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Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2015 Shortlist Announced!
United Kingdom Architecture News - Feb 10, 2015 - 17:36 16280 views
2226,Baumschlager Eberle Lustenau GMBH Dietmar Eberle © Eduard Hueber
40 Shortlisted Works Announced For The 2015 EU Prize For Contemporary Architecture – Mies Van Der Rohe Award
The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the 40 shortlisted works that will compete for the 2015 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. In total, 420 works were nominated for the award. An expert Jury drew up the final shortlist (details below). The five finalists will present their projects on May 7 before the Jury decides the overall winner of the Prize, as well as the Emerging Architect Prize, at a celebration that will take place at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelonaon May 8.
Austria
2226 Lustenau, by Baumschlager Eberle Lustenau
Ravensburg Art Museum,Kunstmuseum Ravensburg Lederer Ragnarsdottir Oei,Arno Lederer, Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir, Marc Oei © Roland Halbe
Germany
Immanuel Church, Cologne, by Sauerbruch Hutton
Gleisdreieck Park, Berlin, by Atelier Loidl
R50 Cohousing, Berlin, by Heide & Von Beckerath and Ifau und Jesko Fezer
Ravensburg Art Museum, Ravensburg, by Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei
Hostel Wadi in Hoge Rielen,Hostel Wadi in Hoge Rielen Stusio Associato Bernardo Secchi - Paola Vigano
Paola Viganò, Bernardo Secchi © Frederik Buyckx
Spain
Atrio - Relais Châteaux, Cáceres, by Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos
Public Equipment: Urban Park and Transportation Hub, Logroño, by Ábalos + Sentkiewicz Arquitectos and Arquitectura Agronomia
Public Library, Ceuta, by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos
Luz House, Cilleros, Cáceres, by Arquitectura-g
Contemporary Art Centre, Córdoba, by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos
Contemporary Art Center,Centro de Arte Contemporáneo,Nieto Sobejano ArquitectosFuensanta Nieto, Enrique Sobejano © Fernando Alda
Denmark
Vartov Square, Copenhagen, by Hall McKnight
Moesgaard Museum, Højbjerg, by Henning Larsen Architects
Danish Maritime Museum, Helsingør, by BIG
Childrens Home of the Future, Kerteminde, by CEBRA Architecture
Forfatterhuset Kindergarten, Copenhagen, by COBE
Childrens Home of the Future Fremtidens Børnehjem,CEBRA Mikkel Frost, Carsten Primdahl, Kolja Nielsen © Mikkel Frost
Iceland
H71a, Reykjavík, by Studio Granda
Ireland
University of Limerick, Medical School, Student Housing, Piazza and Pergola, Limerick, by Grafton Architects
Waterford Medieval Museum, Waterford, by Waterford City Council Architects
Waterford Medieval Museum,Waterford Medieval Museum,Waterford City Council Rupert Maddock, Bartosz Rojowski, Agnieszka Zipper-Rojowska © Philip Lauterbach
France
Soulages Museum, Rodez, by ES-RCRArquitectes
FRAC Regional Contemporary Artwork Collection, Dunkerque, by Lacaton & Vassal Architectes
Marseille Vieux Port, Marseille, by Foster + Partners
Redevelopment of the New Waterfront, Thessaloniki, by Nikiforidis-Cuomo Architects
Marseille Vieux Port ,Marseille Vieux Port,FOSTER + PARTNERS Norman Foster, Michel Desvigne, Spencer de Grey, Grant Brooker, Jurgen Kuppers, Roger Ridsdill Smith © Nigel Young
Netherlands
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, by Cruz Y Ortiz Arquitectos
Education Centre Erasmus Mc, Rotterdam, by Kaan Architecten
De Rotterdam, Rotterdam, by OMA
Rozet, Culture House, Arnhem, by Neutelings Riedijk Architects
Italy
Expo Gate, Milan, by Scandurra Studio Architettura
Antinori Winery, San Casciano Vsl di Pesa, Firenze, by Archea Associati
Rozet, Culture House ,Cultuur Huis Rozet,Neutelings Riedijk Architects Michiel Riedijk, Willem Jan Neutelings, Frank Beelen © Scagliolabrakkee
Poland
Silesian Museum, Katowice, by Riegler Riewe Architekten
Philarmonic Hall Szczecin, Szczecin, by BarozziVeiga and Studio A4
Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warszawa, by Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki
Portugal
Arquipélago Contemporary Arts Centre, Ribeira Grande, Azores, by João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto and Menos é Mais Arquitectos Associados
High Performance Rowing Centre, Vila Nova de Roz Côa, by SpacialAR-TE
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews ,POLIN Muzeum Historii Zydow Polskich,Architects Lahdelma& Mahlamaki Rainer Mahlamäki © Pawel Paniczko
Romania
Urban Spaces Dogarilor Apartment Building, Bucharest, by ADN Birou de Arhitectura
Turkey
Sancaklar Mosque, Istanbul, by Emre Arolat Architects
Sancaklar Mosque,Sancaklar Camii,EAA - Emre Arolat Architects Emre Arolat © Cemal Emden
Sweden
The New Crematorium of the Woodland Cemetery, Enskede, Stockholm, by Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor
UK
Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London School of Economics, London, by O'Donnell + Tuomey
Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, by Haworth Tompkins
Bishop Edward King Chapel, Oxford, by Niall McLaughlin Architects
There have been 16 Cultural, 4 Education, 3 Mixed Use, 3 Religious, 3 Urban, 2 Commercial, 2 Hotels, 2 Residential, 1 Funerary, 1 Landscape, 1 Single-family House, 1 Social Welfare and 1 Sport shortlisted works.
This represents 40% of Cultural buildings, 10% Education spaces and 7,5% Mixed Use, Religious and Urban works.
Regarding their location, Copenhagen, Berlin and Rotterdam are the cities where most of the shortlisted works have been built. The other works are located in different cities and sites in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
The Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in international architecture, will be presented on May 8 2015
The 5 Finalists will be announced in London by the end of February
The exhibition with the 420 nominees can be visited at the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) until March 19
Save the date on May 7 and 8 for the finalists’ lectures, the exhibition opening and the ceremony celebration.
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