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living places talks on collaborating to inhabit
17 Jun / 19:00H
As part of the Architecture Weeks 2025, we invite you to a conversation between architects Manuel Cervantes, winner of the 2024 Simon Architecture Prize in the Personal Places category, and Josep Ferrando, Dean of the School of Architecture at La Salle.
Drawing from their experiences, they will discuss topics such as working with communities in the creation of spaces and the key role of architecture in participatory processes of construction and appropriation.
The conversation will be moderated by architect Laida Memba Ikuga, from the Fundació Mies van der Rohe.
Living Places 2026: 10 Years Inhabiting Architecture
20 Feb
The Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize returns in 2026 with its 6th edition, celebrating ten years of a project that has consistently placed lived experience at the center of architectural discourse.
Since its launch in 2016, Living Places has explored architecture not only as a built object, but as a space inhabited over time. By pioneering video as the main submission format, the Prize has promoted a narrative approach capable of conveying atmosphere, use, temporality and everyday life within architecture. Over the past decade, this commitment has resulted in an archive of more than 200 films, documenting diverse ways of living and experiencing space across different contexts.
This special edition coincides with a significant milestone: Barcelona’s designation as World Capital of Architecture UIA–UNESCO. Simon, sponsor of this international recognition, reinforces its commitment to architectural culture through the Living Places Prize, whose events will form part of the official programme. This alignment strengthens the Prize’s international relevance while reaffirming Barcelona as a global platform for architectural reflection and exchange.
As preparations begin for this new edition, the Prize continues to evolve, expanding its reach and consolidating its role as a reference in the exploration of architecture through lived experience.
Closing of the 5th edition
13—14 Feb 2025
What a wonderful evening at Phenomena Experience Cinema in Barcelona! We celebrated architecture that fosters a true sense of belonging, recognizing outstanding projects and the visionary minds behind them.
With this special event, we officially close the 5th edition of the Simon Prize, marking another chapter in our journey of honoring spaces that enhance everyday life.
We now look ahead to our 6th edition, which will be even more special as we celebrate 110 years of Simon, 10 years of the Simon Prize, and much more.
Thank you to all who have been part of this edition—we look forward to welcoming you in the next one!
granting ceremony
12 Feb / 18:30H
Join us for the Granting Ceremony of the fifth edition of the Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize, taking place on Wednesday, February 12th, at the renowned Phenomena Experience cinema in Barcelona.
finalists announcement
28 Nov
The fifth edition of the Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize has received an extraordinary response, with 425 nominations and 235 projects submitted for works completed in the last two years. A total of 138 projects entered the Collective Places category and 97 the Personal Places category, reflecting the prize's focus on how architecture shapes inhabitants' experiences through design and functionality.
After intense deliberations, five finalists were chosen in each category. These 10 finalists represent a diverse array of projects addressing global socio-environmental challenges. Visit the Archive section on our website to explore all the finalists and registered projects!
jury conversations
13 Nov / 18:30H
Casa de la Llum, Barcelona, Spain
As part of the Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize 2024, we invite you to join a conversation between Andrés Jaque and Gabriela de Matos, two members of this year's prize jury. Both speakers will introduce their latest works and research, setting the stage for a conversation moderated by Miguel Santos.
living places talks on architecture and landscape
17 Sep / 19:30H
In the context of Open House Madrid 2024, Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize, in its fifth edition, invites you to a new session of Living Places Talks! This time, it will focus on architecture and landscape, fundamental elements that shape our experience and relationship with the spaces we inhabit.
Join us on September 17th at Simon's Casa de la Luz in Madrid, where experts such as Juan Tur Mc Glone from WALK, Architecture & Landscape, and Sergi Carulla and Oscar Blasco from Scob, architecture and landscape, will share their knowledge and experiences.
el luchador
30 May
On May 29th, we had an amazing evening at the 5th Living Places edition kick-off event. One of the highlights was the unveiling of the official video for this edition, created by Rene Baptista, Tito Sánchez, and RA!Arquitectos.
