A coalition of over 80 professionals from Ukraine and beyond who united their efforts to develop knowledge and methodologies for rebuilding Ukraine’s urban and rural environment and infrastructure.
The NGO is founded in 2022 in response to the massive destruction caused by Russian military aggression.
Through design and research, we address urgent needs raised by stakeholders now and connect this to future strategies. Fuelled by studies on other (postwar) countries, we are developing new, future oriented urban design methods, co-creative organisation and sustainable development.
Ro3kvit is a Ukrainian-based project with a foreign support. All experts have experience in developing projects in Ukraine or in a post-conflict planning. At least 50% of the team members are Ukrainian experts. Among them are researchers, designers, policy advisors, educators.
Society
Social and inclusive: people first
Education
Learning, educating and continuity
Durability
Climate proof and resilient for future generations
Ethics
Transparent and ethical generations
Network
Network development within Ukraine and beyond
● Research
― fieldwork ― case studies ― university courses
● Action / Projects
― city strategies ― design teams ― pilot projects in Ukraine ― policy advice teams for governments
● Education
― public discussions ― lectures and courses ― webinars
Architecture and housing
― housing policy
― parameters for prefabricated housing
― mass housing/ catalogue of housing series
― urgent housing research project
― cooperative housing
Urban planning and design
― methodologies and guidebooks for different categories of ukrainian cities and villages in need: occupied; on the frontline; close to the frontline; far from the frontline
― pilot projects: Mariupol, Zaporizhya, Rivne, Bucha and others
Resources and infrastructure
― environmental monitoring and assessment for multistakeholders― climate resilience by design adaptation methodology development― sustainable mobility models― circular building and materials― energy communities’ capacity building and program development― participation in the EU innovation programs related to the topics
Socio-economic issues
― identity and public space
― heritage and culture
― governance
― commons
― participation
― CO-HATY Ivano-Frankivsk pilot
Knowledge and capacity building
― knowledge platform on post-war research― capacity building for local governance and for communities― academic programs― publications (articles, books)― public lecture series, round tables, webinars