New European Bauhaus (NEB) - A research agenda for a beautiful, inclusive and sustainable transformation of neighbourhoods (Horizon Europe)

The New European Bauhaus (NEB) was launched in 2021, striving to translate the European Green Deal  into tangible change on the ground. NEB bring together sustainability  with inclusion and affordability, and creativity with innovation.

The commitment and the support of innovative solutions are rooted in the three intertwined NEB values: sustainable, inclusive and beautiful.

Sustainability is about prioritising the needs of all life forms and of the planet by ensuring that human activity does not exceed planetary boundaries which define a safe operating space for humanity based on the intrinsic biophysical processes that regulate the stability of the Earth system.

Inclusion means granting and securing equal access to opportunities and resources for all and encouraging exchanges across cultures, genders, ages, and socioeconomic groups.

Beautiful refers to projects that are genuinely attentive to their context which includes arts and culture, quality, diversity and heritage.

In addition to these three values, a NEB project should embrace three working principles: participatory process, multi-level engagement and transdisciplinary approach. All three working principles should foster co-creation and co-development.

Open Calls

The impact of common space on neighbourhood communities

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-PARTICIPATION-01
• €10.50 million

Fostering and maintaining the social fabric for the green transition in neighbourhoods

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-PARTICIPATION-02
• €9 million

Beautiful, sustainable and inclusive street furniture for the transformation of neighbourhoods

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-PARTICIPATION-03
• €10.40 million

Network of neighbourhoods for innovative policies on gentrification

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-PARTICIPATION-04
• €2.50 million

Applying regenerative design to the built environment in neighbourhoods

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-REGEN-01
• €16 million

Bio-fabricated materials for sustainable and beautiful construction

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-REGEN-02
• €10 million

Sufficiency measures in the built environment

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-REGEN-03
• €8 million

Innovative approaches for sustainable, inclusive and beautiful social and affordable housing

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-REGEN-04
• €16 million

Renovating the built environment through design for adaptability and disassembly

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-BUSINESS-01
• €12 million

Bottom-up social entrepreneurship for the co-creation of neighbourhoods in line with the New European Bauhaus

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-BUSINESS-02
• €12 million

Reverse local construction supply chains for the beautiful re-assembly of reclaimed construction products

• HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-BUSINESS-03
• €12 million