In the last edition of Simon Architecture Prize, RA! received a special mention for their video of the project "Taqueria Los Alexis" in Mexico City, being recognised as "Best Audiovisual Narrative". Thanks to this achievement, the studio has been selected to create the launch video for the new call for entries, entitled "El Luchador" (The Fighter). The story takes place in a historic building, the Taller de Arquitectura of Agustín Hernández in Mexico City, where a young dreamer enters to live out his greatest fantasy: to become a wrestler, while facing unexpected events. Featuring professional wrestler Guerrero Aguila Tule, the short film highlights the power of dream spaces to make the wishes of their inhabitants come true, through an exceptional narrative.
space narratives
29 May / 19:00H
Casa de la Llum, Barcelona, Spain
Kickoff of the 5th edition of the Living Places Award, with RA! Arquitectos from Mexico and the filmmaker Amanda Sans
la macarrona by fernando higueras at casa de la luz
27 Sep / 19:30H
La Casa de la Luz opened its doors in March 2022 as a showroom in the centre of Madrid, integrating itself into the Princesa building that Fernando Higueras built, in collaboration with Antonio Miró, between 1967 and 1975. At the same time Side Gallery acquired La Macarrona, the house that the famous architect built between 1971 and 1976 in Somosaguas, to give it a new life.
On the occasion of the participation of the Casa de la Luz in the Open House Madrid 2023, Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize brings the experience of Side Gallery founder Luis Sendino in a three-way conversation with the artist Guillermo Santomà and Maite Sebastiá about the process that is being developed in the work of the master Higueras to become the new headquarters of the gallery in Madrid.
granting ceremony 2022 edition
15 Feb / 18:30H
film evening for the winner's announcement at the phenomena experience cinema in barcelona
building emotions by filming architecture
10 Nov / 19:00H
November 10 at 7 pm at La Casa de la Luz (C/ Santa Cruz de Marcenado 1, Madrid)
arquitecturas vividas
21 Jun / 19:00H
Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Barcelona,
a conversation between carla juaçaba and ángela garcía de paredes, as kick-off of the fourth edition of the prize
videogaming & collage collection
26 Jan
a collection of sequences inspired by the world of the internet subculture
from above to the core collection
25 Oct
a collection of sequences that transport us from the exterior to the most symbolic interior of a building
domestic moments collection
14 Dec
a collection that portrays moments of ordinary domestic everyday life
from morning to evening collection
21 Sep
a collection that begins with the light of the first sun rays and ends when the last light is turned off
winners and finalists received the trophies
18 Feb
winners and finalists of the Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize 2020 had already received the trophies
main characters collection
25 Mar
a collection in which a very special character is the absolute protagonist of the space and time that they inhabit
lacaton & vassal pritzker prize 2021
17 Mar
Anne Lacaton and Jean Philippe Vassal have been awarded with Pritzker Prize 2021.
the trophy, by andreu carulla
10 Mar
Intimate interview with the creator of the trophy and its complements: Andreu Carulla.
"Centro Cultural Teopanzolco" signed book!
6 Jul—6 Aug / 9:00H
Giveaway of the book "Centro Cultural Teopanzolco, signed by their architects!
architecture and filmmaking
21 May / 18:30H
online conversation between lluís alexandre casanovas, joana colomar and salvi plaja
launch of davide rapp shortfilm
8 May / 11:00H
An exclusive special screening at living places 2020.
launch of living places 2020 edition
8 May / 10:00H
The ‘Living Places’ Simon Architecture Prize is a Simon initiative that has had the support and advice of the Fundació Mies van der Rohe.
This week
Kick-off of the 6th edition
27 May / 19:00H
Join us for the kick-off of the 6th edition of the Simon Architecture Prize – Living Places, taking place at La Casa de la Llum in Barcelona, as part of the programme of the Barcelona World Capital of Architecture 2026. This edition also marks an important milestone: the 10th anniversary of the prize. The event will feature the premiere of the new teaser video, created by Matilda Vidal de Llobatera, winner of the Best Narrative Award in the 2024 edition.
