai | Civic design collectives | Office (by prior arrangement) | Verified |
| Takeo City Library 武雄市図書館 | Japan | Kyushu | Civic labs and participation | Yes (365 days) | Verified |
| Takigahara 滝ヶ原 | Japan | Chubu | Reuse of vacancy | Yes | Verified |
| Yatai de Fukuoka 福岡屋台 | Japan | Kyushu | Third place | Yes (every night) | Verified |
| Apadrina un Olivo | Spain | Aragon | Civic food | Yes (visits to your olive tree) | Partially verified |
| Arquitecturas Colectivas | Spain | Nationwide | Civic design collectives | The annual gathering calendar seems to have slowed down: no recent edition found | Verified |
| Astra | Spain | Basque Country | Reuse of vacancy | Yes | Verified |
| Ateneu Popular 9 Barris | Spain | Catalonia | Commons and belonging | Yes | Verified |
| Ateneus de Fabricació | Spain | Catalonia | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Verified |
| Barrios Orquestados | Spain | Canary Islands | Art and territory | Concerts and rehearsals | Verified |
| Can Batlló | Spain | Catalonia | Commons and belonging | Yes | Verified |
| Casa Grande del Pumarejo | Spain | Andalusia | Third place | Yes | Verified |
| CIVICS (mapa de innovación ciudadana) | Spain | Nationwide | Civic design collectives | Online platform | Verified |
| Concejos abiertos y facenderas | Spain | Castile and León | Third place | Territorial context | Partially verified |
| CSA La Tabacalera | Spain | Madrid | Commons and belonging | Closed for works since around 2023. The collectives are negotiating their return | Verified |
| Decide Madrid / Consul | Spain | Madrid | Civic labs and participation | Online platform | Verified |
| Decidim | Spain | Catalonia | Civic labs and participation | Online platform | Verified |
| El Campo de Cebada | Spain | Madrid | Commons and belonging | Historic (the plot has since been built on) | Verified |
| El Hueco | Spain | Castile and León | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Partially verified |
| Errekaleor Bizirik | Spain | Basque Country | Commons and belonging | With respect; open days | Verified |
| Esta es una Plaza | Spain | Madrid | Commons and belonging | Yes (opening hours) | Verified |
| Estonoesunsolar | Spain | Aragon | Participatory urbanism | The reclaimed plots are still in the city, but no programme activity is recorded since 2020 | Verified |
| Frena la Curva | Spain | Aragon | Civic labs and participation | Online legacy | Verified |
| Geltoki | Spain | Navarre | Reuse of vacancy | Yes | Verified |
| Harinera ZGZ | Spain | Aragon | Art and territory | Yes | Verified |
| Huerto del Rey Moro | Spain | Andalusia | Civic food | Yes | Verified |
| La Borda | Spain | Catalonia | Commons and belonging | Outdoors; organised visits | Verified |
| La Casa Invisible | Spain | Andalusia | Commons and belonging | Yes (activities) | Verified |
| LaFábrika detodalavida | Spain | Extremadura | Reuse of vacancy | Yes (gatherings) | Verified |
| Las Naves | Spain | Valencian Community | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Verified |
| Los Madriles | Spain | Madrid | Civic design collectives | Atlas online and in print | Verified |
| Matadero Madrid | Spain | Madrid | Reuse of vacancy | Yes | Verified |
| Medialab Matadero | Spain | Madrid | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Verified |
| Proxecto Cárcere | Spain | Galicia | Reuse of vacancy | No regular activities: the building remains abandoned and in litigation | Partially verified |
| Recetas Urbanas | Spain | Andalusia | Civic design collectives | Works in public space | Verified |
| Sociedades gastronómicas (txokos) | Spain | Basque Country | Third place | By invitation from members | Partially verified |
| Solar Corona | Spain | Valencian Community | Commons and belonging | No. The plot stopped working as a community space after it closed | Verified |
| Superilles (supermanzanas) | Spain | Catalonia | Participatory urbanism | Yes (Poblenou, Sant Antoni) | Verified |
| Tabakalera | Spain | Basque Country | Reuse of vacancy | Yes | Verified |
| Trabensol | Spain | Madrid | Commons and belonging | By prior arrangement | Verified |
| Tribunal de las Aguas | Spain | Valencian Community | Third place | Yes (Thursdays at noon, Puerta de los Apóstoles) | Verified |
| Wikitoki | Spain | Basque Country | Civic design collectives | By prior arrangement | Verified |
| Zaragoza Activa (La Azucarera) | Spain | Aragon | Civic labs and participation | Yes | Verified |
| Association Nationale des Tiers-Lieux ANTL | France | Nationwide | Civic design collectives | Office (by prior arrangement) | Verified |
| Ateliers Médicis | France | Île-de-France | Art and territory | Yes, residencies and events open to the public at temporary venues | Partially verified |
| Avvià, la fabrique à projets Avvià | France | Corse | Civic labs and participation | Yes, support available on request, open events | Verified |
| Base 11/19 | France | Hauts-de-France | Participatory urbanism | Yes, paths over the slag heaps and buildings open to guided visits | Partially verified |
