Charleroi Palais des Expositions Wins 2026 Architecture Award

The Fundació Mies van der Rohe has awarded the title of 2026 Architecture Winner to the renovation of the Charleroi Palais des Expositions, a convention center from the 1950s located in Wallonia, Belgium. This initiative, commissioned by the City of Charleroi, was spearheaded by the architectural firms AgwA from Brussels and architecten jan de vylder inge vinck from Ghent. The adaptive reuse project, which has been captured through the lens of photographer Filip Dujardin, is curated by Hadir Al Koshta and is anticipated to be finished in 2026.