Presentation of the SEALabHaus Laboratory at the School of Architecture of ULPGC

Members of the SEALabHaus Canary Islands Regional Action Group

The First Regional Seminar of SEALabHaus took place at the School of Architecture, showcasing the SEALabHaus Laboratory. Conceived as the Laboratory of the New Atlantic Space, SEALabHaus is dedicated to the research and development of blue tourism and cultural industries related to the sea and maritime heritage in Atlantic Coastal Communities, aligned with the principles of the New European Bauhaus.

From the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), participants included Professor Lucía Martínez Quintana and Professors Francisco Antonio García Pérez and Juan Manuel Santana Pérez.

The Interreg SEALabHaus Project is envisioned as an international network where institutions across the Atlantic Arc — Ireland, France, Portugal, La Coruña, and the Canary Islands — collaborate. The Atlantic Community aims to build an international cooperation network in blue tourism and maritime cultural industries among Atlantic coastal communities, bringing together partners to address shared challenges through collaborative, collective problem-solving and experience sharing. Acting as a connector of maritime-related projects, it supports mutual learning, testing, and developing tools and solutions to address existing issues across participating regions.

The primary goal is to establish a community that fosters innovation, research, knowledge-sharing, and collaborative learning among its members, ensuring that the knowledge generated reaches society as a whole. Efforts are focused on five main thematic areas where partner organizations excel: Blue Tourism, Arts and Culture, Architecture, Sea and Sustainability, and Professional Development and Training.

With funding of €3.47 million, the SEALabHaus project will run until late 2026, organized around three main pillars:

1. SEA: Innovate the value chain of blue tourism and culture by transforming, revitalizing, and enhancing coastal ecosystems and maritime heritage, balancing these with the sea as a key factor for resilience, well-being, and sustainability.
2. Lab: Establish the Transnational Laboratory of the New Bauhaus in the Atlantic Area (SEALab), promoting networking and intelligent specialization through support for unique, innovative, sustainable, and inclusive projects.
3. Haus: Introduce the innovative and integrated approach promoted by the New European Bauhaus (NEB).