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European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture: 383 nominees, 40 now shortlisted
The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award is granted every two years to acknowledge and reward quality architectural production in Europe.
In this way, the Award draws attention to the major contribution by European professionals to the development of new ideas and technologies. At the same time, it offers both individuals and public institutions an opportunity to reach a clearer understanding of the cultural role of architecture in the construction of our cities. Furthermore, the Award sets out to foster architecture in two significant ways: by stimulating greater circulation of professional architects throughout the entire European Union in response to transnational commissions and by supporting young architects as they set off on their careers.
Candidates for the Award are put forward by a broad group of independent experts from all over Europe, as well as from the architects’ associations that form part of the European Council of Architects and other European national architects’ associations.
From the 383 projects proposed by experts around Europe, the jury has shortlisted 40 competing for the Mies Award 2019. Out of the 18 projects from Germany, the only 2 (both nominated by expert Anh-Linh Ngo, chief editor of ARCH+) shortlisted are:
• Terracehouse Berlin in Berlin by Brandlhuber+ Emde, Burlon, Muck Petzet Architekten
And the Terracehouse is now one of the five finalists!
We published the project by Brandlhuber+ Emde in our issue ARCH+ 233: Norm-Architektur – Von Durand zu BIM on 16 pages in our special print format ARCH+ features, which was prepared by a presentation on site of the project in September 2018.
The Residential and studio building at the former Berlin flower market by HEIDE & VON BECKERATH | ifau was published in ARCH+ 232: An Atlas of Commoning: Orte des Gemeinschaffens, and featured on site in July 2018. The issue An Atlas of Commoning is also available in English and serves as the catalogue of the ifa touring exhibition curated by ARCH+. After the German premier in June 2018 the exhibition will have its world premier in Pittsburgh in June 2019.
At each two-yearly edition, the jury selects two winners: one that receives the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture in recognition of its conceptual, technical and constructional qualities, and the other that receives the Emerging Architect prize. All the nominated works are included in both the Award catalogue and exhibition.
The Winners of the Prize and the Emerging Architect also receive a sculpture evoking Mies van der Rohe’s German Pavilion. The Pavilion is the genuine symbol of the Award. Regarded as one of the best architectural works of the twentieth century, the Pavilion embodies the main objectives that led to the institution of the Award: excellence and innovation in conceptual and constructional terms.
The Fundació publishes a catalogue, which features all the nominated works for each edition of the Award.
All 40 projects shortlisted:
ALBANIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
DENMARK
ESTONIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
SERBIA
SLOVAKIA
SPAIN
27 of the projects are built in Spain | 8 of the projects are built in Cyprus |
21 of the projects are built in Belgium | 8 of the projects are built in Ireland |
19 of the projects are built in France | 7 of the projects are built in The Netherlands |
19 of the projects are built in the UK | 7 of the projects are built in Estonia |
18 of the projects are built in Germany | 6 of the projects are built in Latvia |
18 of the projects are built in Poland | 7 of the projects are built in Romania |
17 of the projects are built in Austria | 7 of the projects are built in Serbia |
17 of the projects are built in Italy | 7 of the projects are built in Slovakia |
17 of the projects are built in Portugal | 7 of the projects are built in Sweden |
13 of the projects are built in Croatia | 7 of the projects is built in Ukraine |
13 of the projects are built in Lithuania | 5 of the projects are built in Bulgaria |
12 of the projects are built in Albania | 5 of the projects are built in Luxembourg |
12 of the projects are built in the Czech Rep. | 5 of the projects are built in Malta |
11 of the projects are built in Slovenia | 4 of the projects are built in Greece |
10 of the projects are built in Denmark | 4 of the projects are built in North Macedonia |
9 of the projects are built in Finland | 3 of the projects are built in Iceland |
9 of the projects are built in Hungary | 3 of the projects are built in Kosovo |
9 of the projects are built in Norway | 2 of the projects are built in Bosnia - Herzegovina |
8 of the projects are built in Georgia | 2 of the projects are built in Montenegro |