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Today, the European Commission announced the launch of a wave of new initiatives, supporting the New Bauhaus movement. The initiatives will be presented during the New European Bauhaus Prize ceremony on 16 September and are intended to create a snowball effect, catapulting the aesthetic movement to the forefront of Europe’s cultural and political scene.
These include a festival promoting new projects and a new funding plan to ensure the continuation of the New Bauhaus movement. The Commission also announced the New Bauhaus Lab – a think tank that will research and test new methods of creating more sustainable design and infrastructure.
The basic idea behind New European Bauhaus is to use culture, architecture and design to incorporate the European Green Deal into everyday life. The movement examines a trifecta of values and how they can change the way we do things.
Like the original Bauhaus movement that emerged in 1919 out of a period of deep transformation centred on functionality and the use of new materials – steel and concrete – the New European Bauhaus aims to do the same with low-carbon solutions.
Furthermore, the new movement wants to present ecologically sustainable solutions in a myriad of different fields, like architecture, urban planning, interior design, transport and energy. The Green Deal is set to shape our collective future on the continent and the new movement wants to help that process.
The three main principles of New European Bauhaus are sustainability, inclusivity and aesthetics:
The EU Commission wants to ensure the longevity and vibrance of the movement after the long-awaited New European Bauhaus Awards, bringing a cultural and creative dimension to the European Green Deal.
The Commission will dedicate a total of 85 million euros of funding for New European Bauhaus Projects, as part of the programmes Horizon Europe (or research and innovation), the LIFE Programme (environmental and climate action) and the European Regional Development Fund.
Furthermore, inspired by the European community’s interest in the project, the Commission will establish a New European Bauhaus Lab – a think tank to create, prototype and test new tools, solutions and policy recommendations. The idea behind The Lab is to grow the movement through a spirit of collaboration between people from different cultural, economic and professional backgrounds.
At the same time, the Commission wants to push the New Bauhaus approach on a regional level and they will invite Member States to incorporate the values of the movement into their Covid-recovery strategies.
They also announced a New European Bauhaus Festival, to increase the visibility and Pan-European nature of the movement. Brussels will host the first edition in spring 2022 with the Commission announcing plans to make it a yearly event.
The Festival will include three components:
The New European Bauhaus is a shared vision of European Institutions and it wants to foster a set of governing principles, that can underline the future development of the EU. Because, the cause of a new way of conceptualising the shared European culture, the New Bauhaus Prizes will be announced after President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the European Union Address.
They will be handed out by Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel and Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira.
President von der Leyen was quoted in a press release, saying that New European Bauhaus would combine the overarching vision of the European Green Deal with tangible change on the ground. This change, in turn, would improve the daily lives of Europeans - in buildings, public spaces, but also in fashion or furniture. According to her, New European Bauhaus will create a new lifestyle that matches sustainability with good design, needs less carbon and is inclusive and affordable for all.
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