Jérôme Picard presents how the Greymatter research and Compassionate Commones initiative for New European Bauhaus at KMD and how it has shaped design studios in Bergen and Paris, translating real territorial and social challenges into teaching. The talk explores architecture as a pedagogical tool connecting community, care, sustainability, and intergenerational futures.

At UHR-Konferansen 2025, Jerome Picard presents Greymatter – Health Where People Live, advancing design-led models for integrated health neighbourhoods. The talk builds on his work for the New European Bauhaus through Compassionate Commons, opening a broader dialogue on art, architecture, and sustainable societal transformation.

At Bylivkonferansen in Hamar, we present Greymatter and Compassionate Commons, exploring how architecture, art, and spatial strategies can support inclusive, health-promoting, and age-friendly neighborhoods through cross-sectoral collaboration rooted in care and everyday life.

Jérôme presents Greymatter and KMD´s Compassionate Communities call for the New European Bauhaus within Bergen Sanitetsforening’s Senior i fokus program. Founded in 1898, Bergen Sanitetsforening—part of Norway’s largest women’s organization—celebrated 125 years in 2023, continuing its proud legacy of shaping welfare, health, and inclusive community life.

As part of the Generasjonsfestivalen in Bergen, the Compassionate Commons event gathered voices across generations for a panel debate and project presentation on care and connection, followed by the launch of Greymatter / Grått gull—a shared moment of dialogue and celebration.

As part of KMD Research Week 2025, Compassionate Commons presents an artistic research project spanning KMD’s three departments. Led by Eamon O’Kane, Wolfgang Schmid, and Jérôme Emmanuel Picard, it forms part of a New European Bauhaus initiative and is exhibited for one month in the Open Studio series at Studio Forum.