‘Team LHBK’ from University of Cambridge, UK

The team’s overall concept was ‘city touching the sky’, featuring elements such as the pedestrianisation of the public realm including Stratford Place for retail and leisure uses, creation of connected green corridors, integrating a park into retail and office spaces, increases to external and internal natural light, a pedestrianised skywalk attraction and interconnected rooftops to increase green public space. The jury were impressed by the team’s sensibility concerning design and urban placemaking, including maximising natural light, and their creative ideas around connectivity with a key focus on pedestrianisation of the public realm.

We are delighted to present the other finalists of the 2025 ULI Hines Student Competition – Europe

‘ChaireMUI 2025’ from ESSEC, France

‘CzechoSlovak Syndicate’ from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden and Czech Technical University and University of Economics in Prague, Czechia

‘MUIS Minds United In Synergy’ from Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne – EPFL; Technical University Berlin and EBS University, Germany and Technological University Dublin, Ireland

‘Revivo Urbana’ from London School of Economics and University College London, UK

‘Synergy 360’ from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; INSEAD, France; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA and ESADE Business School and Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria