European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture explained

The European Union Prize for Contemporary ArchitectureMies van der Rohe Award is a prize given biennially by the European Union and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona,[1] 'to acknowledge and reward quality architectural production in Europe'.

The Prize was created in 1987 through an equal partnership among the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe. The award is open to all the works completed in Europe within the two-year period before the granting of the prize. Nominations are submitted by independent experts, the national architecture associations and the advisory committee of the Prize, and then evaluated by a jury organized for each cycle. The five finalist works are visited by the jury, which chooses a prize winner and names an Emerging Architect winner.

As of 2016, a new category, the Young Talent Architecture Award (YTAA), highlights the final degree projects of recently graduated architects, landscape architects and urban designers. YTAA, as an inherent part of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, is organised by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe with the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. YTAA is organised in partnership with the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE-CAE); World Architects as a founding partner; the European Cultural Centre as a partner in Venice; sponsored by Jung, Jansen and Regent; and with the support of USM.[2]

List of award winners

YearWinning BuildingFinalist(s)Shortlist(s)
1988
1990New Stansted Airport Terminal
London
Architect(s): Foster + Partners
1992Municipal Sports Stadium
Badalona, Barcelona
Architect(s): Esteve Bonell and Francesc Rius
1994Waterloo International railway station
London
Architect(s): Nicholas Grimshaw
1996Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Paris
Architect(s): Dominique Perrault
1998Kunsthaus Bregenz
Bregenz
Architect(s): Peter Zumthor
2001 Kursaal Centre
San Sebastián
Architect(s): Rafael Moneo
2003Car Park and Terminus Hoenheim North
Hoenheim, Strasbourg
Architect(s): Zaha Hadid
2005Netherlands Embassy Berlin
Berlin
Architect(s): Rem Koolhaas
2007 Contemporary Art Museum of Castilla y León
León
Architect(s): Mansilla+Tuñón Arquitectos
2009Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
Oslo
Architect(s): Snøhetta
2011Neues Museum[3]
Berlin
Architect(s): David Chipperfield
2013Harpa concert hall[4]
Reykjavík
Architect(s): Henning Larsen Architects and Studio Olafur Eliasson
2015Szczecin Philharmonic Hall[5]
Szczecin
Architect(s): Barozzi Veiga
2017DeFlat Kleiburg
Amsterdam
Architect(s): NL Architects and XVW architectuur
2019Transformation of 530 dwellings — Grand Parc Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Architect(s): Lacaton & Vassal
2022Town House – Kingston University[6]
Kingston upon Thames
Grafton Architects

List of Emerging Architect Special Mention

YearArchitect(s)BuildingLocation
2001 Florian NaglerKaufmann Holz AG Center of distribution Bobingen
2003Jürgen Mayer H.Stadthaus Scharnhauser Park Ostfildern
2005NL ArchitectsBasketBar Utrecht
2007 Bevk Perovic arhitektiDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics Ljubljana
2009Studio UPGymnasium 46° 09' N / 16° 50' E Koprivnica
2011Bosch.Capdeferro ArquitecturesCollage House Girona
2013Langarita-Navarro ArchitectsRed Bull Music Academy Madrid
2015ARQUITECTURA-GCasa Luz Cilleros
2017 MSA and V+NAVEZ - 5 social units as Northern entrance of Brussels Brussels

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.miesarch.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=3&lang=en Mies Arch
  2. Web site: Young Talent Architecture Award 2020 Breaks Ground . ArchDaily . 27 November 2019 . 14 March 2022.
  3. http://ec.europa.eu/news/culture/110418_en.htm European Commission
  4. http://ec.europa.eu/culture/news/20130429-prize-for-architecture_en.htm European Commission
  5. Web site: Frearson . Amy . Szczecin Philharmonic Hall wins Mies van der Rohe Award . Dezeen . 8 May 2015 . 14 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Alfaro . Edittio x Edu . Town House - Kingston University . EUmies Awards . 5 August 2022 . es.