| BLIIIDA | France | Grand Est | Civic labs and participation | Yes, events, incubators and open programme | Verified |
| Bruit du Frigo | France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Participatory urbanism | The association's premises; its projects are visible in Bordeaux's public space | Verified |
| Coco Velten | France | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Reuse of vacancy | No, closed since December 2023 for works | Verified |
| Darwin Écosystème | France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, free access, restaurant, organic shop and events | Partially verified |
| Écolieu La Filerie | France | Centre-Val de Loire | Third place | Yes, workshops, training and seasonal festivals | Verified |
| Estuaire Nantes<>Saint-Nazaire | France | Pays de la Loire | Art and territory | Yes, a free 120 km route by car, bike or boat, with Estuaire guides | Partially verified |
| France Tiers-Lieux GIP France Tiers-Lieux | France | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | Online legacy | Verified |
| Hôtel Pasteur | France | Bretagne | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, free access to common spaces and programme | Verified |
| L'Hermitage | France | Hauts-de-France | Civic labs and participation | Yes, visits, training and events open to the public | Partially verified |
| La Cagette | France | Occitanie | Civic food | Yes, by joining as a cooperative member | Verified |
| La Californie | France | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, free access to solidarity shops, workshops and programme | Verified |
| La Cité Fertile | France | Île-de-France | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, café, market and events open to the public | Verified |
| La Condition Publique | France | Hauts-de-France | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, exhibitions, events and programme open to the public | Verified |
| La Coursive | France | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Civic design collectives | Yes, coworking and cultural programme, check opening hours | Verified |
| La Friche la Belle de Mai | France | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, free access to public spaces, cultural programme and visits | Verified |
| La Grande Halle La Grande Halle de Colombelles | France | Normandie | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, bar, coworking and cultural programme open to the public | Verified |
| La Halle Tropisme | France | Occitanie | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, free access to common areas and cultural programme | Verified |
| La Louve | France | Île-de-France | Civic food | Yes, shop open to cooperative members | Verified |
| La Maison des Babayagas | France | Île-de-France | Commons and belonging | Not open to visitors: private housing with occasional open days | Partially verified |
| La Quincaillerie | France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, free access to common spaces, members' bar and events | Verified |
| La stAtion | France | Occitanie | Reuse of vacancy | Unconfirmed: call before going, the website and the news disagree on the premises | Partially verified |
| Lab Place | France | Occitanie | Civic labs and participation | Yes, Monday to Thursday 9 to 12 and 13 to 17; Saturdays on request | Verified |
| Le 6b | France | Île-de-France | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, with public opening hours (open workshops, exhibitions, events) | Partially verified |
| Le Centquatre-Paris | France | Île-de-France | Art and territory | Yes, Tuesday to Sunday; the halls are free and open access | Verified |
| Le Champ Commun | France | Bretagne | Third place | Yes, bar, shop and cultural programme open to the public | Verified |
| Le Hangar Zéro | France | Normandie | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, bar-restaurant, shop and gardens open to the public | Verified |
| Le Lieu Unique | France | Pays de la Loire | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, free access, performing arts programme, restaurant and bookshop | Partially verified |
| Le Quartier Libre | France | Normandie | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, open all year with bars, food and shops | Partially verified |
| Le Shadok Le Shadok, fabrique du numérique | France | Grand Est | Civic labs and participation | Yes, fablab, coworking and programme open to the public | Partially verified |
| Le Vent des Forêts | France | Grand Est | Art and territory | Yes, free access all year along waymarked paths | Partially verified |
| Le Village Vertical | France | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Commons and belonging | Not a public facility: inhabited cooperative housing, with guided visits | Verified |
| Les Ateliers du Vent | France | Bretagne | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, programme open to the public and artist residencies | Verified |
