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EUmies Awards 2026 Unveil 410 Nominated Works and the Jury Led by Smiljan Radić

Antonia Piñeiro — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:30:00 +0000

The EUmies Awards are organized annually by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe and the European Commission, with the support of the European Union's Creative Europe Programme. Based on the principle that "architecture is not merely a technical or aesthetic matter, but a cultural, environmental, and democratic issue," this 19th cycle of the Prize brings together 410 works from 40 countries and 143 regions across Europe. Beyond recognizing contemporary architecture projects, the Awards also aim to reflect European values such as cultural diversity, sustainability, democracy, and solidarity. This year, most nominated works (23%) are residential projects, including both collective and single-family housing, followed by cultural (13%) and educational (12%) programs. The selection shows a balance between transformations of existing buildings (44%) and new construction (56%), while 12% of the nominees are transnational works and 33% of the studios are 10 years old or younger, underscoring the growing visibility of emerging practices.

Villa O / YCL studio

Valeria Silva — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Villa O is nestled in a natural setting on a spacious lakeside plot. Positioned at the highest point of the site with a stunning panoramic view, the 237 m² house opens to all four cardinal directions. Departing from the standard house form, this circular volume becomes an architectural sculpture – an organic response to an undefined environment. Four semi-enclosed, sunken courtyards are integrated into the structure, naturally blending the interior with the outdoors. These courtyards are a key conceptual element: they preserve the purity of the building's form, frame views, and draw nature into the home's interior.

Curonians Houses / Devyni Architektai

Hadir Al Koshta — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000

A small residential complex on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The concept is based on the Curonian architectural style, which inspired the design of a modern village with a small community, maintaining a respectful distance between its members. To express the uniqueness of the location, the architectural design was modeled after a fisherman's house, featuring large sloped roofs and a rectangular building plan.

Twin House / ArchLAB studio

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Twin house - two traditional style modern houses, designed in the old district of the Vilnius city. The architectural challenge was to incorporate new houses into the existing environment with the surrounding low-rise detached houses. In the upper part of the plot - a green pine oasis, dictated nature-inspired home solutions.

Family House in Druskininkai / Laurynas Žakevičius Architects

Andreas Luco — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:00:00 +0000

The main inspiration of the family house was the location and the motif of the region ethnographic barn-building. It is designed in a rich natural and historical etnographic environment – Dzūkija in Lithuania. It is one of the five ethno-cultural regions of (ethnic) Lithuania, located in southeastern Lithuania. Therefore, every solution of the building, from the smallest architectural detail to the final volume, is solid, continious amd seamless to create the house like a sculpture, harmoniously blending into the natural background.

Seaside Garden House in Palanga / Laurynas Žakevičius Architects

Thuto Vilakazi — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0000

"Seaside garden" is designed and being developed as a building complex in one of the Lithuanian resorts, near the coast of the Baltic Sea, Palanga. The neighborhood of the natural environment had a great influence in creating and shaping the future identity of the vacant plot. Thus, there was a need for creating a vibrant live environment all year round. And the residential duplex buildings of aesthetic minimalistic architecture that have "sprouted" in “Seaside garden” are comfortably and practically planned, suitable for living and resting for the whole family.

Residential House in Klaipėda / Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners

Valeria Silva — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

The house is built in Klaipėda by the Baltic Sea. The architectural idea of the house was inspired by the area itself, which is a former dune, currently overgrown with a forest, which base is pines.

Lithuanian Man Cave / Devyni Architektai

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 02:00:00 +0000

Every man's dream is to have their very own man cave. Some people dream, but our client decided to make that dream come true. In a picturesque landscape, surrounded by natural meadows, the customer decided to build a place where he can enjoy his hobby.

Villa The Lake / Devyni Architektai

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Villa the Lake is a relaxing place to enjoy quite, peace and beauty of the crystal-clear waters of the lake surrounded by the ancient forests in Moletai region, Lithuania.

Meadow House / ArchLAB studio

Paula Pintos — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Modern Meadow House is designed away from the city noise, out of the urban areas. The architectural challenge was to incorporate a new house into an existing natural meadow as much as possible. The natural surroundings of nature-inspired home solutions. Single-floor house architecture is close to human and nature scale, developing a connection, private relation between them. The L-shaped house plan separates the patio from the street.

How To Calculate How Much Wallpaper You Need

Materials — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Once the construction of an architecture project is finished, it's time to install the claddings that will make up the visible faces of the interior spaces. Wallpaper –an efficient way to bring color and design into rooms – is generally specified according to the square meters we want to cover, so we must start by calculating the area of each surface with great precision.

OAK House / A3D

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:00:00 +0000

The house is located in an old residential area in Kaunas city, where the clients have chosen a special plot located across the century-old oak tree park. The plot also has an old oak tree and during the design process, architects tried to find the perfect position for the house as well as incorporate the tree into their plans. The tree is the main feature of the building plot and the yard, with the main windows of the house being directed at it. On the ground floor, living areas are oriented to the south and south-west side of the plot. The master bedroom on the first floor is oriented to the oak park on the east side.

Minimalistic Industrial Loft / IDwhite

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 02:00:00 +0000

The minimalist- industrial loft is located in Kaunas, Lithuania, designed by IDwhite. The 64 square meter apartment was set up in a reconstructed multistorey industrial building. The target of the client was to design the space for a short-term rental where people become a center of the design living in the interior surrounded by city views.

Etno Hut / Ema Butrimaviciute

Daniel Tapia — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 06:00:00 +0000

Tucked in an old sleepy woods Etno Hut is the tiniest shelter for your romantic getaway, creative studio, yoga retreat camp or anything you can think of doing surrounded by breathtaking Lithuanian nature. It started as a personal architectural project. The primary idea was to design a house that would be as small as possible and at the same time, it could meet all the basic needs of two people. And maybe a dog.

Apartment G51 / Hito.lt

Rayen Sagredo — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 03:00:00 +0000

In a departure from the conventional practice, a 5-person family was moving from a suburban house to an old town apartment.
The authors of the project were fascinated by the fresh approach of the clients who believe that home is inhabited by people, stories and experiences, and not by things. Thus, their key objective was to live in a ‘minimalist’ fashion – in terms of style as well as in terms of the amount of material things.

Bridge House / ArchLAB studio

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 02:00:00 +0000

Expressive modern style house is designed in a lot surrounded by nature. Pine forests are on two sides of the lot. It was clients desire to find such an oasis in nature with a small river or creek, what became a specific task for Architects, because the flowing water divided the land into two parts.

Space-Saving Solutions: 33 Creative Storage Ideas

María Francisca González — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 12:00:00 +0000

The lack of storage space is a recurrent problem in homes. In most cases, residual spaces or uncomfortable corners are used to solve the lack of shelves, drawers, and closets. To efficiently incorporate these type of spaces into your designs, here are 33 remarkable storage examples.

Black House in Vilnius / Laurynas Žakevičius architects

Daniel Tapia — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Accurate, precise, purified aesthetics. Natural stone tiling, wood sticks and concrete panels are used for facades. The house and the site slope are composed together as a continuous space. The site is divided into two different level areas – approach area and inner yard for relaxation. The main entrance and technical premises are one level lower than main living house area. The approach to the yard rises along the natural slope ramp under the house, directing visitors toward the rear of the site. Within the inner garden, the ground becomes continuous with the floor of the house living, dining and sleeping areas. You can come out on the grass straight from the room.