The focus of the award is on "Brückenschlag Bettenhausen. Stadtteile verknüpfen - Experiment_Stadt von Morgen wagen! Verdichtet, sozial, produktiv, energieerzeugend, CO²-negativ, grün".

The NHW Award 2024 will be presented in the coming summer semester 2024 by the Faculty of Architecture - Urban Planning - Landscape Planning of the University of Kassel (ASL) together with the Nassauische Heimstätte | Wohnstadt Group, Frankfurt am Main and Kassel. The event will be organized by the Department of Design and Sustainable Building.

The competition is aimed exclusively at students of ASL Faculty of the University of Kassel. An expert jury selects the best competition entries and decides on the distribution of the prize money.

The NHW Award (formerly Paul Bode Prize) deals with topics of urban living and housing and in 2024 will focus on bridging the districts of Unterneustadt and Bettenhausen to the center of Kassel.

The competition area is located in the south-eastern part of Kassel, close to the city center (area around Platz der deutschen Einheit). The possible scope here ranges from individual architectural, landscape and urban planning tasks to designs related to district and neighborhood.

The overall aim is developing innovative, future-oriented themes for the coexistence of tomorrow.