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Mies van der Rohe Awards, Shortlist, Buildings, News, Winner, Architects, 2009
Mies van der Rohe Award Nominations : Information
Snøhetta win European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture
Mies van der Rohe Award Winner, 2009
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet, Oslo, Norway by Snøhetta

picture : Jens Passoth
Norwegian Operahouse
The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe
announced today that the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo,
Norway by Snøhetta is the winner of the European Union Prize
for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2009.
This landmark building by Snøhetta, who also designed the new
Library of Alexandria (2002), is the largest cultural centre built
in Norway in 700 years. It sloping stone roof - made up of 36,000
fitted pieces - rises up from the fjord; allowing members of the public,
residents and opera goers alike, to walk over the building, developing
a relationship with the public structure. Integral to the 1,000-room
interior, which is largely lined with crafted woodwork (using the
traditions of Norwegian boat builders), are a number of art commissions
interwoven into the structural fabric, including a cloakroom, a collaboration
with their 2007 Serpentine Pavilion collaborator Olafur Eliasson.
There will be a special granting ceremony at the Mies van der Rohe
Pavilion in Barcelona on 28 May 2009.
A travelling exhibition and catalogue featuring the works chosen by
the Jury - the Prize Winner, Special Mention, the finalists and the
shortlisted works - will be presented in September this year.
The European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth,
Ján Figel' said : "Architecture is a highly visible showcase
of creativity and innovation, and today's prize winners show the benefits
of investing in European architectural talent, in our creativity and
innovation. This is all the more relevant this year, as stimulating
new ideas and highlighting entrepreneurial efforts are key parts of
the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009".
The Mies van der Rohe Awards Jury, chaired by Francis Rambert includes:
Ole Bouman, Irena Fialová, Fulvio Irace, Luis M. Mansilla,
Carme Pinós and Vasa J. Perovic.
Francis Rambert, Chair of the Jury said: "The Norwegian National
Opera and Ballet in Oslo is more than just a building. It is first
an urban space, a gift to the city. The building can be considered
a catalyst of all the energies of the city and is emblematic of the
regeneration of its urban tissue."
Tarald Lundevall, partner and project architect for Snøhetta
said: "Snøhetta consider The Mies van der Rohe Award among
the worlds most prestigious architectural acknowledgements. We are
greatly honoured to receive this prize for The Norwegian National
Opera and Ballet."
The EU Culture Programme also funds the European Border Breakers Awards,
the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards,
which will be presented in Taormina (Sicily, Italy) on 5 June 2009,
and the forthcoming European Union Prize for Literature to be awarded
in September 2009.
In addition to the Prize Winners the Jury makes a selection of exemplary
architectural works produced for each cycle. This shortlist of works
are included in the catalogue as well as the travelling exhibition
and for this edition, represent an important and unique anthology
of the development of contemporary European architecture built during
2007-08.
Mies van
der Rohe Awards Shortlist - 2009
Previously:
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 Gaudis
La Pedrera in Barcelona:
Mies van der Rohe
Award Lectures
Mies van der Rohe Prize to be awarded on 29 Apr 2009
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
Nominations 2009
Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 Finalists
Multimodal Centre - Nice Tramway, Nice (France)
Marc Barani / Atelier Marc Barani

Hardphot Schejbal
Multimodal
Center Nice Tramway
Zenith Music Hall, Strasbourg (France)
Massimiliano Fuksas, Doriana Fuksas / Massimiliano Fuksas Architecture

Moreno Maggi
Zenith Music
Hall Strasbourg
University Luigi Bocconi, Milan (Italy)
Shelley McNamara, Yvonne Farrell / Grafton Architects

Federico Brunetti
University Luigi Bocconi
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet, Oslo (Norway)
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Tarald Lundevall, Craig Dykers / Snøhetta

Jens Passoth
Norwegian Operahouse
Library, Senior Citizens' Centre and City Block Core Zone,
Sant Antoni's District, Barcelona (Spain)
Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramon Vilalta / RCR Aranda Pigem Vilalta
Arquitectes

