MADE to SUS-Prize

Fiera Milano and Politecnico di Milano award exhibitors of MADE Expo 2025 for their commitment to Sustainable Architecture

A new and ambitious initiative will be launched at MADE Expo 2025, born from the alliance between Fieramilano and Politecnico di Milano in the field of Sustainable Architecture.

Inspired by the principles of the New European Bauhaus, of which Politecnico is an official partner, the MADE SUSTAINABILITY PRIZE 2025 aims to reward exhibiting companies that, through products and services presented at the exhibition, have distinguished themselves in their ability to pave the way for the Architecture of the future and its environmental, social, and economic demands.

The New European Bauhaus (NEB), promoted by the European Commission, is a strategic, political, and cultural initiative that aims to renew the relationship between Society, Culture, and Territory. It promotes solutions that are not only Sustainable, but also Inclusive and Beautiful and will play a key role in the green transition of European society, connecting the Green Deal to cities, buildings, living spaces, and experiences. With these objectives, NEB promotes an epochal transformation of the built environment and encourages its active contribution to achieving climate goals and improving the quality of life for all citizens.

The three pillars of NEB - Sustainability, Beauty, and Inclusivity - are not abstract concepts with easy appeal but real categories of approach, accompanied by specific indicators, aimed at quantifying and qualifying the degree of achievement of the objectives.

Sustainability is based on reducing fossil fuel consumption, exploiting clean energy sources, reducing climate-altering emissions and environmental impacts, promoting sustainable mobility, pursuing ESG goals, and developing the circular economy.

Beauty is expressed through architectural and construction quality, cognitive experience related to buildings and places, digitalization, resilience to climate change, the well-being and health of inhabitants/users, accessibility, durability, functionality, urban coherence and cohesion, preservation of the sense of belonging, and protection of historical and natural heritage.

Inclusivity encompasses economic sustainability, accessibility of places, quality of spaces and services, removal of social barriers, elimination of discrimination, involvement, and participation.

The MADE SUSTAINABILITY PRIZE 2025 fits into this context, and each of the three pillars corresponds to a specific category of recognition. In addition to the three awards, there will be a Special Jury Prize.

The jury, coordinated by Politecnico di Milano, will be composed of authoritative experts in the field of Sustainable Architecture, who have distinguished themselves in internationally relevant projects, studies, and research.