New European Bauhaus

ECIA welcomes the New European Bauhaus initiative, as presented by the EU Commission President Ms U. von der Leyen in her State of the Union speech (2020). ECIA joins the initiative of the Architect' Council of Europe to group several pan-European organisations representing architects, spatial planners, landscape architects, interior architects, engineers, designers, artists, educators and researchers of the built environment, and more broadly the cultural and creative sectors. This Collective joins forces to collectively support the development and implementation of the New European Bauhaus. By doing so, they consider that the strategy can be a game-changer in the transition to a more sustainable economy and society and bring the Green Deal closer to citizens, for their well-being. It opens the door to a more holistic approach to our built environment, seeking to enhance, at the same time, economic, social, environmental and cultural values, as well as access to culture and cultural participation.

ECIA participates in NEB initiative as official partner as a part of New European Bauhaus Collective (NEBC).

The NEBC is a grouping of several pan-European organisations representing architects, spatial planners, landscape architects, interior architects, engineers, designers, artists, educators and researchers of the built environment, and more broadly the cultural and creative sectors. Members and supporters of the NEB Collective have joined forces to collectively support the development and implementation of the New European Bauhaus initiative that they enthusiastically welcome.

Statement
The NEB Collective released in November 2020 a Statement “Making the Renovation Wave a cultural project”to express initial views on the New European Bauhaus and offer its support to the Commission.

Statement on Public Procurement
It also released a Statement of the New European Bauhaus Collective (NEBC) on Public Procurement.

Conference
On 29 April 2021, the NEBC organised an online conference 'Common Ground: Making the Renovation Wave a Cultural Project’. The conference was attended by around 800 participants from various backgrounds.
You can watch the recordings and download the conference report.