Open Call for Visual Stories

Join us in exploring Future Heritage, the 2025 theme of Open House Europe. Discover how architecture bridges the past and the future, question what we should preserve, adapt, or redefine in response to societal, environmental, and technological change, and share your perspective!

What are Visual Stories? It can be a series of photos, a collection of drawings, a short video or even a single picture, that captures the essence of the theme.

Selected Visual Stories from each Open House festival will be exhibited in Athens at the third Open House Europe Annual Summit in January 2026. Chosen works will also be featured in a printed publication and on the Open House Europe website.

At the end of the year, three outstanding Visual Stories from across Europe will earn their creators a trip to an Open House Europe partner festival in 2026, with travel and accommodation expenses covered. Authors under 18 will require an accompanying adult, whose expenses will not be covered.

Submission Guidelines

– Artwork must reflect the 2025 theme: Future Heritage
– Inspired by and created during the Open House festival you have attended and not previously published
– Accepted formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .webp, .mp4, .avi, .mov
– File size limit: 100MB per file
– Up to 7 photos, drawings, etc., or a single video up to 60 seconds
– Each submission must include an English title and description
– One submission per person
– No images or videos of individuals under 18 or vulnerable persons without consent
– Discriminatory or offensive content will not be accepted

Submissions must be made within two weeks of attending an Open House festival.

For any questions, contact visual.stories@openhouseeurope.org

Featured photo: Open House Lisboa 2024, by Jose Martins, courtesy of Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa.