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Jonas Munk Clausen2026-01-01 23:59:452026-05-06 09:47:59Ibrahim MahamaWhen Aarhus School of Architecture for the sixth time hosts OPEN Architecture Festival, we continue the critical and investigative approach to architecture, encouraging the cross-disciplinary dialogue between practice, business and academia.
This year’s festival, Mies Didn’t Come Home That Night, is curated by Karen Kjærgaard with co-curators, Aysha Amin, Ida Bjerga & Aria Gilani.
WHAT TO EXPECT
On 18 September, the Aarhus School of Architecture transforms into an international architecture festival for dialogue and knowledge exchange on architectural matters. Across six stages, the festival features discussions, interviews, exhibitions, and artistic interventions.
WHERE DID MIES GO?
OPEN26 explores the legacy of modernism and its continued impact on architecture and society – for better and for worse.
Using history as catalyst, Mies Didn’t Come Home That Night further asks how utopia can be a tool for imagining architectural futures, inviting architects, researchers, writers and thinkers to engage in discussion across borders, age and gender, from emerging to established practices.
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Meriem Chabani

Achille Mbembe

Stig L. Andersson

Rosetta S. Elkin

Kiel Moe

Marina Otero Verzier

Søren Pihlmann

Andreas Malm

Laura Martínez de Guereñu

Yara Sharif

Sebastian Aristotelis
Speakers will be announced continuously leading up to the full programme release in August.
IN SOLIDARY PARTNERSHIP WITH

Team
Karen Kjaergaard
Curator | Head of Programme | Exhibitions | Partnerships
kje@aarch.dk
Jonas Munk Clausen
Communications | Tickets | OPEN Conversation | Suppliers
jmc@aarch.dk
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Mads Blenker
Communications Consultant
mble@aarch.dk
Aarhus School of Architecture
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