Open House Europe

Open House Europe Uniting Open House festivals in Europe and promoting quality architecture. Coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union 🇪🇺

Open House Europe is a cooperation project between 11 European cultural organisations that annually organise 12 Open House events in their cities including Athens, Bilbao, Brno, Dublin, Essen, Lisbon, Milan, multiple cities in Slovenia, Stockholm, Tallinn, Thessaloniki and Vilnius. Open House Europe will strengthen the architecture culture sector through collaborative learning, shape the agenda fo

r contemporary architecture debate, ensure more inclusive and engaging access to knowledge, and bring the values of quality-designed space closer to the general public. The project will seek to include other partners in Europe, and further knowledge exchange by collaborating with the extended Open House Worldwide network. The project is coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union. Project partners:
Open House Athens and Open House Thessaloniki (Open House Greece);
Open House Bilbao (Asociación Open Urbanity para la divulgación y investigación avanzada en arquitectura y urbanismo, Spain);
Open House Brno (Culture and Management club, Czech Republic);
Open House Dublin (The Irish Architecture Foundation Limited);
Open House Essen (Forum Kunst & Architektur, Germany);
Open House Lisboa (Associação Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Portugal);
Open House Milano (Associazione Open House Milano, Italy);
Open House Slovenia (AFRONT zavod za prostorsko inovativnost, Slovenia);
Open House Stockholm (Open House Stockholm, Sweden);
Open House Tallinn (Mittetulundusühing Eesti Arhitektuurikeskus, Estonia);
Open House Vilnius (Architektūros fondas, Lithuania).

Today marks the end of the three-year Open House Europe project! Over this time we explored sustainable architecture th...
31/01/2026

Today marks the end of the three-year Open House Europe project! Over this time we explored sustainable architecture through the theme 'Building Futures Together', Accessibility and Inclusion in architecture, and Future Heritage.

Discover the selected quality architecture that responds to the three annual themes in our Digital Atlas! Visit our website or download our app to your phone!

WEB: https://openhouseeurope.org/digital-atlas/
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Ecoms.CityNavi.OpenHouse
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/lt/app/open-house-europe-atlas/id6741475246

Partner festivals:
Open House Athens, 48H Open House Barcelona, Open House Bilbao, Open House Brno, Open House Dublin (Irish Architecture Foundation), Open House Essen, Open House Lisboa (Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa), Open House Milano, Open House Praha, Open House Roma, OHS l Odprte hiše Slovenije l Open House Slovenia, Open House Stockholm, Open House Tallinn, Open House Thessaloniki, Open House Valencia, Open House Vilnius.

Open House Europe is a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union. 🇪🇺

Watch the recordings of the public programme of the third Annual Summit of Open House Europe! Videos are now available o...
30/01/2026

Watch the recordings of the public programme of the third Annual Summit of Open House Europe! Videos are now available on our YouTube channel.

With Future Heritage at heart, the Summit explored how the ideas, spaces, and practices we shape today may become the legacy of tomorrow, and how architecture can help us imagine a more inclusive, resilient, and interconnected European future.

Follow the link in the comments!

The Summit was hosted by Open House Athens and co-hosted by Open House Slovenia and Open House Thessaloniki.

Photos by Antonis Gjika, Elpida Spyrou, Konstantina Markoglou.

Open House Europe is a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union. 🇪🇺

The catalogue of selected Visual Stories is now online! 📖Explore a selection of creative interpretations of Future Herit...
29/01/2026

The catalogue of selected Visual Stories is now online! 📖

Explore a selection of creative interpretations of Future Heritage, submitted by the attendees of 16 Open House festivals across Europe.

🔗 Follow the link in the comments!

Open House Europe is a cooperation project coordinated by and co-funded by the European Union.

We are delighted to reveal the three featured Visual Stories from 2025! 🌟To mark the start of our third Annual Summit, h...
15/01/2026

We are delighted to reveal the three featured Visual Stories from 2025! 🌟
To mark the start of our third Annual Summit, hosted by Open House Athens, we launched an exhibition showcasing submissions from all across Europe. These works—submitted by festival visitors—reflect on our continent-wide theme, ‘Future Heritage’.

From this diverse collection, Open House Europe partners selected three standout works. The creators will now have the fantastic opportunity to visit a partner festival of their choice. ✈️

Join us in congratulating the authors of selected works:

⚪ ‘Cycles’ by ADVERSA (António Sá, Tiago Bastos Nunes)
Submitted from Open House Lisboa, organised by Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa.

⚪ 'Temporal Tallinn: Visual Storytelling' by Zanna Saikina
Submitted from Open House Tallinn.

⚪ ‘Reserved for Tomorrow’ by Ieva Gaile
Submitted from Open House Vilnius.

Once again, congratulations to the featured creators! You can explore their works in full on our website!

The Summit was co-hosted by Open House Slovenia and Open House Thessaloniki.

