The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) is looking for external experts to analyse the applications for the 2023 edition of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Awards. Applications are open until 31 January 2023.

This call is open to expressions of interest from external experts able to assess the applications from the perspective of three areas based on the core values of the New European Bauhaus:

1. sustainability (understood as environmental sustainability, including climate issues, circularity, biodiversity, etc;)
2. aesthetics and quality of experience (design, arts, culture, architecture, etc.);
3. Inclusion (equal opportunities, public participation, citizen involvement, co-design, universal design, accessibility, affordability).

The call is also aimed at experts who can assess the applications from the point of view of education (for strand C “New European Bauhaus Education Champions”).

The call is open to people with training and/or professional experience in at least one of the aforementioned areas, and for the purposes of selecting experts, priority will be given to people who have training and/or relevant experience in at least two of the aforementioned areas.

From among the experts selected to analyse the applications for the prize, some will be selected to be members of the jury that will analyse the applications of the finalists for the prize and make recommendations to the Commission’s Evaluation Committee.

The NEB 2023 prize is divided into three strands:

• A: New European Bauhaus Champions, for existing and recently completed projects with clear and positive results;
• B: New European Bauhaus Rising Stars, for ideas and concepts submitted by young people up to the age of 30. Concepts can be at different stages of development, from the idea with a clear plan to the prototype stage;
• C: New European Bauhaus Education Champions, for initiatives focussing on education and learning, where both completed projects and projects with a minimum level of maturity are eligible.

Prizes will be awarded in four categories:

• Re-establishing a connection with nature;
• Regaining a sense of belonging;
• Prioritise the places and people that need it most;
• The need for an industrial ecosystem based on the life cycle and the long term.

ANI is the National Contact Point for NEB, with responsibility for promoting the initiative and supporting Portuguese participation.

Submit your application here.

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Applications open until 31st January 2023