NEB Festival 2026 Events

Designing with water: building resilient and beautiful cities

Keynote Speech

Introductory speech from Commissioner Jessika Roswall

This event brings together landscape planners, urban designers, civil society initiatives and policy-related perspectives in Vienna to discuss concrete approaches for integrating green infrastructure into dense urban contexts.

s on the regeneration and contemporary valorisation of minor urban centres, rural inner areas, and traditional and vernacular architecture that are often marginalised in mainstream planning, design and policy frameworks.

Led by STARHAUS, this satellite event explores open innovation within the New European Bauhaus, focusing on participatory design, co-creation and inclusive governance that turn New European Bauhaus values into social, cultural and economic impact.

CitySenZ presents COST Action CA23145 as a living laboratory to rethink European cities through their lived and sensory qualities.

This satellite event at POLE unites policymakers and practitioners to explore how sustainability can drive true transformation across Europe.

ARCHÈ, Festival of Ephemeral Architecture, is a cultural event in Rieti, Italy, that explores how temporary architectural installations can activate public spaces and communities.

Awards Ceremony: Trophies Competition

Live music, dance, theatre, storytelling and more (Evening)

SALONPARCOURS #31 is a performative city walk through hidden and everyday spaces in Vienna's 6th district.

This one-day urban innovation workshop explores the future of the historic Machinery Construction Factories platform in Reșița, Romania, a major industrial heritage site currently undergoing transition.

Participatory creative ateliers to make, experiment and create together

LaVALLE Festival 2026: Alter-Ecologies is a one-day conference exploring how artistic research, public art and community practices can contribute to the ecological and cultural regeneration of rural territories.

Live music, dance, theatre, storytelling and more

First life, then spaces, then buildings. Jan Gehl’s call resonates deeply with many people.

Democratic Placemaking brings together architects, policymakers, communities and builders in Catanzaro, Italy.

Open Rooms Venice – Inhabiting the Void explores the reactivation of unused spaces through temporary use, demonstrating how vacancy can become a collective resource.