Architecture, training and innovation are back at the centre of InOut | The Hospitality Community, the leading event in Italy for the hospitality industry. From 14 to 16 October 2026, at the Quartiere Fieristico di Rimini, the PPC Order of Architects of the Province of Rimini renews, for the fourth consecutive year, its collaboration with the event, consolidating a path dedicated to updating and professional comparison.
The 2026 edition marks the evolution of Thinking Box, the studio space inaugurated in 2023 and, over the years, has become a point of reference for architects, designers and operators in the sector. Born as a reserved place for seminars, conferences and interdisciplinary dialogue, the format expands its range of action this year, transforming itself into an experience that involves the entire event.
An evolution that concretely interprets the guiding theme of InOut 2026, Exist: translating the transition from reflection to action. Thinking Box thus leaves its physical space to enter into a relationship with the fair: from seminars to stands, the theoretical comparison is completed in direct experience with companies, materials and innovation. The talks and debates developed within the Thinking Box space this year move between the pavilions of the event with the introduction of a program of guided tours in each cluster of the fair between selected exhibiting companies. Architects, in addition to obtaining training credits, will be able to deepen live materials, technologies, design solutions and innovative products, relating theoretical reflection with the concrete applications presented at the fair.
“This new path will offer professionals the opportunity to interact directly with companies and operators in the supply chain, encouraging the exchange of skills, sharing of experiences and acquisition of training credits. The goal is to transform the visit to the fair into a moment of active training, capable of integrating cultural content, design research and product innovation. An initiative that expands the educational value of the event, confirming InOut | The Hospitality Community as a place for meeting and updating between professionals, companies and the world of design,” comments Gloria Armiri, Group Exhibition Manager, Tourism & Hospitality Division of IEG.
