40 Shortlisted Works for EU Mies Award
The seven-person jury for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award has announced 40 shortlisted projects culled from 355 works nominated for the prestigiuos biennial award organized by the European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe.
If the shortlisted works are a gauge of trends in European architecture over the last two years, considerations of built heritage and housing are as important as cultural works, the latter of which tend to win the prize. According to a statement from the European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, a third of the works "tackle the challenage of contemporary architecture in relation with built heritage," while another third "tackles the contemporary challenges of housing." In fact, since the inaugural award in 1988, not a single housing project has won the EU Mies Award.
Geographically, nearly a third of the shortlisted works are found in just three countries, each with four projects: France, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Spain follow with three each; two each are in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, and Turkey; and one each are found in Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Sweden.
From these 40 shortlisted works, the jury will select 5 finalists in mid-February. They will then visit each finalist work and honor the Winner and Emerging Architect in mid-May.
BE-Belgium
MSA / V+: NAVEZ - 5 social units as Northern entrance of Brussels, Brussels
BAUKUNST: Polyvalent Infrastructure, Spa
DE-Germany
Studio Andreas Heller GmbH Architects & Designers: European Hansemuseum, Lübeck
Thomas Kröger Architekten: Barn, Fergitz
DK-Denmark
Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects: Kannikegården, Ribe
Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects: Kvæsthus Pier, Copenhagen
Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter: Skjern River Pump Stations, Skjern
ES-Spain
Emilio Tuñón Architects; Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos: Museum of the Royal Collections, Madrid
HARQUITECTES: House 1014, Granollers
Bonell i Gil; peris+toral.arquitectes: Collective housing for elderly people and civic and health centre, Barcelona
FI-Finland
OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture: Suvela Chapel, Espoo
Esa Ruskeepää: Opinmäki School, Espoo
OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture: Puukuokka Housing Block (house 1), Jyväskylä
FR-France
Boidot Robin architectes: Community Workshop, Poigny-la-Forêt
Lacaton & Vassal architectes: 59 Dwellings, Neppert Gardens Social Housing, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin
Rudy Ricciotti: THE RIVESALTES MEMORIAL MUSEUM, Ribesaltes
CAB ARCHITECTES (CALORI AZIMI BOTINEAU): Ariane futsal sports complex, Niça
IE-Ireland
Donaghy + Dimond: Model School Inchicore, Dublin
TAKA: Merrion Cricket Pavilion, Dublin
IT-Italy
OMA: Fondazione Prada, Milan
LT-Lithuania
Paleko Arch Studija; PLAZMA Architecture Studio: Rasu Houses, Vilnius
NL-Netherlands
Monadnock: Landmark Nieuw-Bergen, Nieuw-Bergen
OMA: Timmerhuis, Rotterdam
NL Architects; XVW architectuur: deFlat Kleiburg, Amsterdam
NO-Norway
Knut Hjeltnes AS Sivilarkitekter MNAL: Weekend House at Sildegarnsholmen, Herøy
MDH Arkitekter SA; Masu planning: Moholt 50I50 - Timber Towers, Trondheim
Ghilardi+Hellsten Arkitekter: Eldhusøya Tourist Route Project, Averøy
PL-Poland
BBGK Architekci: Katyn Museum, Varsòvia
PT-Portugal
Pedro Domingos Arquitectos: House in Oeiras, Oeiras
AL_A: Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon
Aires Mateus: EDP Headquarters, Lisbon
Álvaro Siza 2 - Arquitecto, SA: Nadir Afonso Museum for Contemporary Art, Chaves
RO-Romania
Archaeus ltd.: Take a(l)titude, Fagaras Mountain
SE-Sweden
Tengbom: Östermalm's Temporary Market Hall, Stockholm
TR-Turkey
Mimarlar ve Han Tümertekin: Angelos Organic Olive Oil Mill, Bademli, Dikili, Izmir
Tabanlioglu Architects: Beyazıt State Library Renovation, Istanbul
UK-United Kingdom
Peter Barber Architects: Holmes Road Studios, London
Jaccaud Zein Architects: Shepherdess Walk Housing, London
Alison Brooks Architects: Ely Court, London
ASSEMBLE: Granby Four Streets, Liverpool