European & Swiss Solar Awards 2026

European & Swiss Solar Awards 2026 | 29 - 30 October 2026 | Mendrisio/Lugano

On 29 and 30 October 2026, Swiss Solar Agency, in collaboration with EUROSOLAR – European Association for Renewable Energy e.V. and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), will host a two-day event presenting:

Solar Architectures in Evolution reflects a profound disciplinary shift. From early experimental integrations in roofs and façades to contemporary buildings conceived as active, energy-generating envelopes, photovoltaic technology has progressively reshaped architectural thinking.

During the afternoon, the Solar Machines Conference explores buildings that embody this shift. These Solar Machines are civic infrastructures at the scale of architecture and city: coherent organisms in which material, space, and energy operate systemically. They demonstrate that innovation does not reside in technology alone, but in the project’s capacity to align technical intelligence with cultural meaning.
Time: 2:30 - 5:30 pm, followed by an apéro
Optional: SUPSI Campus tour at 1:30 pm

After a morning visit to Franklin University Switzerland (FUS) in Sorengo (Lugano), which anchors the discourse in lived experience, the European & Swiss Solar Awards Ceremony in the afternoon will translate this evolution into built quality. Awarded projects will show how photovoltaics can reinforce identity, activate façades, and contribute to public space.
Time: 1:30 - 6:00 pm, followed by an apéro
Optional: Franklin University Campus tour at 11:00 am

Participants can join individual parts or the full two-day program. Details follow this summer.

If you have any questions, please contact EUROSOLAR at [email protected] and/or the Swiss Solar Agency at [email protected]

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Swiss Solar Agency, EUROSOLAR, SUPSI