LINA
2025/2026
Call for LINA Members
The European architecture platform, LINA, is now accepting applications for one new LINA Member to join our community.
We invite architectural organisations, festivals, museums, galleries, educational and research institutions, non-governmental agencies, associations, charities, foundations and other cultural organisations with innovative approaches to spatial practices, to become full members of the community until 2029.
Who we are
LINA—Learning, Interacting and Networking in Architecture—is a network of 34 institutions working in the field of architecture and related spatial practices. LINA’s goal is to steer design and building processes towards regenerative practices and principles of de-growth in line with the values of the European Green Deal.
LINA Member organisations support and promote emerging thinkers and practitioners, LINA Fellows, by creating opportunities for collaboration and the exchange of knowledge. They feature their work through lectures, workshops, mentorships, or other collaborative formats, and help their ideas reach further and gain an international audience.
Being part of LINA means being part of a community in which we nurture professional relationships and create new opportunities beyond borders.
Who we're looking for
We are seeking applications from exceptional and innovative cultural organisations, both small and large, working in the area of architecture and spatial practice.
Ideal applicants will:
- be key cultural players in their own country or region,
- demonstrate a track record of delivering engaging programmes and events,
- indicate capacity and resources to fund and support their work.
What we offer
Outline
Becoming part of the LINA platform offers an opportunity to connect with prominent organisations and practitioners across Europe, while also co-creating the LINA Architecture Programme. The selected applicant will be invited to become a full member of the LINA platform until 2029.
Financial framework
The EU contribution, i.e. the grant awarded to the applicant selected at this call, amounts to €30,600.00 in total. It will be paid to the applicant in several installments over the three-year duration of the project and represents 80 % the total budget.
In addition, the applicant will need to commit to providing 20 % of the budget from their own funds in the total amount of €7.650,00. The total budget dedicated to the implementation of the programme will therefore amount to €38,250.00 over three years.
Please view the budget breakdown and payment instalment schedule in this file.
Connections across borders
LINA is a community united by shared values and creates opportunities for frequent meetings and discussions. Through the years, this has created a network of connections spanning across Europe, which were the impetus for other collaborations and projects, carried out either within the framework of the LINA platform or beyond it.
Joining this community means gaining full access to new knowledge and fresh perspectives on architecture through a growing database of ideas by emerging practitioners, while also engaging with LINA Members who offer practices and approaches that challenge conventional models of architecture.
Announcement
The selected applicant will be invited to attend the LINA Festival on 15–17 April 2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and will officially become a full member of the platform from 1 June 2026.
Core commitments
If successful, the new LINA Member organisation will:
- Collaborate with LINA Fellows, supporting them by offering new opportunities to expand their creative practice.
- Contribute to the 2025–2029 LINA Architecture Programme, to complement and expand on the existing LINA programme.
- Include a minimum of 2 LINA Fellows per year in their existing programme.
- Participate in the LINA Forum and LINA Festival each year.
- Participate in collective decision making and collaborate with other LINA Members to help steer the trajectory of the platform.
- Submit annual reports (content, finance).
Terms & Conditions
Eligibility
This Call for Members is open to legal entities. It is intended for cultural organisations that operate in the realm of spatial practices.
When submitting their application, applicants must be in a position to demonstrate their status as legal entities for at least the previous 2 years from the date of submission.
Applicants have to prove to be active, established, experienced and respected public or private cultural operators in the European architecture or architecture-related sector.
Eligible countries
Albania
Armenia
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Serbia
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Tunisia
Ukraine
Evaluation criteria
A full LINA member will follow the vision and mission of the LINA platform and will contribute to the overall objectives of the community.
They need to comply with all listed criteria, or, failing to comply with all, demonstrate excellence in the majority of the following:
- Are acknowledged for their contributions to architecture and spatial practice through awards, publications, or other forms of recognition.
- Demonstrate commitment to sustainable and environmentally responsible architectural practices.
- Demonstrate commitment to innovative approaches in architecture.
- Have a record of successful collaborations with other institutions, organisations, or professionals in the field.
- Promote interdisciplinary projects and collaborations, integrating architecture with other fields
- Have a wide public outreach in their country and/or internationally.
- Offer high-quality programmes and an environment for education and professional development in the field of architecture.
- Have access to facilities in which to develop architectural programmes for the broad public.
- Have the capacity and resources to work with emerging practitioners and thinkers in architecture and are open to integrating them into their existing programme.
- Are involved in processes of knowledge production and knowledge exchange.
- Demonstrate commitment to improving the public’s understanding of cities, architecture, design, and built environment.
- Demonstrate a history of successfully supporting and launching the careers of emerging architects.
- Provide networking opportunities with established professionals.
- Demonstrate adequate and stable operational and financial capacity.
- Contribute to the Europe-wide exchange of ideas, knowledge, and values.
For the LINA platform, geographical dispersion is also a criterion, although not a prevailing one. Applicants from countries not yet included in the platform will be treated with added consideration. Nevertheless, the quality of the organisation’s overall approach to spatial practices is the key basis for selecting a new member.
Selection
Applications will be reviewed by the LINA team. Only complete proposals submitted on time will be evaluated.
The selection process is two-tiered. First, the applications will be voted on by the members of the General Assembly (i.e. representatives of all full LINA Members) to form a shortlist. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 27 February.
While the evaluation criteria above are essential for producing a shortlist, the interview will ultimately determine the new full member of LINA.
The LINA Governing Board will hold an online call with the shortlisted applicants. At least one member of your team should be present for this call, which will take place between 9–13 March 2026. The Governing Board will select the new LINA Member and inform applicants of their decision by 16 March 2026.
All applicants are kindly invited to attend the 2026 LINA Festival at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, taking place on 15–17 April 2026, where we will announce the results and present the new member.
Application and information
Additional information
All interested applicants are kindly invited to join an online call, during which the LINA Team will be available to answer questions related to the Call. The session will take place on Zoom on 22 January 2026 at 3:00 PM CET.
Zoom link / Password: 509407 / Meeting ID: 928 2914 1793
Contact: nusa.zupanc@lina.community
Timeline
Call launch
23 December 2025
Q&A Session
22 January 2026, 3 p.m. CEST
Application deadline
11 February 2026, midnight
Shortlist results
27 February 2026
Shortlist interviews
9–13 March 2026
New LINA Member selected
16 March 2026
Public announcement
LINA Festival, Ljubljana
15–17 April 2026