NEB Prizes 2023: All Applications

TheCAPproject rediscovers the urban environment and re-introduces it to the public through a unique, map, pointing out a key element that makes up the city’s identity. By collecting metal crown caps and forming a chart of the findings, the project aims to bring environmental awareness through an artistic scope, engaging people to art and contemporary issues. This initiative aspires to create a safe community where people can share their stories, inspire others and create a space of belongingness

The evergrowing energetic needs of humanity and the tighter sustainability agenda are generating an increase in the use of nuclear power. However, what happens in the event of an accident, and what are the consequences in the environment?
This study emphasizes the need for new design principles to be used in the renaturalization of contaminated ecosystems and the induction of self-sufficient practices on a daily basis, as a response to the mismanagement of the resources on our planet.

With Seenergy we aim to provide a variety of signature design furniture and household products (tables, frameworks, lamps, etc.) that are able to store and convert solar energy into a power source (LED light or USB power outlet) for personal usage. Our solution makes use of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, instead of regular opaque solar panels, and aims to become an energy industry playmaker for a new green cycle in architecture and design.

This project refurbishes the remaining structural skeleton of the Parisian Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires (1972), to transform it into a multifunctional cultural center. The new architecture connects with the historical heritage of the surrounding park and of the previous museum, while synergically interacting with contemporary transformations of the place. The building becomes a symbolic "lighthouse", to shape a new landscape and strengthen the sense of belonging for the neighborhood.

The Carxofa Prat production leaves more than 16,000 tonnes of usable green matter in the fields of El Prat every year which are usually burned, damaging the topsoil and emitting more than 500 tonnes of CO2eq.
ex·tĕrra project revalues the discarded leaves of the plant by creating new bio-based materials that are designed to be inserted into an artisanal production circuit with the aim of generating networks, creating value and fostering a strong bond between people and their territory.

The use of system braille are rendered blind themselves, while those who are literate in braille are able to comprehend the meaning of every sign, from start to finish, navigating the whole exhibition with ease. This process is assisted by the self-adhesive signs that have been placed on the floor and that will ease the process of navigating the exhibition with a steady flow. The texts’ content comprises personal interviews about colors.

Međurječje decodes the unique environment on the confluence of three rivers as a retreat for education, recreation and all-senses stimulation. Agglomeration of slow-living fragments subtly blends in untouched nature, uplifting sustainable tourism in the wild heart of Montenegro. Project generates a new paradigm of secluded eco oasis, focusing on integration with environment by usage of disposable resources, nourishing local culture- strongly bounded to tradition and aimed at sustainable future.

The project

The 'Youth haps against the flow' meets the youth spirit and nature, offering an opportunity to transform the urban places along the riverbed into a field of youth ideas, possibilities and interests, combining the ecological way of thinking, art and the sense of social belonging. This gives a chance to build fundamental connections between nature and youth, creates continuity between generations and turns the city into an attractive place offering opportunities and perspectives.

An infinite process.
Construction and destruction lead to infinite regeneration.
Salt bricks are used as a primitive form of construction.
A salt dome as a symbol of the regeneration of the soul and the new sensitivity and perception that will lead us into the future.
A place to get in touch with the most divine part of nature and one's being, creating a regenerative new communion.