Open House Europe is a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union. 🇪🇺

It's a wrap! The third Annual Summit, hosted by Open House Athens and co-hosted by Open House Slovenia and Open House Th...
12/01/2026

It's a wrap! The third Annual Summit, hosted by Open House Athens and co-hosted by Open House Slovenia and Open House Thessaloniki, was a blast! Representatives of Open House festivals in 27 cities within Europe and abroad gathered for a two day event full of exploration, discovery and knowledge sharing.

Stay tuned for more moments from the summit!

Partner festivals:
Open House Athens, 48H Open House Barcelona,Open House Bilbao, Open House Brno, Open House Dublin (Irish Architecture Foundation), Open House Essen, Open House Lisboa (Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa), Open House Milano,Open House Praha, Open House Roma, Open House Slovenia, Open House Stockholm, Open House Tallinn, Open House Thessaloniki, Open House Valencia, Open House Vilnius.

Guest cities:
Open House Zagreb, Open House Palma, Open House Copenhagen.

Worldwide guests:
Open House Basel, Open House Bern, Open House London, Open House Melbourne, Open House New York, Open House Santiago, Open House Ticino, Open House Vienna.

Photo by Elpida Spyrou, courtesy of Open House Greece.

Open House Europe is a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union. 🇪🇺

The third Annual Summit of Open House Europe starts today! 🎉The summit is hosted by Open House Athens at The Megaron – T...
09/01/2026

The third Annual Summit of Open House Europe starts today! 🎉
The summit is hosted by Open House Athens at The Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall — a striking example of modern architecture defined by its austere Doric lines. The Concert Hall was constructed in two phases, 1976-1991 and 1998-2004. Prominent Greek and foreign architects and engineers, including H. Keilholz, E. Vourekas, I. Skroumpelos, V. Sgoutas, K. Kyriakides + associates, A.N. Tompazis office and Thomson, were involved in designing a venue that would allow the production of events to the highest standards.

Programme:

FRIDAY / 9 JAN

18:30 – Opening of the Visual Stories Exhibition

19:00 – Presentations ‘Embracing Future Heritage’
w/ Ilias Papageorgiou (PILA Studio), Eleftheria Deko (Eleftheria Deko Lighting Design), Thibaud Stelmaszyk (K-Studio)

SATURDAY / 10 JAN

10:00 – Presentations and Discussion ‘Heritage as a Building Material’
w/ Dionisis Sotovikis, Nikoletta Zakynthinou Xanthi (XZA Architects), Maruša Zorec (ARREA), Rok Žnidaršič (Medprostor), Stavros Martinos (ek Magazine)

12:15 – Panel Discussion ‘Shaping Future Tendencies and Values in Architecture’
w/ Sergei Bazarya (European Heritage Days), Matevž Čelik (European architecture platform LINA), Jonas Janke (HouseEurope!), Jutta Kastner (European Commission), Stathis N. Kalyvas

15:30 – Panel Discussion ‘Acting Locally, Sharing Globally: The Impact of Open House Across Regions’
w/ Dr. Tania Davidge (Open House Melbourne), Martynas Germanavičius (Open House Europe), Robert Newcombe (OH STGO), Tadas Šarūnas (Sociologist), Manijeh Verghese (Open City)

17:00 – Closing Lecture by Dr. Theodore Spyropoulos, Director of the Architectural Association’s Design Research Lab.

The Summit is co-hosted by Open House Slovenia and Open House Thessaloniki.

Join the conversation in Athens!

📍 Megaron - The Athens Concert Hall, Vas. Sofias Ave. & Kokkali St. 1, Athens, Greece (Nikos Skalkotas Hall)

Photos:
1. By Yannis Bournias.
2. By Thanos Xenitidis.
3. By Karamanian.
4. By Elpida Spyrou.
5. By Eleni Grigoratou.
Courtesy of the Megaron and Open House Athens.

Open House Europe is a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union. 🇪🇺

Recap – Open House Thessaloniki Open House Thessaloniki 2025 was one of our most vibrant editions yet, with the theme ...
09/01/2026

Recap – Open House Thessaloniki

Open House Thessaloniki 2025 was one of our most vibrant editions yet, with the theme of ‘Future Heritage’ acting as a beacon that drew residents into a meaningful dialogue about sustainability, reuse, and the city’s evolving urban landscape. By exploring the link between today’s architecture and tomorrow’s legacy, the festival invited us all to reflect on how our current designs will eventually become the heritage of the future.

🔗 Read the full reflection on the ‘Future Heritage’ in Thessaloniki on our website. Link is in the comments.

Starting today, the third Annual Summit of Open House Europe, hosted by Open House Athens, will further explore the theme 'Future Heritage'. Join the conversation in Athens – learn more about the event on our website.

📸 Photos:
1, 2, 3. Open Walk. Photos by Syrmo Papadaki
4, 5. Excelsior. Photos by Konstantinos Aleiferis
6. Koukoumpani Mansion. Photo by Evi Mavromati.
7. Koukoumpani Mansion. Photo by Thanos Xenitidis.
All photos courtesy of Open House Greece.