| Les Beaumonts | France | Centre-Val de Loire | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, free access, cultural and community programme | Verified |
| Les Grands Voisins | France | Île-de-France | Reuse of vacancy | No, it closed in 2020 and the plot is now an eco-district building site | Verified |
| Les Quatre Saisons | France | Normandie | Commons and belonging | Not open to visitors: it is housing, with occasional gatherings | Partially verified |
| Longo Maï (cooperativa Le Moulin) Longo Maï | France | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Commons and belonging | Occasional visits and markets, check with the cooperative | Partially verified |
| Mains d'Œuvres | France | Île-de-France | Art and territory | Yes, cultural programme open to the public | Verified |
| Motoco motoco | France | Grand Est | Art and territory | Yes, open days and regular exhibitions | Verified |
| Saillans, democracia participativa municipal | France | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Participatory urbanism | The village is freely accessible; there is no specific facility to visit | Partially verified |
| SuperQuinquin | France | Hauts-de-France | Civic food | Yes, shop open to cooperative members | Partially verified |
| U Chjosu di a Vignarella U Chjosu di a Vignarella | France | Corse | Commons and belonging | Yes, open to the whole village, hours depending on the programme | Verified |
| Villages Vivants | France | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Reuse of vacancy | Based in Crest; refurbished shops and premises to visit in several villages | Verified |
| Volumes | France | Île-de-France | Reuse of vacancy | Yes: members' bar, open events and coworking Monday to Friday | Verified |
| ZAD de Notre-Dame-des-Landes | France | Pays de la Loire | Commons and belonging | Inhabited farmland; access depends on projects, no tourist facilities | Partially verified |
| Arte Sella | Italy | Trentino-Alto Adige | Art and territory | Yes, art-in-nature trail open all year | Partially verified |
| Avanzi Avanzi - Sostenibilita per Azioni | Italy | Lombardia | Civic design collectives | Avanzi Coworking is a shared space open to members and visitors | Verified |
| BASE Milano | Italy | Lombardia | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, cultural centre open with a public programme | Verified |
| Camini | Italy | Calabria | Commons and belonging | Village open to visitors, with craft workshops and scattered hospitality | Partially verified |
| CAOS, Centro Arti Opificio Siri CAOS - Centro per le Arti Opificio Siri | Italy | Umbria | Reuse of vacancy | Museum and cultural centre with regular opening hours | Verified |
| Casa del Popolo Il Progresso Circolo Il Progresso | Italy | Toscana | Third place | Yes, open premises with bar, courses and cultural programme | Verified |
| Casa delle AgriCulture Tullia e Gino | Italy | Puglia | Civic food | Land, community mill and market garden open to visits, volunteering welcome | Verified |
| Casa Netural | Italy | Basilicata | Civic labs and participation | Coworking and coliving space, open to projects and stays | Verified |
| Cascina Cuccagna | Italy | Lombardia | Commons and belonging | Yes, open space with market, garden and restaurant | Verified |
| Cascina Roccafranca | Italy | Piemonte | Commons and belonging | Yes, neighbourhood house open to the public | Verified |
| Castel del Giudice | Italy | Molise | Civic labs and participation | Borgotufi (lodging) and the Melise farms can be visited, plus the apple festival | Partially verified |
| Cavallerizza Reale | Italy | Piemonte | Reuse of vacancy | Partly, under works until autumn 2026 | Partially verified |
| cheFare | Italy | Lombardia | Civic design collectives | Not an open public space: it works through projects and training | Verified |
| Circolo Arci Guernelli | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Third place | Yes, open to the public as a circolo with bar, library and activities | Partially verified |
| Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto | Italy | Piemonte | Art and territory | Yes, exhibitions, workshops and guided visits | Verified |
| Comunanza Agraria di Santo Stefano dei Piccioni | Italy | Umbria | Third place | Administrative offices can be visited; the farmland is not always accessible | Partially verified |
| Comunità di San Benedetto al Porto | Italy | Liguria | Commons and belonging | Yes, open premises with social projects | Verified |
| Comunità Energetica Rinnovabile di Ussaramanna | Italy | Sardegna | Civic labs and participation | Not a physical space to visit: a municipally owned energy community | Partially verified |
| Cooperativa di Comunità dei Sibillini | Italy | Marche | Commons and belonging | Yes, it offers experiential tourism in the Sibillini mountains | Partially verified |
