Architects, urban planners, environmental experts, economists and others – this is the range of experts that the initiative New European Bauhaus (NEB) brings together to connect the green deal with our everyday lives and living spaces. And we became part of this community, which is also called the Green Deal in the construction industry.

In the long term, we help in the development and setting of a new direction for the city of Terezín. Our goal is to revitalize Terezín and make it more attractive for future generations. And membership in the NEB makes this step much closer to reality. Or brownfields in Ústí nad Labem. Another issue that is tailor-made for the NEB community. We can use the experts from the initiative and their know-how already during the creation of projects. In Antwerp, for example, they turned an old warehouse into a space with a cafe, greenery and space for organizing concerts.

"Because of these brownfields, we saw a huge potential to get involved in this network of experts from whom we can get ideas for revitalizing the given places and be inspired by good practice from abroad. Another advantage is that if we create a project that will be in line with the NEB initiative, then the evaluators are more open to approving the project than projects that do not contain elements from the NEB initiative.” says consultant for Smart Region and New European Bauhaus, Lukáš Eršil.

Getting membership in the NEB is not easy. From the assessment of the member, his vision and strategy, there is also a need to submit prepared projects that are assessed by the NEB community.

Each member of that initiative must then commit to: 

• bringing together diverse experts from different fields to generate ideas
• identification of inspiring projects, procedures or concepts
• involving citizens in discussion and collecting needs and expectations

The main vision of NEB is to facilitate and manage the transformation of our society according to three inseparable values:

• sustainability, from climate goals to circular economy, zero pollution and biodiversity.
• aesthetics, quality of experience and style beyond functionality.
• inclusion, from valuing diversity to ensuring accessibility and affordability

"If the Green Deal had a soul, then it is a New European Bauhaus that would lead to an explosion of creativity throughout our Union," said Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, about the initiative.