About TechFest’s Blueprint Challenge: A Future High Street Competition
The Blueprint Challenge invites secondary school pupils from across Aberdeen City to reimagine their local high streets as vibrant, sustainable spaces where energy, nature, and community come together. By fusing innovative technologies with environmental awareness, pupils will explore how to create net-zero, nature-positive urban spaces that meet the needs of modern life.
In designing their Future High Street, pupils will consider key themes, including:
Students will research inspirational examples of high streets and explore how STEM-based solutions could be applied to their own communities. They can focus on specific areas such as Rosemount, Torry, or take on the broader challenge of redesigning Union Street. This is a digital project with the exeption of the showcase, where students will showcase their designs to a panel of judges at a local venue in Aberdeen.
Support & Resources
To help bring their ideas to life, pupils will be supported by the TechFest team alongside experts from academia and industry. Supporting resources will be sent to registered schools upon project launch.
Creativity Meets Innovation
Pupils are encouraged to present their designs in any format they choose—this might include:
Project timeline
Teams to register by Thursday, 28 August 2025
Project launch (project support materials sent out to registered schools): September 2025 (date TBC)
Design submission: January 2026 (date TBC)
Project showcase & prize giving: February 2026 (date TBC)
2023 competition winners
1st place: Las Chicas team from Oldmachar Academy, Aberdeen
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TechFest would like to extend our thanks to Bluewater Private Equity Firm for their invaluable support in bringing the Blueprint Challenge: A Future High Street to life.
For any queries related to this project, please contact Gabija Blazyte at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