| Cooperativa Placido Rizzotto | Italy | Sicilia | Civic food | Direct sale of produce and guided visits to the land, by booking | Partially verified |
| Cooperativa Valle dei Cavalieri | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Commons and belonging | Yes, it houses an agriturismo, restaurant and shop | Verified |
| Cucine Popolari | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Civic food | Yes, arranged in advance with the Civibo association | Verified |
| Cvtà Street Fest | Italy | Molise | Art and territory | Village open all year to see the murals, with a festival one weekend | Verified |
| EVA, Eco Villaggio Autocostruito di Pescomaggiore EVA - Eco Villaggio Autocostruito | Italy | Abruzzo | Commons and belonging | Ecovillage open to visitors, with lodging and sustainable tourism projects | Partially verified |
| Ex Asilo Filangieri L'Asilo | Italy | Campania | Commons and belonging | Cultural programme open to the public, check the calendar online | Verified |
| Ex Fadda | Italy | Puglia | Reuse of vacancy | Freely accessible park and cultural centre, programme on the website | Verified |
| Ex OPG Je so' pazzo | Italy | Campania | Commons and belonging | Open space with a grassroots clinic, theatre and social bar, check the calendar | Verified |
| Factory Grisù Spazio Grisù | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, open space with events and creative businesses | Partially verified |
| Famiglia Cooperativa di Rovere della Luna | Italy | Trentino-Alto Adige | Third place | Yes, neighbourhood shop open to the public | Verified |
| Farm Cultural Park | Italy | Sicilia | Art and territory | Cultural centre open to the public all year, entry to the Sette Cortili | Verified |
| Giardino ex Caserme Duca d'Aosta | Italy | Trentino-Alto Adige | Participatory urbanism | Yes, public garden with summer activities | Verified |
| Giardino Liberato di Materdei | Italy | Campania | Civic food | Open community garden, with allotment and neighbourhood activities | Partially verified |
| Habitat Microaree | Italy | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Civic labs and participation | Yes, neighbourhood premises open to the community | Partially verified |
| Kilowatt Kilowatt Societa Cooperativa | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Civic design collectives | Its base, Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita, is a public space open to visitors | Verified |
| Labsus Labsus, Laboratorio per la sussidiarietà | Italy | Nationwide | Civic design collectives | Online platform | Verified |
| Lama LAMA Impresa Sociale | Italy | Toscana | Civic design collectives | Not a public space: it works on commission and on its own projects | Partially verified |
| Le Murate | Italy | Toscana | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, open complex with literary café and cultural programme | Verified |
| Le Regole del Comelico | Italy | Veneto | Third place | Yes, the Museo Algudnei in Candide documents its history and workings | Partially verified |
| Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, open space with café, coworking and garden | Verified |
| Le Terre di Don Peppe Diana Cooperativa Le Terre di Don Peppe Diana, Libera Terra | Italy | Campania | Civic food | Farm and dairy open to booked visits, with direct sale of produce | Partially verified |
| Macao | Italy | Lombardia | Commons and belonging | No, evicted and under conversion works | Verified |
| Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme | Italy | Trentino-Alto Adige | Third place | Yes, the Palazzo houses a museum and picture gallery open to visitors | Verified |
| Manifattura Tabacchi | Italy | Toscana | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, open district with events, shops and cultural venues | Partially verified |
| Mare Culturale Urbano | Italy | Lombardia | Art and territory | Yes, cultural centre with restaurant, covered square and coworking | Verified |
| Mercato Albinelli Mercato Storico Albinelli | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Third place | Yes, covered market open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday | Verified |
| Mercato di Ballarò Ballarò | Italy | Sicilia | Third place | Street market open every day except Sunday | Partially verified |
| Mercato di Porta Palazzo | Italy | Piemonte | Third place | Yes, daily market open to the public | Verified |
| Mercato di Testaccio Mercato rionale di Testaccio | Italy | Lazio | Third place | Yes, market open Monday to Saturday | Partially verified |
| Mercato Orientale | Italy | Liguria | Third place | Yes, covered market open to the public | Partially verified |
| Mole Vanvitelliana | Italy | Marche | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, exhibitions, festivals and the Museo Omero | Verified |
| Officine Zero OZ | Italy | Lazio | Reuse of vacancy | Workshops open on open days, check the website | Verified |
