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Mies van der Rohe 2017 Award Shortlist News

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Mies van der Rohe Award Shortlist 2017

Mies van der Rohe 2017 Awards – 40 Shortlisted Works

We are pleased to share with you the list of 40 shortlisted works competing for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award announced by the European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe.

The British architect Stephen Bates, Principal at Sergison Bates architects, is the Chairman of the Jury composed by Stephen Bates (President), Gonçalo Byrne, Peter Cachola Schmal, Pelin Derviş, Dominique Jakob, Juulia Kauste and Małgorzata Omilanowska.
The Jury has chosen 40 works which highlight the opportunities and the trends of today’s European territory: cities, housing, heritage and memory.

From the list of 40 works, 4 of the projects are built in United Kingdom and one project is built in Portugal by a British architectural practice:

– London, UK Holmes Road Studios by Peter Barber Architects
– London, UK Shepherdess Walk Housing by Jaccaud Zein Architects
– London, UK Ely Court by Alison Brooks Architects
– Liverpool, UK Granby Four Streets by ASSEMBLE
– Lisbon, PT Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology by AL_A

The 40 shortlisted works

arranged by country:

Brussel·les, BE – NAVEZ – 5 social units as Northern entrance of Brusselsf
Spa, BE – Polyvalent Infrastructure

Lübeck, DE – European Hansemuseum
Fergitz, DE – Barn

Ribe, DK – Kannikegården
Copenhaguen, DK – Kvæsthus Pier
Skjern, DK – Skjern River Pump Stations

Madrid, ES – Museum of the Royal Collections
Granollers, ES – House 1014
Barcelona, ES – Collective housing for elderly people and civic and health centre

Espoo, FI – Suvela Chapel
Espoo, FI – Opinmäki School
Jyväskylä, FI – Puukuokka Housing Block (house 1)

Poigny-la-Forêt, FR – Community Workshop
Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, FR – 59 Dwellings, Neppert Gardens Social Housing
Ribesaltes, FR – THE RIVESALTES MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Niça, FR – Ariane futsal sports complex

Dublin, IE – Model School Inchicore
Dublin, IE – Merrion Cricket Pavilion

Milán, IT – Fondazione Prada

Fondazione Prada

photo © Bas Princen

Vilnius, LT – Rasu Houses

Nieuw-Bergen, NL – Landmark Nieuw-Bergen
Rotterdam, NL – Timmerhuis
Amsterdam, NL – deFlat Kleiburg

Timmerhuis

image courtesy of OMA; photography by Sebastian van Damme

Herøy, NO – Weekend House at Sildegarnsholmen
Trondheim, NO – Moholt 50I50 – Timber Towers
Averøy, NO – Eldhusøya Tourist Route Project

Varsòvia, PL – Katyn Museum

Oeiras, PT – House in Oeiras
Lisboa, PT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology
Lisboa, PT – EDP Headquarters
Chaves, PT – Nadir Afonso Museum for Contemporary Art

Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon

image courtesy of architects

Muntanyes Fagaras, RO – Take a(l)titude

Estocolm, SE – Östermalm’s Temporary Market Hall

Östermalm’s Temporary Market Hall

photo © Felix Gerlach

Bademli, Dikili, Izmir, TR – Angelos Organic Olive Oil Mill
Istanbul, TR – Beyazıt State Library Renovation

Londres, UK – Holmes Road Studios
Londres, UK – Shepherdess Walk Housing
Londres, UK – Ely Court
Liverpool, UK – Granby Four Streets

Holmes Road Studios:

photograph courtesy of architects

Mies van der Rohe 2017 Award Jury
Stephen Bates, chairman of the Jury, architect, born in 1964, UK – Principal, Sergison Bates architects, London – Zurich
Gonçalo Byrne, architect, born in 1941, Portugal – Principal, Gonçalo Byrne Arquitectos
Peter Cachola Schmal, architect, born in 1960, Germany – Director of the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in Frankfurt am Main
Pelin Derviş, architect, born in 1967, Turkey – Independent researcher, editor and curator
Dominique Jakob, architect, born in 1966, France – Principal, Jakob+MacFarlane
Juulia Kauste, sociologist, born in 1967, Finland – Director of the Suomen arkkitehtuurimuseo in Helsinki
Małgorzata Omilanowska, art historian and politician, born in 1960, Poland – Professor at the University of Gdansk

Find more about the Jury members here: http://miesarch.com/edition/2017/jury

The Jury members will select the 5 finalist works which they will visit in April. The process will culminate with the Award Ceremony on May 26 at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion.