NEB Prizes 2022: All Applications

The Pallottines, as the owners, wanted a new apartment building for renting on the site of their former religious community building. As part of an ensemble, the new building in the rear courtyard of the site, surrounded by listed historic villas, is a concept of urban densification to create inner-city living space. The monolithic exterior wall, made of insulating lightweight concrete, is one aspect of the sustainable approach of a reduced, functional, low-tech building with a long life cycle.

We are a multicultural couple based in Berlin. We create durable and multifunctional furniture for the whole family with the principles of circular design. We upcycle HDPE plastic sheets into items fit for different generations and purposes, with the aim of encouraging a positive consumption pattern that inspires even the youngest user.

Our brand is based on five principles: circular design, sustainable material, practical use, conscious production and waste neutral distribution.

Lisbon Observatories

Creative data to build awareness, engage and empower citizens at local level

Information and knowledge are crucial elements for well-informed citizens feel aware, empowered, and committed with public policy challenges. Only with accessible, comprehensive, and clear data enables the impact monitoring of our behavior - as individuals and as part of a group - in the quality of life and environment we live and, therefore, continue the path towards the transition.

Ágora is an institutional cooperation network of local councils, promoted and coordinated by the Provincial Council of Pontevedra (Deputación de Pontevedra), aimed at claiming public space as a fundamental right of citizenship, where people are a priority.

The local councils that are members of this network are committed to implementing policies to regain their public spaces for people promoting active mobility, by following the 10 principles established by the Ágora Network.

Prossima Apertura opens 8600sqm of public space and renovates 35000 sqm of an underused park in the outskirts of Aprilia, a city 50 km south of Rome, after 20 years of inaccessibility. The approach integrates interdisciplinarity, participation and innovative methods in public works, combining the physical redevelopment with the construction of a collective sense of togetherness. Architecture, psycho-social research, art and communication work together to actively involve citizens in the process.

GO OLIVA aims at transforming the olive oil industry by introducing a new application with high added value from a waste (olive stones). Oliplast is the new biodegradable, compostable plastic material composed of a matrix from olive stones and a thermoplastic material. It can be processed by extrusion or injection for the production of new products (seedbeds,...) to be introduced in the value chain of the olive oil industry contributing to its circularity.

Arca is an urban device of spatial regeneration. Portable modules, assembled according to infinite combinations designed to activate new urban atmospheres. The public space becomes a docking station and is continuously reconfigured according to the spontaneous activities. Community, regeneration, creativity and inclusion are the key words that underlie the project. ARCA thanks to its modularity and replicability can be assembled everywhere connecting each time different spaces and communities.

“The Invisible Wave” opens comic medium (for the first time ever) to the entire audience by offering the united concepts of various “glances” themselves, through gathering the very experiences of “reading” tactile inclusive comic into the unique way of observing the work of art.

“A New Season” stems from the need to reflect and help people reflect on the role of Man within the environment,offering the audience an interpretative key that goes beyond a traditional execution. Vivaldi describes an unspoiled nature. Quite different is the bitter vision of how Nature has been depleted by human intervention. This interpretation offers a “chiaroscuro” sound: on one hand, Nature as it was and could return to be, while on the other, Nature violated as we're unfortunately witness.

Westhouse Augsburg sees itself as an inspiring and creative playground for the most diverse types of community. Individual room combinations and modern forms of working environments offer space for inspiration and creative freedom. The concept is complemented by a large event hall offering space for conferences, cultural performances or worship. Augsburg’s first inclusion-hotel, an in-house bistro as well as a sports hall are on site. A completely new approach that combines work and leisure.