Open House Thessaloniki is part of Open House Europe, a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union 🇪🇺

Finally, here are the Visual Stories from Open House Thessaloniki! ✨Visitors of the festival had the chance to submit th...
08/01/2026

Finally, here are the Visual Stories from Open House Thessaloniki! ✨
Visitors of the festival had the chance to submit their interpretations of this year’s theme Future Heritage. These are the three works, selected by the festival's organisers:

⚪ 'A future built on memory' by Anna Dimou
⚪ 'The Next Chapter' by Athanasios Xenitidis
⚪ 'Echoes of Tomorrow: Thessaloniki’s Living Heritage' by Maria Karanikola

Congratulations to the creators!

These Visual Stories, alongside submissions from other cities, will be exhibited during the third Annual Summit of Open House Europe hosted by Open House Athens on 9–10 January 2026. The exhibition will be opened on Friday, at 6:30pm, at the Megaron in Athens, Greece.

You can explore these works, along with all the other submissions, on our website.

Open House Thessaloniki is part of Open House Europe, a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union 🇪🇺

We’re sharing another set of Visual Stories, this time from 48H Open House Barcelona! 📸Festival visitors were invited to...
08/01/2026

We’re sharing another set of Visual Stories, this time from 48H Open House Barcelona! 📸

Festival visitors were invited to submit their interpretations of the theme Future Heritage, and these three were selected by the festival’s organisers:

⚪ ‘Looking into a dynamic future’ by Jacqueline Glarner
⚪ ‘Quatidian Sensing. Meeting memories and future' by Paula Navarro Pinin
⚪ ‘Future Heritage, Collective Memory’ by Valentina Rulloni

Congratulations to the creators!

These Visual Stories, alongside submissions from other cities, will be exhibited during the third Annual Summit of Open House Europe hosted by Open House Athens on 9–10 January 2026. The exhibition will be opened on Friday, at 6:30pm, at the Megaron in Athens, Greece.

You can explore these works, along with all the other submissions, on our website.

48h Open House Barcelona is part of Open House Europe, a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union 🇪🇺

Recap – Open House Valencia Open House Valencia 2025 allowed the city to become a space for learning and reflection, f...
08/01/2026

Recap – Open House Valencia

Open House Valencia 2025 allowed the city to become a space for learning and reflection, focusing on how people imbue architecture with meaning. From the restoration of the Turia Campus to debates over the landmark Vinival winery, the festival explored how existing heritage can evolve into meaningful architecture for the future. Through industrial routes and thoughtful discussions, participants reflected on the built environment as a narrative of collective identity, resilience, and change.

🔗 Read the full reflection on the ‘Future Heritage’ in Valencia on our website. The link is in the comments.

The third Annual Summit of Open House Europe, hosted by Open House Athens on 9–10 January 2026, will further explore the theme Future Heritage. Join the conversation in Athens – learn more about the event on our website.

📸 Photos:
1, 2. Turia Campus.
3, 4. Vinival winery.
5, 6. Industrial heritage route through El Marítimo.
7, 8. Workshops for kids.
All photos by Nastassia Tarusava, courtesy of Open House Valencia.

Open House Valencia is part of Open House Europe, a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union 🇪🇺

Recap – 48H Open House BarcelonaHeld under the Catalan title of ‘Sent l’arquitectura’ (Eng. feel/hear the architecture...
07/01/2026

Recap – 48H Open House Barcelona

Held under the Catalan title of ‘Sent l’arquitectura’ (Eng. feel/hear the architecture), the 16th edition of 48h Open House Barcelona activated visitors to reacquaint themselves with the built environment sensorially. Through this lens, visitors engaged with the continent-wide theme of ‘Future Heritage’, understanding the subjective and emotional nature of deciding what gets preserved and what is relegated.

🔗 Read the full reflection on the ‘Future Heritage’ in Barcelona on our website. The link is in the comments.

Future Heritage will be further explored at the third Annual Summit of Open House Europe, hosted by Open House Athens on 9–10 January 2026. Learn more about the event on our website.

📸 Photos:
1, 2. Hospital de Sant Pau.
3. Round-table discussion Patrimonis Futurs (Future Heritage). Photo by Antonio Navarro Wijkmark
All photos courtesy of 48h Open House Barcelona.

48h Open House Barcelona is part of Open House Europe, a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union 🇪🇺

These are the three selected Visual Stories from Open House Valencia! 📷Created in response to the theme Future Heritage,...
07/01/2026

These are the three selected Visual Stories from Open House Valencia! 📷
Created in response to the theme Future Heritage, they were chosen by the organisers and will be featured in Athens at the third Annual Summit of Open House Europe on 9–10 January 2026.

⚪ ‘Light Traces’ by Alba Maria Fombuena Escrig
⚪ ‘Gulliver Magic' by Carlos Lluna
⚪ ‘the threshold of harmony’ by Ana Isabel Amesti Sanchez

Congratulations to the creators!

The exhibition, hosted by Open House Athens, will be opened on 9 January, at 6:30pm, at the Megaron in Athens, Greece.

You can explore these works, along with all the other submissions, on our website.

Open House Valencia is part of Open House Europe, a cooperation project coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union 🇪🇺

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