NEB ambition
The ultimate ambition of the New European Bauhaus is to achieve transformation. To do this, the NEB Compass has identified specific levels of ambition that outline the desired outcomes for each of the NEB values.
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Six CrAFt Cities are awarded the EU Mission Label in 2024
On 21 March 2024, the EU Mission Label was awarded to 23 cities that are part of the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, one of the EU Missions under Horizon Europe. Among the awarded cities are six CrAFt Cities: …
The New European Bauhaus Alliance Manifesto was presented in Amsterdam
On 26 February 2024, the New European Bauhaus Alliance introduced its Manifesto in Amsterdam. This Manifesto aims to help society move towards strong, climate-positive cities and communities. Read the NEB Alliance Manifesto It wants to bring together people from different…
The CrAFt Cookbook: A Recipe for Climate-Positive Cities and Communities
This publication is CrAFt's contribution towards climate-positive cities and communities —less greenhouse gas emissions, better quality, for more people— with local collaboration at the core.
CrAFt is looking for 9 students to join the project
The EU-funded project CrAFt – Creating Actionable Futures is looking for 9 students to join our project for at least 6 months from 15 March 2024. The deadline for applications is on 11 February 2024. This unique opportunity is for…
The ReCrAfting Cities event summary is out
Find out the key insights and action proposals from the ReCrAfting Cities event, held on 6 December 2023.
Share your insights on the future of cities. Call for Contributions
This online consultation on the role of arts and culture in shaping the future of environmentally sustainable cities is open between 8 and 31 January 2024.
CrAFt at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2023
As a partner of the European Commission initiative on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona (7-9 Nov 2023), members of the CrAFt team will be talking about radical collaborations and the role of art and inclusive in shaping the future of smart and sustainable cities.
Welcoming the New Faces of CrAFt: A Look into Our New Core Group
Are you ready for the new academic year? We at CrAFt certainly are! As we embark on this exciting journey of knowledge, creativity, and collaboration, we are thrilled to introduce our new CrAFt Core Group of Students. This dynamic team,…
Open Call for Students
The EU-funded project CrAFt – Creating Actionable Futures is looking for 3 students in Amsterdam and Prague to join our project for at least 6 months from 30 October 2023. The deadline for applications is on 24 September 2023. This…
EIT Culture & Creativity launches Policy Club and calls for new delegates
EIT Culture & Creativity, the ninth Innovation Community (KIC) supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, is excited to announce the launch of its Policy Club. It addresses a systemic gap…
Frequently Asked Questions about CrAFt and its Core Group of Students
CrAFt – Creating Actionable Futures is a three-year project (2022-2025) financed by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.
Open call for students – Deadline on 17 July 2023
The EU-funded project CrAFt – Creating Actionable Futures is looking for 8 students to join our project for at least 6 months. If you are eager to contribute to climate-neutrality in cities, you want to upscale your professional skills, particularly…
First meeting of the New European Bauhaus Alliance
On 24 and 25 May, the CrAFt partners, CrAFt Cities, and other New European Bauhaus projects met in Bologna to set the ground for a New European Bauhaus Policy Support Alliance. The goal of the NEB Alliance is to bring…
Interim Public Policy Manager Vacancy
The European Cultural Foundation is looking for an interim Public Policy Manager —from 15 June to 31 December 2023— to work on the EU-funded project Creating Actionable Futures (CrAFt): Making climate-neutral cities inclusive, beautiful and sustainable (Horizon Europe). You will form…
CrAFt Cities Session 9: Reflection on sessions 7 and 8
The ninth and last CrAFt Cities session of this season included presentations from two Craft Cites: Júlia Reis, Head of Division, Multidisciplinary Office for Prospection and Investment, and Lara Almeida, Coordinator of the Environment and Climate Change Adaptation Unit, presented…
CrAFt Cities Session 8: Adjust your implementation
CrAFt Cities Session 8 delved into adjusting a city’s climate-neutral programmes and projects and implementing corrective actions most effectively. Klara Dvorakova, from the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB) at Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT), shared how city organisations in Prague…
CrAFt Cities Session 7: Check you are on track to meet your targets
CrAFt Cities Session 7 “CHECK you are on track to meet your targets”, focused on measuring progress and impact of climate-neutral initiatives. The CHECK stage of the Smart City Guidance Package enables continuous assessment of city projects’ progress and provides…
CrAFt Cities Session 6: Reflection on sessions 4 and 5
CrAFt Cities Session 6 —8 March 2023— recapitulated from the two previous sessions. Judith Borsboom presented the Smart Cities Guidance Package stages 3 and 4 related to the planning and implementation of climate neutrality programmes and projects. The first two guest speakers of…
CrAFt Cities Session 5: Implement your plan
In CrAFt Cities Session 5 —28 February 2023—, Judith Borsboom introduced Stage 4: DO concerning the implementation of programmes and projects for smart and sustainable cities to achieve their climate neutrality goals. Among the steps in this stage, we should…
CrAFt Cities Session 4: Define your action plan
CrAFt Session 4: “Define your action plan” revolved around the PLAN stage. The general pathways and policies for climate neutrality are detailed in this phase. Approaches, technologies and financial models are chosen in collaboration with key stakeholders that want to…
CrAFt Cities Session 3: Reflection on sessions 1 and 2
CrAFt Cities Session 3 —16 February 2023— was a workshop to reflect on the previous two sessions. Judith Borsboom (Locality) presented the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Guidance Package: New European Bauhaus Edition and explained in what manner the work that…
CrAFt Cities Session 2: Decide and commit to your long-term objectives
CrAFt Cities Session 2: “Decide and commit to your long-term objectives” —9 February 2023— focused on translating a city vision or strategy into project plans and programmes. Four CrAFt Cities shared their experiences in this particular topic with us: The…
CrAFt Cities Session 1: Make your vision concrete
Under the title “Make your vision concrete”, CrAFt Cities Session 1 —30 January 2023— focused on the first development stage for New European Bauhaus-inspired programmes. Within our framework, the vision outlines a city’s long-term objectives and has ideally been co-created…
Eight students join CrAFt
In January 2023, CrAFt selected eight students from universities in the CrAFt pilot cities Amsterdam, Bologna, Prague, and Trondheim to join an interdisciplinary working group. The students are: The main responsibility of this group will be to collect documentation and…
CrAFt Cities Kick-off takes place in Prague, 8-9 Nov 2022
Sixty cities and city clusters, as well as the six New European Bauhaus Lighthouses, gather together in Prague on the occasion of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival in Prague. The goal of this event is to reach agreement on how good…
Open Call for the Core Group of Students for the CrAFt Next Generation Think/Do Tank
Are you passionate about climate action? Do you have the ambition to increase your knowledge and skills in interdisciplinary, international collaborative work? Do you want to be involved in a leading Europe-wide project, collaborate with many stakeholders, and work at…