The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen recently said that the climate transition needs its own ‘distinctive aesthetic’. She has vowed to set up a new Bauhaus movement to inspire architects and designers.

Politicians should obviously enter cultural projects and design with care – the garden bridge concept tells us that. They also need to avoid becoming part of a Eurosceptic narrative. However, there are great merits for a new Europe-wide Bauhaus vision to aid the transition to net zero. 

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