After Urban renewal and the new neighbourhoods in 2008 and The renovation of existing sites and buildings in 2011, the theme chosen for the TENTH SESSION is the relationship of architecture to natural and urban landscapes. 

From the sublime to the mimetic, all works that fall within the major art of landscape, whether in terms of integration or reappropriation, may be submitted to the international jury for consideration: seaside, climatic or agro-foodstuffs constructions, engineering works, wine cellars, covered markets, water towers, windmills, cultural buildings, ruins and factories, etc.

European Prize of Architecture Philippe Rotthier

Established in 1982 by the architect Philippe Rotthier, this triennial prize rewards works of collective and cultural value with regional roots and using natural and sustainable materials that draw on the genius of the European town and a dialogue with the past and with history.

The prize-winning works are selected by juries composed of leading European figures and have included the writers Adrien Goetz and Françoise Lalande, the journalists Sergio Frau and Katia Pecnik, the designer Matali Crasset, the historians Bruno Foucart, Charles Jencks and David Watkin, the artist Bernard Métais, and the architects Anna Heringer, Christian Biecher, Ben Bolgar, André Jacqmain, Léon Krier, Michael Lycoudis, Dimitri Porphyrios, Paolo Portoghesi, Rudy Ricciotti and Oscar Tusquets.

Juries, chaired by Maurice Culot, have often chosen to select sometimes little known works and to recognise original approaches, such as those by François Spoerry and his lacustrine architecture, by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil for his mosques and Eusebio Leal Spengler for the restoration of the city of Havana or by the film-maker Emir Kusturica for his Ku¨stendorf village in Serbia. Owns and institutions have also been awarded the Philippe Rotthier Prize, including Bayonne, Le Plessis-Robinson and Val d’Europe in France, Palermo in Italy, Poundbury in the United Kingdom, Dresden in Allemagne, and the Äkroken campus in Sweden.

REGISTRATION
Free of charge. Entry presentation files must be sent to the Fondation pour l’Architecture before 30 April 2014.

ENTRY FILE
In A3 format consisting of a maximum of 20 pages, the entry presentation file must include all documents useful to an understanding of the work (plans, cross-sections, photographs before and after) as well as the contact details of the person or corporate entity that is submitting the file, the name of the architect and of the contracting authority. Works submitted for the prize must have been built within the past 10 years.

JURY
The jury consisting of a dozen prominent European figures from a range of professional backgrounds will meet on 20 and 21 June 2014. The final list of jury members will be posted on the prize website at www.rotthierprize.be. The results will be announced in the press and candidates will be notified by email.

PRIZE
The sum of 30 000 euros, to be awarded to one entry or split between several, will be made available to the jury by the prize founder.

PRIZEWNNERS, EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATION
The awards ceremony, attended by the prizewinners and prominent European personalities, will take place at the Fondation pour l’Architecture on Saturday 18 October 2014 and will be followed by the inauguration of the exhibition of the prize-winning and mentioned projects. These will also be presented in a catalogue. A mobile version of the exhibition will be available on request.

LANGUAGES
The entry presentation files must be in French or English.

DROITS
The files and documents submitted will not be returned. Candidates cede their rights to reproduction and communication on their documents to the Fondation pour l’Architecture.

ADDRESS
Fondation pour l’Architecture, 55 rue de l’Ermitage, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.