| Ollolai | Italy | Sardegna | Civic labs and participation | Village open to visitors; the programme's houses are private property after sale | Partially verified |
| Ostana | Italy | Piemonte | Participatory urbanism | Yes, open village, with the MonViso Institute and architecture to visit | Partially verified |
| Parco di San Giovanni ex Ospedale Psichiatrico Provinciale | Italy | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, public park with university buildings, cooperatives and culture | Partially verified |
| Partecipanza Agraria di Nonantola | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Third place | Yes, premises with a permanent exhibition and acetaia, by appointment | Partially verified |
| Plus | Italy | Valle d'Aosta | Civic labs and participation | Yes, open premises with workshops and activities | Partially verified |
| Regolamento dei beni comuni di Genova | Italy | Liguria | Participatory urbanism | Not applicable: a legal framework, not a single physical space | Verified |
| Regolamento sui beni comuni de Bolonia Regolamento per la cura e rigenerazione dei beni comuni urbani | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Participatory urbanism | Not applicable: a legal framework, not a single physical space | Verified |
| Regole d'Ampezzo Regole ampezzane | Italy | Veneto | Commons and belonging | Yes, it includes a museum and paths across its territory | Verified |
| Réseau des Consorteries et des biens communs de la Vallée d'Aoste | Italy | Valle d'Aosta | Commons and belonging | No, it is an association with no regular premises to visit | Partially verified |
| Rete Nazionale delle Case del Quartiere Rete delle Case del Quartiere | Italy | Nationwide | Commons and belonging | Yes (each house with its own hours) | Partially verified |
| Riabitare l'Italia | Italy | Nationwide | Civic design collectives | Not a physical space: it convenes gatherings and publishes online | Partially verified |
| Riace | Italy | Calabria | Commons and belonging | Freely accessible village, with murals from the welcome project in the old town | Partially verified |
| S.a.L.E. Docks | Italy | Veneto | Commons and belonging | Yes, exhibitions and activities open to the public | Verified |
| Santo Stefano di Sessanio | Italy | Abruzzo | Reuse of vacancy | Freely accessible village; the Sextantio albergo diffuso is paid | Partially verified |
| Scugnizzo Liberato | Italy | Campania | Commons and belonging | Open space with regular activities (library, garden, grassroots sport) | Verified |
| Social Street Via Fondazza | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Commons and belonging | Not applicable: a residential street and an informal group | Partially verified |
| Teatro Valle Occupato | Italy | Lazio | Commons and belonging | The theatre is still running under ordinary public management | Partially verified |
| Università Agraria di Viepri Comunanza Agraria di Viepri | Italy | Umbria | Third place | Commonly used land (forest and pasture), governance visible at the annual assembly | Partially verified |
| Wonder Grottole | Italy | Basilicata | Reuse of vacancy | Lodging and guided village tours, booking through the website | Verified |
| Zappata Romana | Italy | Lazio | Civic food | The listed gardens are visited individually; the platform itself is an online map | Partially verified |
| Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR) y Community Architects Network (CAN) | Thailand | Nationwide | Civic design collectives | No, it is a regional network | Verified |
| a.e.y.space | Thailand | South | Third place | Yes, open during exhibitions and on special dates | Verified |
| Alternative Agriculture Network Isan เครือข่ายเกษตรกรรมทางเลือกภาคอีสาน | Thailand | Northeast (Isan) | Civic food | No, it is a network; there are green markets and farms that host visits | Verified |
| Baan Luang Rajamaitri บ้านหลวงราชไมตรี | Thailand | East | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, museum on the ground floor and inn upstairs | Partially verified |
| Baan Mankong, programa de vivienda segura บ้านมั่นคง | Thailand | Nationwide | Participatory urbanism | No, it is a programme | Verified |
| Baan Mankong a escala de ciudad en Uttaradit บ้านมั่นคง อุตรดิตถ์ | Thailand | North | Participatory urbanism | No, it is a programme | Verified |
| Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) หอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร | Thailand | Bangkok | Art and territory | Yes, public art centre | Partially verified |
| Comunidades del canal Bang Bua ชุมชนริมคลองบางบัว | Thailand | Bangkok | Participatory urbanism | Yes, a lived-in neighbourhood with a canal walkway; respect the residents | Verified |
| Bosque comunitario Suan Pa Ket Nom Klao (Bang Kachao) | Thailand | Central | Commons and belonging | Yes, community forest with environmental education visits | Partially verified |
| Bang Rong ชุมชนบ้านบางโรง | Thailand | South | Commons and belonging | Yes, lived-in village; visits with the community tourism group | Verified |