Living Places 2026: 10 Years Inhabiting Architecture
20 Feb
The Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize returns in 2026 with its 6th edition, celebrating ten years of a project that has consistently placed lived experience at the center of architectural discourse.
Since its launch in 2016, Living Places has explored architecture not only as a built object, but as a space inhabited over time. By pioneering video as the main submission format, the Prize has promoted a narrative approach capable of conveying atmosphere, use, temporality and everyday life within architecture. Over the past decade, this commitment has resulted in an archive of more than 200 films, documenting diverse ways of living and experiencing space across different contexts.
This special edition coincides with a significant milestone: Barcelona’s designation as World Capital of Architecture UIA–UNESCO. Simon, sponsor of this international recognition, reinforces its commitment to architectural culture through the Living Places Prize, whose events will form part of the official programme. This alignment strengthens the Prize’s international relevance while reaffirming Barcelona as a global platform for architectural reflection and exchange.
As preparations begin for this new edition, the Prize continues to evolve, expanding its reach and consolidating its role as a reference in the exploration of architecture through lived experience.
living places talks on collaborating to inhabit
17 Jun / 19:00H
As part of the Architecture Weeks 2025, we invite you to a conversation between architects Manuel Cervantes, winner of the 2024 Simon Architecture Prize in the Personal Places category, and Josep Ferrando, Dean of the School of Architecture at La Salle.
Drawing from their experiences, they will discuss topics such as working with communities in the creation of spaces and the key role of architecture in participatory processes of construction and appropriation.
The conversation will be moderated by architect Laida Memba Ikuga, from the Fundació Mies van der Rohe.
Closing of the 5th edition
13—14 Feb 2025
What a wonderful evening at Phenomena Experience Cinema in Barcelona! We celebrated architecture that fosters a true sense of belonging, recognizing outstanding projects and the visionary minds behind them.
With this special event, we officially close the 5th edition of the Simon Prize, marking another chapter in our journey of honoring spaces that enhance everyday life.
We now look ahead to our 6th edition, which will be even more special as we celebrate 110 years of Simon, 10 years of the Simon Prize, and much more.
Thank you to all who have been part of this edition—we look forward to welcoming you in the next one!
granting ceremony
12 Feb / 18:30H
Join us for the Granting Ceremony of the fifth edition of the Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize, taking place on Wednesday, February 12th, at the renowned Phenomena Experience cinema in Barcelona.
finalists announcement
28 Nov
The fifth edition of the Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize has received an extraordinary response, with 425 nominations and 235 projects submitted for works completed in the last two years. A total of 138 projects entered the Collective Places category and 97 the Personal Places category, reflecting the prize's focus on how architecture shapes inhabitants' experiences through design and functionality.
After intense deliberations, five finalists were chosen in each category. These 10 finalists represent a diverse array of projects addressing global socio-environmental challenges. Visit the Archive section on our website to explore all the finalists and registered projects!
jury conversations
13 Nov / 18:30H
Casa de la Llum, Barcelona, Spain
As part of the Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize 2024, we invite you to join a conversation between Andrés Jaque and Gabriela de Matos, two members of this year's prize jury. Both speakers will introduce their latest works and research, setting the stage for a conversation moderated by Miguel Santos.
living places talks on architecture and landscape
17 Sep / 19:30H
In the context of Open House Madrid 2024, Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize, in its fifth edition, invites you to a new session of Living Places Talks! This time, it will focus on architecture and landscape, fundamental elements that shape our experience and relationship with the spaces we inhabit.
Join us on September 17th at Simon's Casa de la Luz in Madrid, where experts such as Juan Tur Mc Glone from WALK, Architecture & Landscape, and Sergi Carulla and Oscar Blasco from Scob, architecture and landscape, will share their knowledge and experiences.
