NEB Prizes 2021: All Applications

The mythological figure of the Phoenix is ​​known for rising from its ashes and represents the symbol of rebirth and regeneration. Energy Box was born from this idea: a small sprout in search of redemption from a deep pain. The building is located in a hamlet of L'Aquila, built on the grounds of the pre-existing masonry cottage destroyed by the earthquake of 2009. An architecture as semantic and tangible passage between the "heavy" and indelible memory and the aspiration to a better future.

 We research into the potential of artistic languages for the transformation of learning spaces, with an approach based on sustainable development, respect for neurodiversity and advocating the importance of creativity and learning through experimentation and play. Createctura is made up of a multidisciplinary team of designers, artists and psychologists and develops its activities in schools and cultural contexts around the world with the goal of social transformation. 

It is necessary to improve biodiversity conservation and nature-based solutions even thought lighting design.

Ecological light pollution alters natural light regimes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and it has to be solved and prevented in city plannings. In these times of pandemic it is necessary to remember the importance of a balanced ecosystem, scientists have found that the decrese of darkness can also increase disease transmittion in different spieces of animal. We need to act now. 

Through the regeneration of the Venetian Lagoon brackish marshlands, the landscape project "The Agency of Barene'' seeks to mitigate the threats of relative sea-level rise by providing a nature-based flood defence, restore an endangered ecosystem, invest in alternative slow-tourisms and enrich local economic vibrancy. Simultaneously, it enriches and enhances the cultural image of the lagoon: the diffuse sense of horizontality, reflection and visibility conveyed by the unceasing surface of water.

Bridge–Public–Space. From 2017 for a couple of summer weekends, Liberty bridge turns into an open public space where people finally find freedom in the heart of the bustling city. We are waiting for everyone with free, diverse and open events, partly self-organized by the local communities. Our program over the Danube creates new urban alternatives, builds communities, and allows for sustainable, participatory, co-created spaces to emerge in the city. The bridge is common, the space is public.

102 Initiative proposes a decisive youth-led action toward cultural heritage-inspired, no-steel-no-concrete revitalisation of traditional Idrija Miners’ Houses in UNESCO World Heritage site in Idrija (Slovenia).

The initiative envisions prepare and design up to 20 renovation projects and to various degrees renovate, finance, maintain and operate traditional houses through public-private-people partnership in a sustainable and socially-just manner.

Bringing nature back to the city although not a new idea it is a growing imperative for cities which have failed making greenery and communal areas a priority in their urban planning. A house that helps greening the city, promoting shared spaces and social dialogue between its residents is what inspired us designing the garden house. Our concept emphasises the potential for private urban gardens, the microclimates they create to improve living conditions within cities and maintain biodiversity.

KATH is an innovative Nursery School built from renewable, reusable and recyclable materials with ample green spaces and purpose-built structures to provide a sense of warmth and responsibility. We believe that KATH’s students will grow up with a better understanding of the meaning of sustainability and have greater respect for both, one another, and the environment we live in. At KATH we are not only worried about the World we leave for our children, but also the children we leave for the world

The Green and Transportable Modular Building focuses on designing a carbon zero house, using renewable energy and strongly reducing the environmental load, while creating a sustainable, high-quality living space adaptable in multiple environmental conditions upgrading new nomad lifestyles.

The idea is based on a flexible system, easily adjustable and adaptable according to a timber modular framework, which allows the building to be transportable, with a positive contribution in CO₂ absorption.

We mitigate social and cultural inequalities through music and believe in a fairer society where culture is accessible to everyone regardless of their location.

We champion values of cooperation and international integration, supporting young musicians across inland Portugal and Spain and extend access to culture by working across dozens of localities where we play concerts, offer masterclasses, pedagogy programs and audience development initiatives for local communities, always free of charge.