EUmies Awards 2026

Architecture reflects changes in society and helps to shape them, translating needs and resources into shared spaces. Ten years on from its last exhibition in Italy, the prestigious exhibition dedicated to the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe back to Milan, to mark the 140th anniversary of his birth by the renowned German architect. The exhibition, held at the’ADI Design Museum, explores the present through new ways of living and the redesign of public space.

The exhibition features the 40 selected projects in the latest edition, by the international jury chaired by Smiljan Radić. Among the works on display, the winning project stands out: the Charleroi Exhibition Centre, produced by the studios AgwA e Architects Jan De Vylder and Inge Vinck, who have transformed a 1950s building by placing repair and reuse at the heart of the renovation. In the Emerging category, the following stand out: Temporary venues for the Slovenian National Drama Theatre a Ljubljana, signed by Vidic Grohar Architects, capable of revitalising a disused industrial complex.

The visual narrative of the exhibition is enriched by photographs, video, pictograms and valuable architectural models, which are essential tools for understanding the arrangement of the volumes and their relationship with the context. Hosted at the headquarters of the Compasso d’Oro Historical Collection, the exhibition brings design culture, architecture and contemporary design into direct dialogue with one another.