U sklopu projekta „Zagreb za mene” provedena je interdisciplinarna metoda Akupunkture grada - istraživanje stajališta građana o potrebama, promjenama i lokacijama uređenja javnih prostora u gradu Zagrebu. Rad iznosi rezultate istraživanja i ističe važnost uloge participativnog modela planiranja, pri čemu predstavlja Akupunkturu grada (inicijativu koja djeluje u sklopu Društva arhitekata Zagreba) kao planerski alat za jačanje simboličke i identitetske poveznice stanovnika s vlastitom četvrti i gradom u cjelini.

Complexity of the 20th century society, along with strong professions' specialization, led to separation between all participants in the developing processes, especially in public spaces design. Lack of cohesion and consensus along with poor communication between professions, citizens, government and business sector, resulted in new participative and interdisciplinary trends emerging in the 21st century to bring sectors back together. Students' education must follow these trends, as their orientation in shaping the desirable futures. Elective course ‘Participatory design of space’ (POP) is planned as a faculty-based fieldwork workshop that gives students the opportunity to become acquainted with participatory methods in space design. In this way, the user's opinion is included in the cognitive fund when drafting the conceptual solution of a small-scale task in the public space or in any area of interaction. Students learn to identify and critically evaluate participatory content, to generate the conceptual level of planning — intent, to discuss it with users, to translate it directly and recognizably into a viable solution, to present it successfully, and to participate in the realization.

In a period of transition, sudden and numerous economic, social and political changes led to an uncontrolled growth of cities in Kosovo. The rapid population growth and geographical expansion of cities challenged planned development, which resulted in an uncontrolled urban expansion. This paper includes a historical review of housing policies in Kosovo from 1947 until 2021. The research starts with the period after World War II, which marked the beginning of a trend of rapid construction all over Europe, both due to urban growth and as a result of the destruction of many residential buildings. It analyses the implementation of policies, laws, housing regulations in residential neighbourhoods and, in particular, multi-unit housing in Kosovo. The research also includes housing policies in some of the most developed countries in Europe, to give the reader a clearer understanding and comparison of European and Kosovar housing issues.

Tema rada jesu javni projekti u Republici Hrvatskoj u sklopu mehanizma integriranih teritorijalnih ulaganja Europske unije. Istraživanje je obuhvatilo kriterije, sustav ocjenjivanja i odabira projekata. Rad ukazuje na važnost teritorijalne kohezije te prikazuje ciljeve i prioritete regionalnog razvoja Republike Hrvatske u kontekstu regionalnih politika Europske unije. Prepoznato je da interdisciplinarno vođenje javnih projekata u etapi pripreme predstavlja temelj za održivi urbani razvoj.

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