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When 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.

About OPEN26

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.

Festival theme

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1. Ibrahim Mahama, portrait. Photo credits_ Peter Rosemann. Courtesy of the Artist and APALAZZOGALLERY crop
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Ibrahim Mahama

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Meriem Chabani©Kaname Onoyama
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Meriem Chabani

https://aarch.dk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Meriem-Chabani©Kaname-Onoyama-scaled.jpg 2560 2239 Jonas Munk Clausen https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/aarchdk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/03164631/aarch-logo-dark.svg Jonas Munk Clausen2026-01-01 23:57:082026-05-06 09:48:20Meriem Chabani
Professor Achille Mbembe-17
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Achille Mbembe

https://aarch.dk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Copy-of-Professor-Achille-Mbembe-17.jpg 5464 8192 Jonas Munk Clausen https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/aarchdk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/03164631/aarch-logo-dark.svg Jonas Munk Clausen2026-01-01 23:55:552026-05-06 09:48:37Achille Mbembe
Stig L Andersson
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Stig L. Andersson

https://aarch.dk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Stig_Portraet-Foto.jpg 1602 2220 Jonas Munk Clausen https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/aarchdk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/03164631/aarch-logo-dark.svg Jonas Munk Clausen2026-01-01 23:54:152026-05-06 09:48:47Stig L. Andersson
Rosetta S. Elkin
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Rosetta S. Elkin

https://aarch.dk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Rosetta-S.-Elkin-crop.jpg 1520 1584 Jonas Munk Clausen https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/aarchdk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/03164631/aarch-logo-dark.svg Jonas Munk Clausen2026-01-01 23:53:312026-05-06 10:04:38Rosetta S. Elkin
Kiel Moe in color
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Kiel Moe

https://aarch.dk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kiel-Moe-farve-e1778054493839.jpg 2227 1920 Jonas Munk Clausen https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/aarchdk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/03164631/aarch-logo-dark.svg Jonas Munk Clausen2026-01-01 23:52:122026-05-06 10:04:32Kiel Moe
Marina Otero_ credit Boudewijn Bollmann
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Marina Otero Verzier

https://aarch.dk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Marina-Otero_-credit-Boudewijn-Bollmann.jpg 2000 2000 Jonas Munk Clausen https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/aarchdk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/03164631/aarch-logo-dark.svg Jonas Munk Clausen2026-01-01 23:51:452026-05-06 10:04:44Marina Otero Verzier
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Søren Pihlmann

https://aarch.dk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/03_portrait_soeren-pihlmann_photo-by-lasse-dearman.jpg 1080 1080 Jonas Munk Clausen https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/aarchdk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/03164631/aarch-logo-dark.svg Jonas Munk Clausen2026-01-01 23:50:332026-05-06 10:04:27Søren Pihlmann
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Speakers will be announced continuously leading up to the full programme release in August.

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