Imagining the “Best Places to Live” and Creating Them: The Ideas Competition Ideas for Future thought by Kerakoll Group, a multinational operator in the construction sector, aims to collect proposals for innovative solutions and/or technologies to improve living styles. At the center is the concept of living well-being from the point of view of sustainability, healthiness, comfort and safety and the tangible improvement of the life of the final recipients of the projects.

The competition is aimed at architects, designers and creatives who live in Italy and are 18 years old; startups, university spin-offs, research centers, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises can also participate.

There are three sections of interest/categories:

• solutions and systems to respond to the new needs for housing well-being of today and the future.
• Tools and platforms to support professionals in designing, implementing and monitoring solutions for living well-being.
• End-to-end services to guide the client in choosing solutions for living well-being during the decision-making process.

The 3 finalist ideas will receive a contribution of 3 thousand euros. The winning company, elected during the Pitch Day, will be able to start a possible collaboration to consolidate the idea, with prospects of further financing and integration into Kerakoll projects. Proposals can be sent until 3 April 2025. To view the complete regulation click here