NEB Prizes 2023: All Applications

We need to break boundaries and expand our conception of ecological networks in order to create a sustainable future.
Headwater system areas are often neglected in urban planning, hosting situations of environmental degradation. Designed as great metropolitan parks, they could generate bridges and connections where barriers previously existed.
Forestry is the key, as it provides ecological benefits, economic opportunities and social cohesion, reconnecting people to nature.

The project is an effort to increase the sense of belonging and quality of the space by urban design tools such as sensory richness,sense of place, sociability, affordance, and security to create strong behavioral settings as the arabesques in the metamorphosis way to release the infinite interactions among different social layers of Piacenza society in the direction of integration goals by considering socio-economic, legal-political and cultural-religion strategies in a bottom to up way.

The idea is to adapt a rural household whose main activity is beekeeping, production of honey, honey products and production of organic food into a health-recreational-educational area.

As Eastern Serbia, the City of Bor is exposed to a lot of pollution due to the development of mining, which is particularly pronounced in the urban environment, the main motive is for children and families to stay in the healthy

Hyperfunction, is centered around the creation of a scalable, performance-based fashion system (inclusive of garments and a business model) that can deliver clothing that is born from the local context of Milan. It does so by embodying “local” in concept, material acquisition, manufacturing, and delivery. A several month long period of observation-based research was conducted on urban Milan to understand user needs. Along with an iterative prototyping process, the garments were born.

The project aim is to reconfigure or "re-activate" an urban corner - a remnant space - through street furnitures.

Based on careful and relevant research of the emergency context and housing quality, Home* is a housing system based on principles of environmental, economic and social sustainability and flexibility over time: from a temporary structure, it can become a permanent housing.
The project is Humanitarian as solves the problem of living in any context, (un)Ordinary as house in an extra-ordinary environment, a Machine designed in every detail to be effective and efficient in the Emergency context.

Spazio Conposto is a physical and immaterial space where multiple social dimensions can join. It is a push for the local population to meet and trigger regenerative processes for creating a new sense of community. Food permeates the new reality, where positive contamination of distant generations connects the historical heritage and local traditions to contemporary elements. Citizens can shape the future life of the city, starting by celebrating diversity and healthy and sustainable lifestyles.

Imagine a kitchen nestled in the heart of an agricultural area, where the freshest ingredients are sourced, and traditional cooking is celebrated. What if you could experience the taste of the land, and learn about the ecosystem. Our kitchen is more than just a place to dine, it's an immersive and educational experience transporting you back to the roots, and leaving you with a deeper appreciation for the land. Join us in our culinary journey, where you will rediscover the joy of food and land.

During our course of study there have been many topics addressed in the field of design, among these one that particularly impressed us was Social Housing.
We believe that social housing is an urban reality destined to be very successful today and in the future future, as a reality that best combines with post-pandemic needs, both in terms of new desires housing and social conditions of people as a response to the economic repercussions of Covid-19.

"Le serre di Freya": holistic center with a research laboratory, a hydroponic greenhouse, and one Bistrot/ Shop. What we will do is basic: recycle unsold agricultural products into ingredients for food companies (such as powders or extracts), have a stable production with the hydroponic, and create a harmonious space for everyone to enjoy and participate actively. In 3 steps: stop wasting agricultural products, farm consciously, and inspire a community feeling.