“Beautiful, Sustainable, Together”. These are the values – and aims – of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) movement, an initiative set out by the European Commission to bring to life the European Green Deal. Inspired by the post-World War I Bauhaus movement, the NEB aims to bring together architecture, design, innovation, science, and art to build places, practices and experiences that will bring sustainable solutions to the climate emergency.
To date, much of the work to establish this movement has been driven from bottom-up approaches, with communities and innovators at a local level taking the lead in finding sustainable solutions to local problems. However, a vote in September by MEPs showed widespread support for dedicated funding and criteria to scale the movement in the upcoming years.
As EIT Climate-KIC, alongside other KICs and partners, we’ve been helping to grow and scale these bottom-up projects through several programmes that combine funding with mentorship and opportunities for collaboration with peers. Through the EIT Community New European Bauhaus initiative, we’ve been supporting innovative climate projects that bring fresh opportunities to longstanding local problems. From supporting refugees to integrate through art, to reinventing abandoned spaces into useful spots, these projects exemplify NEB values in practice.
Our New European Bauhaus Hackathons – taking part across September and October this year – are a chance for early stage ideas to be worked on in a rapid and collaborative environment. Winners are also given the opportunity to win EUR 10,000 voucher to test and prototype a solution in a New European Bauhaus Makerspace, supporting them to turn their solution into concrete goods or services.
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