NEB Festival 2026 Events

The European Commission invited students across the EU to design the first official Trophy of the New European Bauhaus Prizes: a chance to turn creativity and innovation into a lasting symbol of sustainability, beauty, and inclusion.

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.

Heat, heavy rain and daily stress affect bodies long before they affect public decision-making.

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.

This event focuses 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.

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

Fast trends and digital algorithms are driving a cycle of overconsumption, exclusion, and anxiety.

In a dance duet full of hope, two humanoids moving through the remnants of a forgotten past begin to rediscover what it once meant to be human.

Julia Watson, founder of the Lo—TEK Institute and Office for Intercultural Urbanism, will discuss her work combining contemporary design with the ancestral, nature-based knowledge systems of indigenous societies.

Europe's AI factories are not merely computing infrastructure — they are the new ateliers. Like the original Bauhaus workshops, they are spaces where craft, creativity, and technology converge to prototype new ways of making and living.

IAB Weimar gGmbH presents applied research on sustainability, circular materials and collaboration with SMEs in the construction industry in a relaxed summer atmosphere in Weimar, Germany.

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

Cities, designers, and communities can work together to build water-resilient places that are both innovative and beautiful.

ARCHÈ – Festival of Ephemeral Architecture' is a cultural event in Rieti featuring temporary architectural installations designed by children and youths.

Hear how eco-adventurers and open-water swimmers are using extreme endurance challenges to raise awareness about ocean protection and climate action.

Tuning Ecologies' is an immersive, interactive performance exploring how nature-inspired sounds and visuals can foster a sense of belonging and ecological awareness. Drawing on environmental neuroscience, it encourages the audience to slow down and reconnect with nature's restorative rhythms.

As the Festival of the New European Bauhaus draws to a close, this panel looks ahead.

A sarcastic, desire-filled multimedia dance duet inspired by a real-life story.

Moves-it Engagement Event engages local and European stakeholders through two main components.