{"id":282371,"date":"2026-02-05T16:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/282371\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:09:15","slug":"mies-van-der-rohe-award-reveals-finalists-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/282371\/","title":{"rendered":"Mies van der Rohe Award reveals finalists for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seven finalists have been named for this year’s Mies van der Rohe Award<\/a>, including five regeneration projects such as a 19th-century train depot-turned-design lab in France<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The nominated projects include five architecture finalists and two emerging finalists spanning Belgium, Spain, France, Slovenia and Croatia, noted for their “exemplary contributions to the future of European architecture”.<\/p>\n

“In a Europe facing political, environmental, and social challenges, these works offer hope and demonstrate the enduring value of thoughtful, engaged design,” the awarding body said.<\/p>\n

\"Gru\u017eSeven finalists have been named for this year’s Mies van der Rohe Award. Photo by Dragan Novakovic\u0301-Pixel<\/p>\n

Members of this year’s jury, which was chaired by Chilean architect Smiljan Radi\u0107<\/a>, also praised the projects’ considerate and careful interventions that create “meaningful spaces for people”.<\/p>\n

“The seven finalists demonstrate how architecture shapes shared space and helps define the urban landscape that accommodates people\u2019s lives,” architect and jury member Rosa Rull said.<\/p>\n

“They highlight the diversity of approaches to the design and reuse of buildings and existing contexts.”<\/p>\n

\"InteriorA cultural building in Belgium has been nominated for the bi-annual award. Photo by\u00a0Filip Dujardin<\/p>\n

The Charleroi Palais des Expositions in Belgium is one of five regeneration projects to be nominated for the awards.<\/p>\n

Designed by Brussels-based AgwA<\/a> and Ghent-based Architecten Jan de Vylder Inge Vinck<\/a>, the mixed-use cultural building oversaw the renovation of a 1950s convention centre in Charleroi.<\/p>\n

\"RehabilitationA retrofit development by H Arquitectes in Spain is also vying for the award<\/p>\n

Another retrofit development vying for the award is the Rehabilitation of Vapor Cort\u00e8s – Prodis 1923, completed by H Arquitectes<\/a> in Terrasa, Spain.<\/p>\n

Creating a new home for local non-profit Prodis, H Arquitectes transformed a set of existing warehouses \u2013 introducing wooden structures organised around a recovered passage that doubles as a “street for the city”.<\/p>\n

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Salt and sunflowers used to create Atelier Luma’s experimental workspace\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Another nominee is a row of industrial buildings, belonging to a former train depot, that were transformed into a design lab by studios Assemble<\/a> and BC Architects<\/a> in Arles, France.<\/p>\n

Named Lot 8, the 19th-century depot was transformed into a workspace for circular-design lab Atelier Luma<\/a> using biomaterials such as salt and sunflowers.<\/p>\n

The fourth regeneration project on the list is the Gru\u017e Market in Dubrovnik, Croatia, which Slovenian studio ARP\/\u00a0Pera\u010di\u0107-Velja\u010di\u0107<\/a> updated with an adjustable, lightweight roof.<\/p>\n

\"JosephineThe Josephine Baker – Marie-Jose Perec Sports and Cultural Centre is one of two new builds among the finalists. Photo by Juan Cardona<\/p>\n

The Josephine Baker – Marie-Jose Perec Sports and Cultural Centre, completed by architecture studio Onze04<\/a> in La Bou\u00ebxi\u00e8re, France, is one of two new builds on the list of finalists.<\/p>\n

Its sweeping, textile roof draws natural light and ventilation into the hub’s facilities, which are used to host regional competitions.<\/p>\n

The two emerging finalists are the Multi-Service Cultural Centre Le Foirail in Laguiole, France, by Betillon & Freyermuth<\/a> and Crypto Architectes, and the Temporary Spaces for Slovenian National Theatre Drama, completed by local studio Vidic Grohar Arhitekti<\/a> within a renovated industrial hall in Ljubljana.<\/p>\n

\"TemporaryThe Temporary Spaces for Slovenian National Theatre Drama has been shortlisted for an emerging award. Photo by Maxime Delvaux<\/p>\n

The Mies van der Rohe Award is given out by the European Commission and the Fundacio\u0301 Mies van der Rohe.<\/p>\n

Winners of the architecture and emerging categories will be announced on 16 April at the European Capital of Culture 2026, followed by an awards ceremony in Barcelona in May.<\/p>\n

Previous winners of the bi-annual Mies van der Rohe Award include the steel-framed Study Pavilion by Gustav Du\u0308sing and Max Hacke<\/a>, who in 2024 became the youngest people to have received the accolade.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Adria\u0300 Goula<\/a> unless otherwise stated. The top image is by Schnepp Renou<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seven finalists have been named for this year’s Mies van der Rohe Award, including five regeneration projects such…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,93,61,60,136341,814,815,10316],"class_list":{"0":"post-282371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-mies-van-der-rohe-award","17":"tag-sectionall","18":"tag-sectionarchitecture","19":"tag-sectionnews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}