The Healing Network proposal, which received an Honorable Mention in the Norman Foster Foundation Kharkiv Housing Challenge, offers a holistic model for urban recovery in the Saltivka district of Kharkiv, Ukraine. The entry reimagines damaged Soviet-era housing not as isolated blocks, but as a connective tissue that stitches the neighborhood into the city’s broader urban ecology. By treating the landscape as the primary organizer, the design integrates these residential clusters directly with neighboring parklands, transforming the site into a porous, green extension of the city’s natural systems.

This network is strategically designed to support Kharkiv’s future innovation districts, ensuring that residential life and the "Science City" vision are physically and socially linked. Central to this resilience is the proposal’s alignment with new public light rail transportation. By leveraging transit nodes as gateways, the design utilizes pedestrian-friendly trails and vertical green spaces to foster a walkable, sustainable urban fabric. This vision prioritizes long-term growth and community health, bridging the gap between the modernist neighborhood character and a resilient, transit-oriented future.