New European Bauhaus – where are we heading?
2025-09-10 15:00 - 18:30 (Europe/Copenhagen) | BLOXHUB, Bryghuspladsen 8, 3rd floor, København K, 1473
Five years ago, President Ursula von der Leyen launched the New European Bauhaus (NEB).
It was created for Europe’s built environment to face the growing challenges of:

Resource overconsumption
A shortage of affordable housing
Underuse and inefficiency in existing buildings

Since then, NEB has had a leading role in shaping numerous initiatives across Europe:
✔️ The Affordable Housing Initiative is now defined as an NEB flagship
✔️ The NEB Academy is building capacity for sustainable construction
✔️ Dozens of European and local NEB projects have received funding from 2020 to 2025
✔️ The NEB Facility is a new multi‑annual funding tool to support the NEB for 2025–2027.
Through this thousands of urban transformations have been designed and implemented at local level, and – zooming out – the first big waves of building a European wide movement has taking place since 2020.
As the challenges remain, it’s time to ask ourselves:

How do we make sure that NEB remains relevant and a movement to bring forward the much needed urban transformation?
How can we expand a European initiative, sharing and scaling local NEB empowered experimentation and learning?
Where does the greatest potential lie, and how can we integrate NEB into future architectural practice as well as urban planning and development?

BLOX invites you to an event that reflects on the past five years of NEB. Through keynote talks, a fireside panel debate, and a hands-on co-design workshop, we’ll explore how NEB values are being activated across Europe — from built environments and biodiversity to social inclusion and new aesthetics.
Meet experts, practitioners, and changemakers from the three New European Bauhaus Lighthouse projects; Designing the Irresistable Circular Society (Desire), Bauhaus of the Sea Sails (BoSS), and Eyes, Hearts, Hands Urban Revolution (EHHUR), be inspired and take part in shaping the future of NEB through cross-sector, cross-cultural dialogue.
Programme:

Please note that the first part of the event (15.00 to 16.15) will be both online and open to participants in BLOX, Copenhagen.
This event is for urban planners, policymakers, private and public organizations engaged in urban development, thought leaders, and everyone with a keen interest in shaping a more sustainable, inclusive and beautiful future!
Practical Information
📍Location: BLOX, BLOXHUB Members Lounge, Bryghuspladsen 8, 3rd. floor, Copenhagen
📅 Date: September 10, 2025
🕛 Time: 15:00–18:30
🎥 Format: Hybrid (in-person + online)
🌐 Language: English
We look forward to welcoming you online — or in person at BLOX, Copenhagen.
Sign up here

Eyes Hearts Hands Urban Revolution
2025-09-11 09:00 - 12:00 | BLOXHUB LA, Fæstningens Materialgård, Frederiksholms Kanal 30, Copenhagen, 1220, Danmark
How are New European Bauhaus values being activated across Europe, towards a more sustainable, inclusive and beautiful urban future?
Join us for an engaging, hybrid event (online and in Copenhagen at BLOXHUB) to explore:

how the NEB values are being put into practice across Europe
why we need to turn towards circularity and implement the Doughnut Economy
what the Support Tool for Urban Transformation is about (the DSS Tool)
and how the Community of Cities are dreaming of new urban visions for the future

Agenda:
09:00 – 09:40 DISCUSSION
Keynote speakers Jacob Rask (Director at the Regenerative Built Environment Network at BLOXHUB; Founder of Copenhagen Doughnut) and Stefano Converso (Researcher at the Department of Architecture, Roma Tre University) on circularity and the Doughnut Economy
09:40 – 10:00 DEMO
Learn about the Support Tool for Urban Transformation (the DSS Tool), a web-based app designed to provide tailored recommendations to help municipalities integrate decarbonisation strategies in their current policies
10:15 – 12:00 DREAMS
Community of Cities: Urban Visions. Invited cities will manifest their dreams for urban change

For more information – Eyes Hearts Hands
Thursday 11 September 09:00-12:00
BLOXHUB, Room ‘Los Angeles’, Frederiksholms Kanal 30, 1220 Copenhagen
Online link: Teams (link coming soon)
