NEB Prizes 2023: All Applications

PONY EARTH ReArt, Regenerative Art, are artworks generated from hundreds of biodiversity data points from agricultural land.

The initiative is focused on the involvement of youth from 5 WB states in cleaning interstate rivers connecting the states to reduce pollution and preserve rivers ecosystems in the entire Balkans. This initiative befriended youth through cultural, sportive, educational activities on behalf of plastic removal and linked different cultures. Boat sailings, touristic activities, pilgrimages with university students combined with cleanup actions sensitized and turned them into WB 0 waste ambassadors.

We improve the biodiversity in and with our own multicultural neighborhood in the Dutch city of Leiden. Together we created façade gardens, gardens in the unpaved soil under trees, an ecological connection on a canal quay, bee and butterfly paradises, an educational tiny forest with and for the school, biodiverse playgrounds, swift nesting possibilities, monthly meetings, clean-ups and events. By doing this, we became a warm community in our now colourful and more climate adaptive neighborhood.

Using design as catalyst of change, the project use stone found in illegal landfills of the Natural Park to create design objects for daily use. This process takes place in an old industrial workshop located in the rural village of Moita do Poço where a new factory model was born: an experimentation laboratory focus on recovery and transformation raw materials for the production of exceptional furniture and design objects to demonstrate these discards are a valuable material.

Could we imagine the monuments of the future constituting themselves in an opposite way to the traditional one, that is, through the historical narration of a mass of individuals, as a constant laboratory, a poetic-political operation materialized through sculptural-social works? The project was configured as an open pavilion that was in operation with a special focus on women workers of Genk, Belgium, with the intention of rescue stories and memories not present in the city's official memorials

The Park provides a free and safe recreational space for families in an increasingly urbanized environment. The Adventure Park has proved to be a great success with children of all ages. The change of use of the site from a wartime airfield to a recreational space is especially significant.

Reinventing UNITO aims at creating a BIM-GIS platform for asset management of the diffuse campus of the University of Turin to promote efficient and sustainable operation and maintenance of large building stock. The core focus is information management through AM (Asset Management) for the valorisation and energy transition and management of the university buildings adopting users centred approach using a web-based application that promotes transparency and collaboration.

CO2-neutral production, Cradle-to-Cradle-certified recycling material and wood residues, one-component construction and the ability to dismantle the components, digital tracking and a return agreement ensure an outdoor bench that lasts 30 years, offers guests a lasting experience of nature, and its design reflects the Weimarer Land region Tourism marks, costs 70% less in the life cycle and ensures that CO2 is stored for 100 years in the first closed cradle-to-cradle material flow.

An educational project, it aims to commemorate the residents that fell during the Warsaw Uprising and throughout WW2. The building consists of blocks enclosed by two massive walls. In the entrance zone you find a block with an educational function: lectures, film shows, historic records. The exhibition hall is the heart of the object. It is lit through skylights and will contain interactive exhibition. The corridor acts as a "pathway to mute, gradually cutting off visitors from external stimuli"

Aiaraldea Ekintzen Faktoria is an integral project, that aims to empower the Basque community in our region. We promote transformative values, in order to unite and strengthen our local community in placing Basque language at the center of life in the valley. Our main duty is to reinforce the cohesion and identity in our territory, and as a tool of inclusiveness. To this effect, we promote new leadership styles based on values of collaboration, participation and teamwork.