In collaboration with Bilbao City Council, the 2024 NFI Cohort has developed an evidence-based methodology that includes socio-demographic and spatial analysis to map frictions and community resources. A catalogue of solutions addresses the city’s identified challenges and opportunities through micro-interventions in public spaces, ranging from physical structures to programmed events. Their approach allows for co-creation between citizens and public administrations across all stages of design, as innovative, adaptive and resilient city planning. 

The Bilbao Social Booster is proposed as a new model of city planning that allows the often intangible social aspects to be addressed through spatial planning. This proposal aims to decentralise the city by focusing on underserved communities and improving their interactions on multiple scales. These targeted temporary interventions, which complement the existing public environment, will strengthen social cohesion.