The New European Bauhaus Festival returns to Brussels 50 projects nominated for the NEB Prizes 2024

The pillars of the event

The Festival represents an important bridge between the New European Bauhaus movement, high-level EU representatives, policymakers, industry leaders in art, architecture, design, sustainability, innovation and the wider public.

The New European Bauhaus Prizes 2024 awards ceremony: € 390.000 to be awarded, support to Ukraine, the Western Balkans and to EU's regions

This year's edition of the Festival hosts the awards ceremony of the fourth edition of the prestigious NEB Prizes. The NEB Prizes will be awarded in four categories : Reconnecting with nature; Regaining a sense of belonging; Prioritizing the places and people that need it the most; Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking. 50 finalists are running in the last stage of the competition, including applicants with completed projects, as well as young people with innovative ideas, all of them a testament of the creativity, talent and commitment of people from across Europe and beyond to build a more sustainable, inclusive and beautiful world.

For the first time, the NEB Prizes welcomes projects from Ukraine, in addition to EU Member States and the Western Balkans. A "Special Recognition to Ukraine's Reconstruction and Recovery Effort" will also be granted to projects and ideas that align with NEB values and actively contribute to the reconstruction of Ukraine, in a spirit of recognising and supporting Ukraine's effort and commitment to build back better. The NEB Prizes 2024 also focus on those regions facing more intensively socio-economic issues, as well as those challenged the most by the adaptation to carbon neutrality, by awarding a fourth of the Prizes to projects and ideas that bring positive transformation for those places.

During the awards ceremony, 20 out of the 50 finalists will be rewarded with a total of € 390,000. As part of the experience, the public is invited to participate in the voting process to determine one winner from each category.  Since 2021, the NEB Prizes already engaged over 5000 applicants, and the 2024 edition is again a testament of this ever-growing community.

The whole list of nominees for the Prizes 2024 can be found on the official Prizes website.

The New European Bauhaus Festival is free and open to all, offering a unique opportunity to be part of a transformative experience. Note that while the Festival is open to the public, the Opening Ceremony and NEB Prizes Ceremony require registration. 

To access photos from the NEB Festival, please visit the link.

Background information

The New European Bauhaus (NEB) is a European movement that calls on everyone to imagine and build a better future together: beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive places, products, and ways of living. Launched by the European Commission in 2021, this interdisciplinary initiative is closely linked to the European Green Deal and provides a platform for experimentation, connection, and positive change on the ground through bottom-up projects. Focusing primarily, but not exclusively, on the transformation of our living spaces, the New European Bauhaus creates a bridge between the world of science and technology, art and culture, to craft innovative solutions that are environmentally friendly and accessible for everyone. Through teamwork and community involvement, it empowers local and regional communities, industries, and creative minds to enhance our quality of life

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