NEB Prizes 2023: All Applications

With MOOT ("Made out of Trash") and the MOOT concept store we prove that one of the dirtiest industries of all - the fashion industry - can also be sustainable. MOOT focuses on upcycling, the complete reuse of already produced textiles. Our mass-suitable re-design products are made from 100% discarded textiles, which makes them by far the most sustainable way to produce new clothing. We require fewer production steps overall and produce exclusively in Germany.

The project consists on the renovation, modernization and adaptation of the historic building of Austeria for the purpose of giving it a new cultural and educational function. The main objective is to renovate of the Austeria building in Raszyn in Poland enabling preservation of the existing functions of the historic building and adaptation of the building into the Centre of Social and Cultural Integration. The target group Poles and foreigners living in Raszyn which is 8% of total population.

We are environmentalist enthusiasts who are passionate about biodegradable materials and we been working in a field of biodesign for years. We offer to you four different products completely from waste! We offer inventions - biomaterials, fuel, products, packaging - all completely from organic waste: healthy and biodegradable! We are also a group that educates about biodesign and bioart in the Balkan region.

The ”Legacy” makes dreams come true! Legacy Recreation Center it offers unique opportunities for relaxation and creativity to all people, regardless of age or social status, either using the swimming area, salt aerosols, bowling, creative area, sport or library. In addition to being inclusive, it has free entry for certain people from disadvantaged backgrounds, but also for people with disabilities, which makes it beautiful for our eyes, our mind, but especially for our soul.

JEME Designs is an independent sustainable fashion brand produced in a small atelier in Berlin that creates mainly sets of two pieces for women. All our collections are made with organic or deadstock fabrics carefully sourced from traditional textile manufacturers from Europe. We focus on small handmade production of limited pieces to generate zero waste for the environment and our packaging is plastic-free, working only with recyclable materials.

Hit by the earthquake in 2012, the agricultural settlement was regenerated by organizing spaces in which to cultivate the sensory well-being of those who work there. Internal patios and long views draw a 'Greenbelt factory' in the search for adequate and spatially rich working conditions, for an empathy between the user and the spaces that welcome him. Two twin buildings are joined by an 'agricultural' gallery open to the collective experience, harmonizing the man's action to the nature's order.

Paranduskelder is a public repair space

Arhišektura is hyper-sustainable Slovenian nationwide program for renovation/reuse/recycle of 466344 socialistic era houses - Slovenia's 'slum'. Aims to give people authentic live, eat, sleep, work experience in thoughtfully-modernly designed space in Climate & Biodiversity Crisis - CBC era. Arhišektures are at no circumstances build as new, not at land, air or water. We set prototype / invention. More Arhišektures, more NATURE!
We do not building new, we renovate & innovate - RENOINNO!

Unlock the potential of Škofljica with our comprehensive spatial and social development strategy. Our strategy incorporates key initiatives from the local population, taking into account municipal and national objectives to improve infrastructure and public services, while respecting natural and built assets. In doing so, we focus on promoting tourism, supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, while seeking to preserve cultural heritage and protect the environment.

Nowhere in the world have previously had unique design accommodations with their own, specially created content, created by the synergy of various industries. Design, architecture, gastronomy, science, technological solutions, music and other cultural activities.
The project focuses on sustainability, the interaction between nature and human and develops the concept of biophilia.