Mies van der Rohe Award Lectures, Shortlist, Buildings, News, Winners, Architects
Mies van der Rohe Award Lectures in 2009
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture
10 Feb 2009
Mies van der Rohe Award Lectures 2009, Barcelona
Mies van der Rohe Awards Lectures 2009 – The five finalist architects for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 : Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas, Grafton Architects, Snøhetta, Marc Barani, and RCR Aranda Pigem Vilalta Arquitectes will present their selected projects to the public in a series of special lectures on Wednesday 22 April 2009 at Gaudi’s La Pedrera in Barcelona.
photo © Adrian Welch
Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 Finalists
Zenith Music Hall, Strasbourg (France)
Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas – Studio Fuksas
Luigi Bocconi University, Milan (Italy)
Shelley McNamara, Yvonne Farrell – Grafton Architects
Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo (Norway)
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Tarald Lundevall, Craig Dykers – Snøhetta
Multimodal Centre – Nice Tramway, Nice (France)
Marc Barani – Atelier Marc Barani
Library, Senior Citizens’ Centre and Interior Courtyard, Barcelona (Spain)
Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramon Vilalta – RCR Arquitectes
The 60,000 € Prize, one of the most important and prestigious prizes for international architecture, is awarded biennially to built works completed within the previous two years. It is funded with support from the European Commission and highlights the Commission’s aims to promote creativity and innovation and open up culture to audiences beyond national borders. This is the first time in the history of the Prize that finalists have been given the opportunity to present their projects to the public.
The announcement of the winning architect for the 2009 Prize will be made on Wednesday 29 Apr 2009.
The Jury, chaired by Francis Rambert includes: Ole Bouman, Irena Fialová, Fulvio Irace, Luis M. Mansilla, Carme Pinós and Vasa J. Perovic.
Previous winners include, among others, OMA – Rem Koolhaas and Ellen van Loon, Zaha Hadid, Dominique Perrault, Peter Zumthor, Rafael Moneo, Álvaro Siza Vieira, Lord Foster and Luis M. Mansilla – Emilio Tuñón.
5 finalistes / 5 finalists / 5 finalistas
Passeig de Gràcia, 92, Barcelona
Activitat gratuïta, Places limitades
Informació i reserves al 902 400 973
data / date / fecha : 22.04.09
11:00
Biblioteca, casal d’avis i espai interior d’illa : Library, Senior Citizens’ Centre and Interior Courtyard, Barcelona, Spain
Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramon Vilalta – RCR Arquitectes
12:30
Pôle multimodal – Tramway de Nice : Multimodal Centre – Nice Tramway, France
Marc Barani – Atelier Marc Barani
16:30
Nytt Operahus i Oslo : Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo, Norway
Craig Dykers, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen – Snøhetta
17:30
Università Luigi Bocconi : Luigi Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
Yvonne Farrell, Shelley McNamara – Grafton Architects
19:00
Zénith de Strasbourg : Zenith Music Hall, Strasbourg, France
Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas – Studio Fuksas
Mies van der Rohe Award Lecture Venue
picture © AJW
La Pedrera Barcelona
Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 : Nominations
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FIVE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION PRIZE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE – MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD 2009
The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced today the finalists for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009, one of the most important and prestigious prizes for international architecture. By supporting the Prize, the European Commission underlines the role of architecture as a driver for creativity and innovation and draws attention to the important contribution of European professionals in the development of new ideas and technologies.
Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 Shortlist
Multimodal Centre – Nice Tramway, Nice, France
Atelier Marc Barani
image : Hardphot Schejbal
Multimodal Center Nice Tramway
Zenith Music Hall, Strasbourg, France
Massimiliano Fuksas Architecture
photograph : Moreno Maggi
Zenith Music Hall Strasbourg
University Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Grafton Architects
photo : Federico Brunetti
University Luigi Bocconi
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet, Oslo, Norway
Snøhetta
picture : Jens Passoth
Norwegian Operahouse
Library, Senior Citizens’ Centre + City Block Core Zone, Barcelona, Spain
RCR Aranda Pigem Vilalta Arquitectes
image : Hisao Suzuki
Sant Antoni’s Buildings
Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 – Building Links
Austrian Buildings
Gleichenberg Thermal Bath
Belgian Building
Charleroi Museum of Photography
Bulgarian Buildings
Jaclyn Building
Croatian Building
Bale Sports Hall
Danish Buildings
Church of the Holy Cross
French Buildings
Alveole 14
Cité de la mode et du design Paris
Multimodal Center Nice Tramway – link at top of page
Zenith Music Hall Strasbourg – link at top of page
German Buildings
BMW Welt
Greek Buildings
Astir Palace
Icelandic Building
Hof Residence
Irish Building
Egan’s Coffee Bar
Italian Building
University Luigi Bocconi – link at top of page
Luxembourg Building
Cour de Justice Luxembourg
Norwegian Buildings
Boxhome
Gudbrandsjuvet Viewing platform
Norwegian Operahouse – link at top of page
Slovenian Buildings
Football Stadium Maribor
Spanish Building
11 March Memorial
Sant Antoni’s Buildings – link at top of page
Swedish Buildings
Kalmar Museum of Art
Turkish Buildings
Dogan Medya Center Ankara
UK Buildings
Darwin Centre
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
Manchester Civil Justice Centre
Mies van der Rohe Prize to be awarded in May 2009
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Mies van der Rohe Awards – Previous Winner Selected Buildings
2005 Winner: Netherlands Embassy Berlin, Germany
Design: Office for Metropolitan Architecture
photo : Christian Richters
Netherlands Embassy Berlin
2003 Winner: Hoenheim Nord Terminus, France
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
image from architects
Hoenheim Nord Terminus Strasbourg
Mies van der Rohe Awards Winner in 2011 : Neues Museum
World Architecture Festival Awards
AR Awards for Emerging Architecture
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