The winners of the 2026 EU Mies van der Rohe Awards for Contemporary Architecture have been announced, with the Architecture Prize awarded to the renovation of the Charleroi Palais des Expositions in Belgium by AgwA, and the Emerging Architecture Prize going to Temporary Spaces for the Slovenian National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana by Vidic Grohar Arhitekti. The announcement took place in Oulu, the European Capital of Culture 2026.
The 2026 EU Mies van der Rohe Awards highlight the significance of adaptive reuse in architecture, as seen in the winning renovation of the Charleroi Palais des Expositions in Belgium. This underscores the growing trend and importance of sustainable architecture practices, which can be a key focus for your projects in integrating historical structures with modern design needs.