| Bangkok City Lab ศูนย์ทดลองเมือง | Thailand | Bangkok | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a municipal lab | Verified |
| Fondo comunitario de 200.000 baht de Bangkok โครงการชุมชนเข้มแข็ง | Thailand | Bangkok | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a municipal programme | Verified |
| Vivienda en los canales Lat Phrao y Prem Prachakorn บ้านมั่นคงริมคลอง | Thailand | Bangkok | Participatory urbanism | No, it is a programme; the rebuilt neighbourhoods are inhabited | Verified |
| Chanthaboon Waterfront Community ชุมชนริมน้ำจันทบูร | Thailand | East | Commons and belonging | Yes, riverside walking street in a lived-in neighbourhood; respect the residents | Partially verified |
| Chao Phraya Sky Park สวนลอยฟ้าเจ้าพระยา | Thailand | Bangkok | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, pedestrian park open over the river | Verified |
| Charoenkrung y Talat Noi ย่านสร้างสรรค์เจริญกรุง | Thailand | Bangkok | Art and territory | Yes, a lived-in commercial neighbourhood; respect the residents | Verified |
| Chiang Mai Breath Council สภาลมหายใจเชียงใหม่ | Thailand | North | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a programme | Verified |
| Chiang Mai Urban Farm สวนผักคนเมืองเชียงใหม่ | Thailand | North | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, community farm open to visits and work days | Verified |
| Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park อุทยาน 100 ปี จุฬาฯ | Thailand | Bangkok | Participatory urbanism | Yes, public park open every day | Verified |
| CODI, Community Organizations Development Institute สถาบันพัฒนาองค์กรชุมชน | Thailand | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a public institution | Verified |
| Duang Prateep Foundation มูลนิธิดวงประทีป | Thailand | Bangkok | Commons and belonging | No, it is a foundation; it works inside an inhabited neighbourhood | Verified |
| Huay Hin Lad Nai ห้วยหินลาดใน | Thailand | North | Commons and belonging | Only by prior arrangement with the community; it is a village inside a national park | Partially verified |
| Hub Ho Hin, el molino rojo โรงสีแดง ฮับ โฮ่ ฮิน | Thailand | South | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, cultural space open with exhibitions and events | Partially verified |
| iLaw, Internet Dialogue on Law Reform ไอลอว์ | Thailand | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | No, it is an organisation | Verified |
| Jai Baan Studio ใจบ้านสตูดิโอ | Thailand | North | Civic design collectives | No, it is a studio; its projects are in Chiang Mai neighbourhoods | Verified |
| Kad Kong Ta กาดกองต้า | Thailand | North | Third place | Yes, pedestrian street and weekend market in a lived-in neighbourhood | Partially verified |
| Khiriwong บ้านคีรีวง | Thailand | South | Commons and belonging | Yes, lived-in village with homestays; respect the residents | Partially verified |
| Khlong Ong Ang คลองโอ่งอ่าง | Thailand | Bangkok | Participatory urbanism | Yes, public canal-side walkway; pedestrian market at weekends | Partially verified |
| Khlong Toei ชุมชนคลองเตย | Thailand | Bangkok | Commons and belonging | Yes, a lived-in neighbourhood; respect the residents | Partially verified |
| Khon Kaen Manifesto ขอนแก่นแมนิเฟสโต้ | Thailand | Northeast (Isan) | Art and territory | No, it was a pop-up biennial in abandoned buildings | Partially verified |
| Khon Kaen Think Tank (KKTT) y el modelo Khon Kaen | Thailand | Northeast (Isan) | Participatory urbanism | No, it is a programme | Partially verified |
| Guardianes del dugongo de Ko Libong | Thailand | South | Commons and belonging | No, it is a residents' network; the island can be visited, respect protected areas | Partially verified |
| Kudichin ชุมชนกุฎีจีน | Thailand | Bangkok | Third place | Yes, a lived-in neighbourhood with a free house museum; respect the residents | Verified |
| Lan Kila Phat 2 ลานกีฬาพัฒน์ 2 | Thailand | Bangkok | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, public sports space under the expressway | Partially verified |
| Mae Kampong บ้านแม่กำปอง | Thailand | North | Commons and belonging | Yes, lived-in village with homestays; respect the residents | Partially verified |
| Mae Kha City Lab แม่ข่าเปลี่ยน เชียงใหม่ | Thailand | North | Civic labs and participation | Yes, office on Rakaeng Road and guided walks along the canal | Verified |
| MAYDAY! กลุ่มเมล์เดย์ | Thailand | Bangkok | Civic design collectives | No, it is a collective; its signs can be seen at bus stops | Partially verified |
| Puente Mon (Uttamanusorn) สะพานอุตตมานุสรณ์ | Thailand | West | Third place | Yes, open footbridge | Partially verified |
| Nan, ciudad antigua viva เมืองเก่าน่าน | Thailand | North | Commons and belonging | Yes, lived-in historic centre; respect the residents | Partially verified |
| Nang Loeng ย่านนางเลิ้ง | Thailand | Bangkok | Third place | Yes, a lived-in neighbourhood with a historic market; respect the residents | Partially verified |
