Biennale 2026 in Lisbon – Call for Projects

  • Article published on 8 juin 2026

The Lens of Time in Spatial Planning

Le Call for projects of the 15th Biennale of European Towns and Town Planners has been published by APU (Associação Portuguesa de Urbanistas, Portuguese Association of Planners), an ECTP-CEU member and local organiser of this year’s edition of the Biennale. The previous biennale was held in Naples in 2024.

The Biennale will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th November 2026. In the afternoon of the first day, the participants are giving the opportunity to participate in planners-specific guided tours of the city of Lisbon. The following two days will be dedicated to the conference with welcome addresses and keynote speeches in plenary sessions, and planning project, research and the Atelier pour jeunes urbanistes presentations in several parallel sessions. There will also be a rich programme of social events in the evenings.

The Biennale is followed on Saturday 14th November by the 2026 Autumn General Assembly of the ECTP-CEU. The morning session is for delegates only, while the afternoon session is open to the public, but with limited seats (booking in advance is required).

Theme, tracks and sessions

This year’s theme of the Biennale is The Lens of Time in Spatial Planning. There will be four thematic tracks, each one with a keynote speaker and one or more parallel sessions:

  1. Time of the Process (Administrative Agility)
  2. Time of Execution (Construction & Circularity)
  3. Time of People (Sovereignty & Rhythms)
  4. Time of New Frontiers (AI, Digital and Social Paradigms)

Délais

  • 30th June 2026:abstract submission
  • 30th July 2026:communication of acceptance
  • 12th October 2026:full materials submission

Submission fee and tickets

The submission fees and ticket prices will be published soon. There will be early-bird discounts and discounts for individual members of ECTP-CEU member organisations who are up to date with their membership fees.

Info

For further details, the preliminary programme and abstract submission, please refer to the Call for projects, the event’s website at https://www.ectpceu-inubiennalenaples.com or address your questions to apubienal2026@gmail.com.

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