40 SHORTLISTED WORKS at MIES VAN DER ROHE 2015

The selected group reduces number of works and architects to 40 selected works of contemporary architecture prize of the European Union - Mies van der Rohe Award 2015, known as the "Mies".

The nominees were 420 and with this step at 40, we approach up at 5 finalists, which will be announced in London in late February 2015.

The Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in international architecture, will be presented on May 8 2015. Save the date on May 7 and 8 for the finalists’ lectures, the exhibition opening and the ceremony celebration.

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, on May 8 at a celebration that will take place at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona.

Antoni Vives, President of the Fundació Mies van der Rohe and Deputy Mayor of Barcelona said "This edition of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe, confirms the high quality of European architecture, its creative and innovative potential and its ability to adapt to social, political and economic changes. Barcelona is committed to a sustainable urban development and as a promoter and organizer of the Prize together with the European Commission it supports the values of contemporary architecture and those professionals who are committed to building our cities.”

The 40 shortlisted works have been.-

2226, Lustenau	Austria	Baumschlager Eberle Lustenau
Hostel Wadi in Hoge Rielen, Kasterlee	Belgium	Studio Associato Bernardo Secchi-Paola Viganò [Italy]
Immanuel Church, Cologne	Germany	Sauerbruch Hutton
Gleisdreieck Park, Berlin	Germany	Atelier Loidl
R50 – Cohousing, Berlin	Germany	Ifau und Jesko Fezer
Ravensburg Art Museum, Ravensburg	Germany	Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei
Vartov Square, Copenhagen	Denmark	Hall McKnight [UK]
Moesgaard Museum, Højbjerg	Denmark	Henning Larsen Architects
Danish Maritime Museum, Helsingør	Denmark	BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
Childrens Home of the Future, Kerteminde	Denmark	CEBRA architecture
Forfatterhuset Kindergarten, Copenhagen	Denmark	COBE
Atrio, Relais Châteaux	Cáceres, Spain	Mansilla+Tuñón Arq.
Casa Luz	Cilleros (Cáceres), Spain	Arquitectura-G
Equipamiento Público: Parque Urbano y Centro de transportes	Logroño, Spain	Ábalos+Sentkiewicz Arq. y Arquitectura Agronomía
Biblioteca Pública de Ceuta	Ceuta, Spain	Paredes Pedrosa Arq.
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo	Córdoba, Spain	Nieto Sobejano Arq.
Soulages Museum	Rodez, France	RCR Arquitectes [Spain]
FRAC - Regional Contemporary Artwork Collection, Dunkerque	France	Vassal Architectes
Marseille Vieux Port, Marseille	France	Foster + Partners
Redevelopment of the New Waterfront, Thessaloniki	Greece	Nikiforidis-Cuomo Architects
University of Limerick, Medical School, Student Housing, Piazza and Pergola, Limerick	Ireland	Grafton Architects
Waterford Medieval Museum, Waterford	Ireland	Waterford City Council Architects
H71a, Reykjavík	Iceland	Studio Granda
Expo Gate, Milan	Italy	Scandurra Studio Architettura
Antinori Winery, San Casciano Vsl di Pesa, Firenze	Italy	Archea Associati
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam	The Netherlands	Cruz y Ortiz Arq. [Spain]
Education Centre Erasmus Mc, Rotterdam	The Netherlands	Kaan Architecten
De Rotterdam, Rotterdam	The Netherlands	O.M.A.
Rozet, Culture House, Arnhem	The Netherlands	Neutelings Riedijk Architects
Silesian Museum, Katowice	Poland	Riegler Riewe Architekten [Austria]
Philarmonic Hall Szczecin, Szczeci	Poland	Barozzi / Veiga y Studio A4
Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre, Ribeira Grande, Azores	Portugal	João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto; Menos é Mais Arquitectos Associados
High Performance Rowing Centre, Vila Nova de Foz Côa	Portugal	SpacialAR-TE
'Urban Spaces' Dogarilor Apartment Building, Bucharest	Romania	ADN Birou de Arhitectura
The New Crematorium of the Woodland Cemetery, Enskede, Stockholm	Sweden	Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor
Sancaklar Mosque, Istanbul	Turkey	EAA - Emre Arolat Architects
Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London School of Economics, London	U.K.	O’Donnell + Tuomey
Everyman Theatre, Liverpool	U.K.	Haworth Tompkins
Bishop Edward King Chapel, Oxford	U.K.	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 and 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.

Nexts steps

The members who have selected the 2015 shortlisted works are Cino Zucchi (Chair of the Jury), Margarita Jover, Lene Tranberg, Peter L. Wilson, Xiangning Li, Tony Chapman and Hansjörg Mölk. In the following weeks they will visit the 5 Finalist works and will collect first hand information from their users. On May 7 the authors of each work will present their project at an event open to everybody that will take place in Barcelona before the Jury decides the Winner. Two publications, one with the 420 nominees and one with the 5 finalist works and the Emerging Architect Prize Winner will also be presented to highlight the selection of high quality architecture built in Europe between 2013 and 2014.

Save the date on May 7 and 8

On May 8 the name of the 2015 laureates will be announced at a special event at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. The 2015 Prize exhibition and a celebration to acknowledge the work of all the architects and people who have been involved in the Prize process will take place that same day.

The touring exhibition, discussions and lectures will be presented in different European and International cities between 2015 and 2016 and will connect with the next edition of the Prize that will take place in 2017.
The exhibition with the 420 nominated works can now be visited at the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) until March 19.