T-Factor - Horizon 2020

Multiple Cities Across Europe

T-Factor is a Horizon 2020 initiative that redefines temporary urbanism as a tool for early-stage regeneration. It fosters innovation, collaboration, and policy-making to create inclusive, sustainable, and community-driven urban transformations.

T-Factor is a Horizon 2020 initiative that redefines temporary urbanism as a tool for early-stage regeneration. It fosters innovation, collaboration, and policy-making to create inclusive, sustainable, and community-driven urban transformations.

T-Factor operates across six early-stage regeneration sites in Europe, leveraging temporary uses to activate public spaces and shape future urban development. By integrating cities, universities, businesses, and grassroots organizations, it promotes knowledge-sharing and best practices in urban transformation. With 25 international partners, T-Factor explores the role of Thematic Labs (T-Labs), covering areas such as Arts & Creativity, Urban Design, Circular Economy, and Climate Change. These multidisciplinary approaches contribute to policy innovation and help frame temporary urbanism as a structured process, bridging short-term interventions with long-term strategic urban development.

By engaging over 200 stakeholders in pilot sites, T-Factor fosters social inclusion, economic resilience, and sustainability. Through its international collaboration network, it provides a blueprint for rethinking urban regeneration strategies that integrate temporary uses as catalysts for lasting change.

T-Factor transforms the concept of temporary urbanism into a strategic tool for cities, aligning short-term interventions with long-term regeneration goals. By fostering cross-sector collaboration, it builds dynamic urban environments that prioritize community engagement, sustainability, and policy innovation—setting a precedent for future urban regeneration models across Europe and beyond.

Community & Collaboration

・25 international partners fostering global urban regeneration
・+200 stakeholders engaged in pilot sites

Regeneration & Innovation

・6 early-stage regeneration sites focused on cultural and creative urban hubs
・8 advanced cases providing key insights on “meanwhile” strategies

Knowledge & Research

・7 Thematic Labs (T-Labs) covering Arts, Smart Cities, Well-being, Social Innovation & more
・Strategic research supporting urban policy and innovative placemaking

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