New European Bauhaus

Life. Spaces. Buildings. The Festival of the New European Bauhaus is back! 🎉     From 9 to 13 June 2026, the much-anticipated Festival returns to Brussels for its third edition. This time, we shine a spotlight on the power of democratic engagement in shaping more inclusive and sustainable communities in Europe and beyond.     How can we harness our collective creativity and solidarity to put people at the heart of transformation? 🏠 What if we saw affordable housing as the cornerstone of strong communities?     And yes, you can help us shape a Festival to remember! Our calls are now open:     📣 Call for FAIR – A platform for innovators to showcase projects and prototypes that tackle today’s urgent challenges.      📣 Call for FEST – A celebration of expression and conviviality through music, theatre, dance, and all art forms that bring creative tribes together.     📣 Call for Satellite events – An invitation to connect from every corner of the world and join our hybrid map of events and initiatives.     ⏰ Deadline for FAIR and FEST applications: 30 September 2025. Submit your Satellite event by 31 December 2025.    👉 europa.eu/!wQ6BmQ     This edition of the Festival has much more in store, so make sure you stay tuned!     #NewEuropeanBauhaus EU Science, Research and Innovation

💧How can we reduce our demand for energy, land, water, and other natural resources in the built environment? ⤵️ 🧱 Sufficiency in the built environment has the potential to reduce the need for new construction, cut resource use, lower operational carbon emissions, and lessen the environmental impact of the building sector. Under the 🇪🇺 NEB Facility 2025–2027, the topic “Sufficiency measures in the built environment” aims to test and validate approaches that map vacant or underused buildings, as well as sufficiency strategies that optimise, repurpose, or expand the use and functionality of space. 📌 Total estimated EU contribution: €8 million for up to 2 projects ⏰ Deadline for submissions: 12 November 2025 Apply here 👉 europa.eu/!ggmdnC Sufficiency can also help tackle social challenges like the shortage of affordable housing and reduce infrastructure costs for municipalities. #NewEuropeanBauhaus #HorizonEU

⏰ Just a few days left to choose which projects will take home the Public Vote Award! 🗳️ Show your love for your favourite Champion or Rising Star by 10 July at 18:00 (CEST)! Vote now 👉 https://lnkd.in/eijsFg26 This year, the NEB Prizes 2025 honour: 🏆 Champions – Completed projects with measurable results 🌱 Rising Stars – Innovative concepts by emerging talents 🏡 Affordable Housing – Creative, forward-looking solutions 📅 And mark your calendar: the NEB Prizes Ceremony will take place on 30 September 2025 in Brussels! #NewEuropeanBauhaus #EUinMyRegion #EUPrizes

Meet Bouwurk: a bold, circular community house in Leeuwarden 🇳🇱 Designed by Overtreders W and built by local makers and volunteers, Bouwurk is a prototype for the future of construction: 🪵 modular, demountable, and made entirely from regional, reclaimed materials, from old glass and wood to silt from the Wadden Sea. What sets this project apart? Three rival construction companies joined forces to make it happen, proving that collaboration can build smarter, greener futures. 🌱 Until 24 August, you can experience Bouwurk’s rich programme of installations, performances, and workshops! 👉 Discover the story and the people behind it: https://lnkd.in/evBatzZC 📷 © Lucas Kemper #NewEuropeanBauhaus #Arcadia2025 Rijksoverheid EU Science, Research and Innovation

🚨Time’s almost up! Have you voted for your favourite project yet? Before heading off on holiday, don’t forget to choose which Champion and Rising Star will win the Public Vote Award at the NEB Prizes 2025! The years, we are honouring: 🏆 Champions – completed projects with clear, measurable positive impact 💫 Rising Stars – forward-looking concepts developed by emerging talents 🏡 Affordable Housing solutions – outstanding EU-based projects aligned with NEB values 🗳️ Vote by 10 July 2025, 18:00 (CEST) 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekb7WU33 📆 Next stop: The NEB in Regions and Cities event and the NEB Prizes Awards Ceremony on 30 September 2025! #NewEuropeanBauhaus #EUinmyRegion #EUPrizes

But what is the #NewEuropeanBauhaus all about? "It's about seeing today’s challenges as deeply interconnected and pushing forward for a transformation of the physical places we inhabit." Let’s hear it directly from Eva, one of our Policy Officers at the Joint Research Centre in Brussels! ⤵️

What if bio-fabricated materials are the game changer the construction sector needs? ⤵️ 🧑🔬Bio-fabricated materials have great potential as an alternative to conventional construction materials, but more exploration is needed. They can help us make the built environment more sustainable and circular, especially when combined with innovative technologies. 🧪 The topic “Bio-fabricated materials for sustainable and beautiful construction” under the 🇪🇺 NEB Facility 2025-2027, supports proposals to develop and test sustainable bio-fabricated construction materials, and assess their properties and environmental, social and economic impacts. 📌 Total estimated EU contribution: €10 million for up to 2 projects ⏰ Deadline for submissions: 12 November 2025   Apply here 👉 europa.eu/!vNVPX7   The selected projects will help understand key challenges like technical hurdles and high production costs, and move us closer to zero-waste construction and lower environmental impact.   #NewEuropeanBauhaus #HorizonEU EU Science, Research and Innovation

This week we celebrated the official start of construction on our new building in Seville, which will be the first European Commission building with net-positive emissions. A huge thank you to all our guests, our Spanish partners, the architects that worked on the projects and all the people who made this event possible. The building we are starting to construct is a symbol of a more sustainable, more inclusive and more beautiful future, in line with the principles of the New European Bauhaus. In the building’s foundations, we will embed a time capsule. We chose a beautiful vase, handmade in Seville, and we asked all our guests, our researchers and their families to leave an object inside with their wish for the future. It will be an archive of the dreams, voices, and values that move us and that will shape the future to come. Ursula von der Leyen Ekaterina Zaharieva  Bjarke Ingels BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group Ayuntamiento de Sevilla. Juanma Moreno José Manuel Albares Diana Morant Ripoll

Working on the topic of water reuse?   The EU Policy Lab (JRC) and Ghent University are conducting a survey to explore the future of water reuse systems in the EU.💧🌍   Take the survey (estimated time: 10 min) 👉 https://lnkd.in/erCj34B5   The results will help inform workshops and activities shaping future actions of the European Commission.   🤔 Did you know? Part of the Joint Research Centre, the EU Policy Lab applies collaborative, forward-looking approaches to bring scientific knowledge into EU policymaking.   #EUPolicyLab #WaterResilience EU Science, Research and Innovation

We are starting construction of the new site of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Seville, Spain. Its roof covered in solar panels will generate more energy than the building will consume, as well as providing shade for a public square.  The dome shape of the building is inspired by Seville’s traditional architecture, and the construction will use locally sourced materials like limestone, wood and ceramics. The construction works are expected to last two years.    Seville has hosted one of the sites of the Joint Research Centre since 1994. Over 400 of our researchers work there, providing science and data in support of innovation, economic modelling, fiscal policy, digitalisation and artificial intelligence.    The new building, designed by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, is a symbol of the New European Bauhaus, the EU initiative that supports the creation of beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive places, products and ways of living. More information: https://europa.eu/!XjQVfr Ekaterina Zaharieva Jessika Roswall Bjarke Ingels Ayuntamiento de Sevilla. Juanma Moreno Diana Morant Ripoll José Manuel Albares