Paola Granero
Architect | Studio Gonnet

Italian architect and member of Studio Gonnet, currently responsible for the renovation of the new public Library building located directly opposite the contest site in the Certosa complex. Her work focuses on architectural rehabilitation, heritage-sensitive design, and the integration of cultural infrastructures within historical contexts.

Marco Allocco
Environmental Expert | SeaCoop

Forestry expert, he has been working for 30 years in the design of open public spaces and sustainability as applied to land management. He is an expert in ecosystem services, nature-based solutions, and innovations applied to public green spaces.

MMag. Dr. Gudrun Haindlmaier, Senior Scientist
Center for Innovation Systems & Policy. Project Coordinator of Sleeping Beauty

Gudrun Haindlmaier works at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology as a senior scientist at the Center for Innovation Systems and Policy. She is also a senior lecturer at the Department of Geography and Regional Science at the University of Vienna, where she specialises in empirical methods in social and economic geography and innovative knowledge transfer formats. She holds a PhD in spatial planning, as well as master’s degrees in sociology and geography. Her research focuses on topics such as urban innovation, sustainable urban and regional development, nature-based solutions, participation and urban co-design and co-governance, as well as place-based policies.

Prof. Arch. Mag. arch. Silja Tillner, Architect & Urban Planner
Architekten Tillner & Willinger ZT GmbH. Professor at Politecnico di Milano

Silja Tillner is an architect and urban planner working at the intersection of architecture and city development. Her work focuses on the revitalisation of existing districts, the adaptive reuse of listed buildings, and sustainable urban design. She founded her architecture office in Vienna in 1995 and has co-led Architekten Tillner & Willinger since 2007, developing award-winning projects across housing and mixed-use developments. Her approach is guided by ecological principles and a strong focus on the relationship between buildings, public space, and their social context.

Municipality of Collegno
Institutional Representative

The Municipality of Collegno, responsible for overseeing the strategic development and public use of Parco della Certosa. The municipality is the local authority leading the transformation of the park into an inclusive social welfare hub integrating culture, ecology, and community life.

Zona Ovest di Torino
Territorial Partnership Representative

Zona Ovest di Torino, the territorial partnership supporting strategic projects for sustainable development, social inclusion, and urban regeneration across the western metropolitan area of Turin. The organization plays a key role in coordinating collaborative initiatives among municipalities and local stakeholders.

Orto che Cura
Social and Community Representative | Social Cooperative Il Margine

Orto che Cura, an initiative promoted by the Social Cooperative Il Margine, active within the Certosa park ecosystem. The organization works on therapeutic gardens, social inclusion, and community-based care practices, bringing expertise in participatory design and the social dimension of healing landscapes.

Sleeping Beauty’s Gender, Generations and Diversity Board (GGDB)
Territorial Partnership Representative

The Gender, Generations and Diversity Board (GGDB) is a sounding board focused on gender equality, inclusion, and social sustainability. It ensures that project activities and NEB–NBS solutions “leave no one behind”, recognising that public spaces are experienced differently depending on gender, age, ability, and socio-economic background. The GGDB brings together experts and lived-experience perspectives, and will act as a Jury in the co-creative design contests, helping assess who benefits and who might be excluded. Their input ensures selected solutions are not only innovative and feasible, but also socially inclusive.

Registration OPENS:
15 April 2026

Registration CLOSES:
15 July 2026 (11.59 PM CET)

Q&A Deadline:
15 May 2026

Submissions OPENS:
15 July 2026

Submission CLOSES:
15 August 2026 (11.59 PM CET)

Winner Announcement:
28 September – 2 October 2026