| Patani Artspace ปาตานี อาร์ตสเปซ | Thailand | South | Art and territory | Yes, gallery and residencies among rice fields | Partially verified |
| Pom Mahakan ชุมชนป้อมมหากาฬ | Thailand | Bangkok | Third place | Yes, now a public park by the fort; the community no longer exists | Partially verified |
| Grupo de conservación del manglar de Ban Pred Nai บ้านเปร็ดใน | Thailand | East | Commons and belonging | Yes, through the community learning centre; best by prior arrangement | Partially verified |
| Mercado de Sam Chuk ตลาดสามชุก | Thailand | Central | Third place | Yes, a lived-in riverside market; respect the residents | Partially verified |
| Songkhla Heritage Trust ภาคีคนรักเมืองสงขลา | Thailand | South | Participatory urbanism | No, it is an association; its work can be seen in the old town | Partially verified |
| Thai City Farm สวนผักคนเมือง | Thailand | Central | Civic food | No, it is a network; some gardens and training centres accept visits | Verified |
| Thailand Biennale | Thailand | Nationwide | Art and territory | No, it is a programme; each edition can be visited in its province | Partially verified |
| Traffy Fondue | Thailand | Bangkok | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a digital platform | Verified |
| Urban Design and Development Center (UddC) ศูนย์ออกแบบและพัฒนาเมือง | Thailand | Bangkok | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a research and design centre | Verified |
| Urban Studies Lab (USL) | Thailand | Bangkok | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a research lab; it works from the Ford Resource and Engagement Center in Nang Loeng | Verified |
| We!Park | Thailand | Bangkok | Participatory urbanism | Yes, its parks are public and open | Verified |
| WeVis | Thailand | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a digital platform | Verified |
| Association Ecotouristique de Konglor-Natane (AEKN) ສທກນ | Laos | Central | Commons and belonging | No, it is an association; the cave can be visited with village boatmen | Verified |
| Ban Mano Pond Committee | Laos | North | Commons and belonging | No, it is a neighbourhood committee | Partially verified |
| Ban Sai Lao-Lao Cooperative | Laos | South | Civic food | No, it is a cooperative | Verified |
| Beung Kiat Ngong Wetland and Ban Kiet Ngong | Laos | South | Commons and belonging | No, it is co-management among villages; village tourism is not confirmed to continue | Verified |
| Big Brother Mouse ອ້າຍຫນູນ້ອຍ | Laos | North | Third place | Yes, open daily from 9 to 11 am and 5 to 7 pm for English conversation | Partially verified |
| Coffee Producers Cooperative (CPC) | Laos | South | Civic food | No, it is a cooperative | Verified |
| Champasak and Vat Phou ວັດພູ | Laos | South | Participatory urbanism | Yes, a lived-in town and landscape, with paid entry to the temple; respect the residents | Verified |
| Chao Anouvong Park ສວນເຈົ້າອະນຸວົງ | Laos | Vientiane | Third place | Yes, a public park open along the Mekong | Verified |
| Children's Cultural Centres Network ສູນວັດທະນະທຳເດັກ | Laos | Nationwide | Art and territory | No, it is a network; its centres are public and open to children and teenagers | Verified |
| Community Learning Centres (CLC) | Laos | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a programme; the centres are in the villages | Partially verified |
| Community Radio for Development ສະຖານີວິທະຍຸຊຸມຊົນ ເພື່ອການພັດທະນາ | Laos | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a network of district stations | Verified |
| Fanglao Black Box | Laos | Vientiane | Art and territory | Yes, a venue with performances and workshops; check the programme | Partially verified |
| Fish Conservation Zones (FCZ) ວັງສະຫງວນ | Laos | Nationwide | Commons and belonging | No, it is a village practice | Verified |
| FOMACOP Village Forestry (Dong Sithouane and Dong Phousoi) | Laos | Central | Commons and belonging | No, it was a programme (1995-2000) | Verified |
| Houaphanh Silk Promotion Association | Laos | North | Art and territory | No, it is an association | Partially verified |
| Houaphanh Village Bamboo Forests (BNDA) | Laos | North | Commons and belonging | No, it is a programme | Partially verified |
| Jhai Coffee Farmers Cooperative (JCFC) | Laos | South | Civic food | No, it is a cooperative | Partially verified |
| Kaeng Nyui Waterfall (Ban Naduang) | Laos | Central | Commons and belonging | No, it is a village group; the waterfall can be visited for an entry fee collected by residents | Partially verified |
| Khong Fisheries Co-management | Laos | South | Commons and belonging | No, they are village regulations | Verified |
| Komaen Tea Promotion Association | Laos | North | Civic food | No, it is an association | Partially verified |
| Lao CSO Coordination Committee (LCCC) | Laos | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a network; it holds fairs open to the public | Verified |
| Lao Farmers' Association (LFA) ສະມາຄົມຊາວກະສິກອນລາວ | Laos | Nationwide | Civic food | No, it is an association | Verified |
| Children's Cultural Centre (Luang Prabang) ສູນວັດທະນະທຳເດັກ | Laos | North | Art and territory | Yes, public centre for children and teenagers on Sisavangvong Road | Verified |
| Luang Prabang ຫຼວງພະບາງ | Laos | North | Third place | Yes, a lived-in old town; respect the residents and the rules for the dawn alms round | Verified |
| Maison du Patrimoine (Luang Prabang) | Laos | North | Participatory urbanism | No, it is a public office; its work can be seen in the protected old town | Verified |
| Meung Tea Producers Cooperative (MTPC) | Laos | North | Civic food | No, it is a cooperative | Partially verified |
| Nam Ha Ecotourism Project | Laos | North | Commons and belonging | No, it was a programme; treks are now booked through private agencies | Verified |
| Nam Nern Night Safari | Laos | North | Commons and belonging | No, it is a programme; the 24-hour boat trip is booked at namet.org | Verified |
| Nam Phou ສວນນ້ຳພຸຊຽງຍືນ | Laos | Vientiane | Participatory urbanism | Yes, an open public square with a fountain and green areas | Verified |
| Nam Theun 2 Reservoir Fisheries | Laos | Central | Commons and belonging | No, it is a programme | Verified |
| Ban Nampheng Bitter Bamboo Group | Laos | North | Commons and belonging | No, it is a village group | Partially verified |
| Northern Mekong Fish Conservation Zones | Laos | North | Commons and belonging | No, it is a network of villages | Partially verified |
| Nyot Ou Tea Cooperative | Laos | North | Civic food | No, it is a cooperative | Partially verified |
| Oma Cultural Intellectual Property Rights | Laos | North | Commons and belonging | No, it is a programme | Verified |
| PADETC, Participatory Development Training Centre | Laos | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | No, it closed in 2019 | Verified |
| Pak Peung Wetland Fishway | Laos | Central | Commons and belonging | No, it is a fishery managed by six villages | Verified |
| PAKA, Participatory Development Knowledge Agency | Laos | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a training organisation | Verified |
| Plain of Jars Village Site Contracts ທົ່ງໄຫຫີນ | Laos | North | Commons and belonging | No, it is a programme; the sites can be visited with a ticket | Verified |
| Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF) | Laos | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | No, it is a programme | Verified |
| Sangthong Communal Land Titles | Laos | Vientiane | Commons and belonging | No, it is a land titling scheme; the forests belong to the villages | Verified |
| Savannakhet Eco-guide Association (Katang Trail and Dong Natad) | Laos | Central | Commons and belonging | No, it is an association; its routes are not confirmed to be running | Verified |
| Savannakhet Old Town | Laos | Central | Reuse of vacancy | Yes, a lived-in old town with an evening market every day; respect the residents | Partially verified |
| Sekong Community Forests and Fish Protection Zones | Laos | South | Commons and belonging | No, it is a programme | Partially verified |
| Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre (TAEC) | Laos | North | Art and territory | Yes, museum with an open library; free for Lao citizens | Verified |
| Talat Dao Heuang ຕະຫຼາດດາວເຮືອງ | Laos | South | Third place | Yes, market open to the public | Partially verified |
| Talat Khua Din ຕະຫຼາດຂົວດິນ | Laos | Vientiane | Third place | Yes, a pre-dawn market; its reopening after the 2023 works is unconfirmed | Verified |
| Talat Phosi ຕະຫຼາດ ໂພສີ | Laos | North | Third place | Yes, a mostly covered market; busiest from six to eight in the morning | Partially verified |
| Talat Sao ຕະຫຼາດເຊົ້າ | Laos | Vientiane | Third place | Yes, a shopping complex in the city centre; it is unclear what remains of the old market | Verified |
| Talat Thongkhankham ຕະຫຼາດທົ່ງຂັນຄຳ | Laos | Vientiane | Third place | Yes, a market complex open since 2018 | Partially verified |
| Vientiane Organic Farmers' Market ຕະຫຼາດກະສິກຳອິນຊີ ຂອງນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ | Laos | Vientiane | Civic food | Yes, a direct-sale market; where it has been held since 2021 is unconfirmed | Verified |
| Vientiane Rescue 1623 ໜ່ວຍກູ້ໄພມູນນິທິ 1623 | Laos | Vientiane | Commons and belonging | No, it is a volunteer rescue service | Partially verified |
| Wat Sok Pa Luang Herbal Sauna | Laos | Vientiane | Third place | Yes, a sauna open to the public next to the monastery | Partially verified |
| Women's Savings Groups and CDEC ກຸ່ມທ້ອນເງິນແມ່ຍິງ | Laos | Nationwide | Commons and belonging | No, it is a network of savings groups | Verified |
| Xe Champhone Crocodile Village Committees | Laos | Central | Commons and belonging | No, they are village committees | Verified |
| Zero Waste Laos | Laos | Nationwide | Civic labs and participation | No, it is an association | Verified |
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