The Impact of Regenerative Menus and Blue Makerspace in Lisbon
Bauhaus of the Seas Sails
Maëlle Salzinger (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Carola Hein (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Inês Valle (CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION)
Maria Ana Silva Dias (External organisation)
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Abstract
Bringing local plants and materials back into our daily food practices and built environment is not just more sustainable. It also reconnects us to our history, culture and territory, highlighting our longstanding relationship with rivers. Our new report explores the impact of the European project Bauhaus of the Seas Sails in Lisbon, Portugal’s capital city, a dense urban area located right next to one of the largest estuarine wetlands in Europe. In the project, artists, designers, chefs, local associations and policymakers came together to test two “drop solutions”: Regenerative Menus and Blue Makerspace. We examine how the project built and expanded its impact over time. Through qualitative analysis, we highlight what made the project successful and which elements are key to applying these solutions elsewhere. This work contributes to our broader efforts to rethink how we evaluate local innovation to support place-based learning and long-term impact.