19 Oct 2026
EC awards 2026 New European Bauhaus prizes
The European Commission has awarded the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes 2026 to 13 laureates from several EU countries, Ukraine and North Macedonia, as well as Japan and Brazil, which won the international competition of the awards. In their sixth edition, the NEB prizes reward outstanding projects, concepts and ideas that combine sustainability, inclusion and aesthetics, demonstrating how the lives of people and communities can be enriched by bringing together culture and technology, innovation and design. The award ceremony took place on 15 October 2026 in Brussels.
The prizes were awarded in two strands: one for established projects (the ‘New European Bauhaus Champions') and one for promising initiatives from younger applicants (the ‘New European Bauhaus Rising Stars'). The 2026 edition also includes a special prize for water resilience and international prizes for projects from Brazil and Japan.
Alongside the NEB Prizes 2026, 20 small municipalities were awarded the NEB Boost for Small Municipalities.
The winners of the ‘New European Bauhaus Champions' are:
- Circular by Nature (France)
- Big People (Germany)
- Therapeutic garden at the VDNG (Ukraine)
- Social Impact Generator Hub (Cyprus).
La Marjal Floodable Urban Park (Spain) won the public vote.
The winners of the ‘New European Bauhaus Rising Stars' include
- Coots as Partners in Circular Care (Belgium)
- Traviata in Three Acts (North Macedonia)
- Casa da Azenha (Portugal)
- PROXIMITY COMUNNITY (Spain),
Formform (Roumania) won the public vote.
New European Bauhaus special prize for water resilience goes to ECO H2O from Romania.
The international prize for Japan goes to Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center "WHY", and the international prize for Brazil to Urban Community Mini-Forests São Paulo.
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