Visionary real estate projects crowned at MIPIM 2026

The MIPIM Awards 2026 honoured outstanding real estate projects from around the globe, with winners announced at the annual urban festival in Cannes.

MIPIM 2026 Award winners from Europe

Projects from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, the UK, and the USA were recognised for their visionary contributions to urban development.

Now in its 35th year, the competition received entries from 19 countries. Paris and Copenhagen emerged as top performers, with projects like BPM, La Fondation, Home.Earth Nærheden, and Nordhavn taking home multiple awards.

The prestigious "Special Jury Award" went to the Sydney Fish Market, lauded for its transformation into a world-class gourmet and commercial hub, featuring a distinctive floating timber and aluminium roof. This year, the jury placed a strong emphasis on sustainability and circularity, evaluating projects based on their environmental performance, community integration, user experience, economic impact, originality, and architectural merit.

Here are the 2026 MIPIM Award winners:

Best conversion project: BPM, Paris, France

Best cultural, sports & education project: Sydney Fish Market, Sydney, Australia

Best hospitality, tourism & leisure project: Populus, Denver, United States

Best industrial & logistics project: Bestseller Logistics Centre West, Lelystad, The Netherlands

Best mixed-use project: La Fondation, Paris, France

Best residential project: Home.Earth Nærheden, Copenhagen, Denmark

Best urban regeneration project: Nordhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark

Best workplace experience: 25, Avenue Matignon – AXA IM Alts, Paris, France

Best new development: 85 Gracechurch Street, London, UK

Best new mega development: Maraey Rio de Janeiro, Maricá, Brazil

Special jury awards: Sydney Fish Market, Sydney, Australia

MIPIM Awards Jury chairman, Véronique Bédague, said: “We saw a clear shift in how the industry is thinking: projects that prioritise transformation, embed sustainability and circularity from the outset, and place genuine community benefit at their core. Many also drew deeply on local identity, proving that development rooted in context can still be bold, contemporary and ambitious .”

MIPIM director, Nicolas Boffi, added: “All of the projects submitted for this year’s awards demonstrate the industry’s outstanding commitment to developing and reimagining real estate across the world that will have a lasting impact on cities and communities for generations to come. This year’s winners represent new building techniques, the growing practice of adaptive reuse and the power of civic identity when applied to design. All of which serve as impressive examples of where the industry is headed.”