More on the Euregional Prize for Architecture 2025
The Euregional Prize for Architecture (EAP) is awarded annually to the best graduation project of the five participating architecture faculties in the tri-national Meuse-Rhine Euroregion.
The participating faculties are from the RWTH and FH Aachen; the universities of Hasselt and Liège and the Academy of Architecture Maastricht. The award provides talented young designers with a platform to facilitate their entry into the professional field. In addition, it offers Euroregional architecture schools the opportunity to learn from each other and further develop the quality of their education.
Award ceremony
On Saturday 15 November 2025 at 7:00 PM (walk-in from 6:30 PM), the festive award ceremony of 35EAP will take place at SCHUNCK in Heerlen. The jury consists of Jo Taillieu, Gert Kwekkeboom, Sara Caruso, Zora Syren and Koen Savelkoul. This year's project analysis will be provided by Eireen Schreurs.
Language is English
Programme
• 6:30 PM: Walk-in
• 7:00 PM: Word of welcome by Fabian de Kloe, artistic leader SCHUNCK
• 7:15 PM: Introduction Francesco Veenstra, rijksbouwmeester of The Netherlands
• 7:40 PM: Analysis of the projects by Eireen Schreurs
• 8:00 PM: Jury report & awarding 35EAP 2025
• 8:30 PM: Reception
Exhibition
Following the award ceremony, the accompanying exhibition will take place, from Sunday 16 November to Thursday 11 December (Monday to Saturday: 9:00am - 5:00pm, Sunday: 11:00am - 5:00pm) in SCHUNCK.
There are more activities connected to this EAP edition, namely a pilot workshop, lectures and a new Dreaming Out Loud-cabinet presentation.
Lectures
There will be four public lectures (language is English):
- Wednesday 28 January 2026 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM:
Lecture: DOL-cabinet by Koen Savelkoul
Location: SCHUNCK Glaspaleis
Possibility of registering will follow.
Dreaming Out Loud: Koen Savelkoul
In the same period of the 35EAP awarding and exhibition, there will be a new ‘Dreaming Out Loud’ on the first floor in SCHUNCK Glaspaleis with Koen Savelkoul, who won an honourable mention at the EAP 2013. Find more information about this Dreaming Out Loud here.
EXHIBITION WINNERS ARCHITEKTENKAMMER
The winners and honourable mentions of the current EAP-edition are exhibited at the Architektenkammer (AKNW) in Düsseldorf, after the exhibition period in SCHUNCK.
Vernissage: Tuesday, 3 February 2026 (conditionally)
Opening hours: Mo – Fr 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.