10-11-2025
EUmies Awards 2026 – nominee
The CIC has been nominated for Europe's most prestigious architecture award, the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2026, also known as the EUmies Awards.
The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have now announced the nominees and jury for the 2026 EUmies Awards, the most prestigious award for contemporary architecture in Europe.
In this 19th cycle of the prize, supported by the European Union's Creative Europe programme, 410 works from 40 countries and 143 regions are represented, reflecting the diversity, creativity and richness of the European architectural landscape. The nominations, submitted by a broad network of national architectural associations, independent experts and the Advisory Committee, showcase the most significant buildings completed between May 2023 and April 2025.
From these nominations, the jury will compile a shortlist of 40 outstanding projects, which will be announced in January 2026, and select the seven finalists the following month. In spring 2026, the jury members will visit the finalists' sites and speak directly with architects, builders, users and local communities. The winners in the Architecture and Emerging Architecture categories will then be presented in April 2026 in Oulu – one of the two European Capitals of Culture 2026 – to celebrate projects that define the future of European architecture.
‘Architecture is not just a technical or aesthetic matter – it is also an expression of cultural, ecological and democratic values. It reflects our common European values such as cultural diversity, sustainability, democracy and solidarity.’ Normunds Popens, Deputy Director-General at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture
"The EUmies Awards 2026 celebrate the best of European architecture, a joint project that reflects our continent's creativity, innovation and commitment to a sustainable present. In the special context of Barcelona as the world capital of architecture, we are honoured to provide a stage where Europe's architectural excellence can be experienced by all." Laia Bonet, President of the Fundació Mies van der Rohe and Deputy Mayor of the City of Barcelona.
Statistical values
23% of the works deal with the topic of housing, whether in the form of multi-family or single-family homes.
Works relating to cultural programmes account for 13%, a figure similar to that for educational projects (12%).
44% of the 410 projects involve the redesign of existing buildings, compared to 56% involving new buildings.
12% are transnational works and 33% of studios are 10 years old or younger.
The 410 works are distributed across the following countries:
