The Smart Building Award - sponsored by KNX, headline sponsor of the 2026 Inavation Awards - recognises the AV professionals driving truly intelligent buildings. Entries are open now, with a deadline of November 1, 2025, and this year’s competition invites projects completed between October 1, 2024 and October 1, 2025.

As the Thames snakes its way through Greenwich, few buildings stand out quite like The O2. Originally built to mark the dawn of a new century and formerly referred to as the “White Elephant”, it is now one of the world’s most recognisable entertainment venues.

Anna Mitchell joins Sennheiser in Germany for its 80th anniversary celebrations, exploring how this family-run company continues to fuse heritage with innovation: from iconic microphones and handcrafted production to next-generation wireless and immersive sound.

The Port of Rotterdam is home to a new visitor and exhibition centre, Portlantis, powered through Genelec Smart IP audio.

Event production company Fisher Productions has been appointed as a re-accredited supplier to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.

Powersoft’s install amplifier platform, Unica, is delivering intelligent, intelligible audio at the recently renovated Cine Teatro Liz Bastos in south-eastern Brazil, where a four-amplifier set-up is providing audio for an immersive Dolby Cinema experience while offering the flexibility to handle theatre, music, dance and lecture programming.

Researchers have developed an ultra low-power, ring-based wireless mouse that can control content on AR glasses.

Spatial audio provider TiMax has announced a new distribution partner in Audio-Technica Germany.

The SAIC Huntsville facility in Alabama, USA, has upgraded one of its key meeting rooms, with Extron equipment forming the backbone of the new AV system.

Ascentae has announced a new distribution partnership with ReThink AV, providers of connectivity and switching products designed to simplify collaboration in meeting rooms, classrooms, and pro-AV environments.