Cities in Balance is a scientific company founded in 2018 by architects Nefeli Papadimitriou and Andreas Lampropoulos, along with professor Lydia Papadimitriou in the field of cinematic studies. As a non-profit organization, their primary goal is to contribute to the protection, enhancement, and creation of sustainable and viable public spaces within modern cities. They focus on studying urban public spaces and improving them to achieve a balance between social, economic, and environmental dynamics.

Their vision is to create attractive, accessible, and inclusive outdoor spaces that encourage communication and serve as a solid background for cultural, economic, and social progress. Cities in Balance conducts interdisciplinary research, facilitates communication among stakeholders and the public, provides education, disseminates research findings, and develops programs, designs, and applications to enhance conditions in natural environments using art and architecture as tools. Their principles revolve around human rights, environmental protection, art as a means of communication, and education as the basis for societal progress