Hisao Suzuki
Sant Antoni's Buildings
Mies van der Rohe Award 2009
The European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth,
Mr. Ján Figel' said: "Each of the projects selected today
show that investing in European architectural talent, in creativity
and innovation pays off. Stimulating new ideas and highlighting entrepreneurial
efforts are also a key part of the European Year of Creativity and
Innovation 2009. I am particularly pleased to see that the series
of lectures about these finalist projects will be given by the architects
themselves in Barcelona on April 22, in order to reach out to broader
audiences. The winner of the Mies van der Rohe Award will be announced
later on May."
The finalists were selected from 340 projects proposed by the Architects'
Council of Europe member associations, other national architectural
associations and the Advisory Committee.
The Jury, chaired by Francis Rambert includes: Ole Bouman, Irena Fialová,
Fulvio Irace, Luis M. Mansilla, Carme Pinós and Vasa J. Perovi?.
Francis Rambert, Chair of the Jury said today: "We were impressed
by the quality of the selected projects, many of which explore important
urban issues of infrastructure and regeneration, developing new typologies.
Ranging widely in scale, each responds imaginatively to its particular
context and brief."
Previous winners include, among others, 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.
The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van
der Rohe Award 2009, funded through the EU Culture Programme, is awarded
biennially to works completed within the previous two years. The Jury
also awards a Special Mention Prize for emerging architect.
A traveling exhibition on the Prize winners, Emerging Architect Special
Mention, Finalists and Shortlisted Works is planned for September
this year.
The EU Culture Programme also funds the European Border Breakers Awards,
the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage and the forthcoming
European Union Prize for Literature.
Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 - Building Links
Austrian Buildings
Gleichenberg Thermal
Bath
Museum Liaunig
Nordpark Cable Railway
Trade Fair Graz
Belgian Building
Charleroi Museum
of Photography
Bulgarian Buildings
Jaclyn Building
Liulin Apartment
Block
Panorama Apartments
Croatian Building
Bale Sports Hall
Riva Split
Segrt Hlapic Kindergarten
Danish Buildings
Church of the Holy Cross
Fuglsang Kunstmuseum
Nørre Vosborg
Ørestad Gymnasium
Royal Playhouse
VM Mountain Dwellings
French Buildings
Alveole 14
C42 Citroen
Centre dépôt
d'autobus RATP
Cité de la mode et du
design Paris
Montreuil Theater
Multimodal Center Nice Tramway - link at top of page
Zenith Music Hall Strasbourg - link at top of page
German Buildings
BMW Welt
House F
Ozeaneum
Greek Buildings
Astir Palace
Athens Office Building
Icelandic Building
Hof Residence
Irish Building
Egans Coffee Bar
Italian Building
University Luigi Bocconi - link at top of page
Water Filtration
Plant Venice
Luxembourg Building
Cour
de Justice Luxembourg
Norwegian Buildings
Boxhome
Gudbrandsjuvet
Viewing platform
Norwegian Operahouse - link at top of page
Slovenian Buildings
Football Stadium
Maribor
Hayrack apartments
Shopping Roof apartments
Spanish Building
11 March Memorial
Sant Antoni's Buildings - link at top of page
Zaragoza 2008 Expo
Swedish Buildings
Kalmar Museum of Art
Uppsala Concert Hall
building
Turkish Buildings
Dogan Medya Center Ankara
UK Buildings
Darwin Centre
Barking Learning Centre
BBC
Scotland
The Bluecoat
Culloden Battlefield
Visitor Centre
East Beach Cafe
Manchester Civil
Justice Centre
Old Market Square
Pier Arts Centre
Royal Festival Hall
Ruthin Craft Centre
Finsbury Park housing
Westminster Academy
Mies van der Rohe Prize awarded to Snohetta on 29 Apr 2009
Mies van der Rohe Awards - Previous Winners
2007
The Musac Building, Leon, Spain
Mansilla & Tuñón
Mansilla + Tunon Architects
Emerging Architect Special Mention:
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics,
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bevk Perovic arhitekti
2005
Winner:
Netherlands Embassy Berlin, Germany
Office for Metropolitan Architecture

photo: Christian Richters
Netherlands Embassy Berlin
Emerging Architect Special Mention:
Basket Bar, Utrecht, The Netherlands
NL Architects / Pieter Bannenberg, Walter van Dijk, Kamiel Klaasse,
Mark Linnemann
2003
Winner:
Hoenheim Nord Terminus, France
Zaha Hadid Architects

Hoenheim
Nord Terminus Strasbourg
Emerging Architect Special Mention:
Scharnhauser Park Town Hall - Pitterpatterns, Ostfildern, Germany
Jürgen Mayer H.

Photograph: David Franck
Scharnhauser
Park
2001
Winner:
Kursaal Centre, San Sebastián, Spain
Rafael Moneo
Emerging Architect Special Mention:
Kaufmann Holz Distribution Centre, Bobingen, Germany
Florian Nagler
More details online soon
Winners of the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion Award for European Architecture:
1999 Bregenz Art Museum, Bregenz, Austria
Peter Zumthor
1997 Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France
Dominique Perrault
1994 Waterloo International Terminal, London, United Kingdom
Nicholas Grimshaw / Nicholas Grimshaw & Associates
1992 Municipal Sports Stadium, Badalona, Spain
Esteve Bonell, Francesc Rius
1990 Stansted Airport Terminal, London, United Kingdom
Norman Foster / Norman Foster & Associates
1988 Banco Borges e Irmão, Vila do Conde, Portugal
Álvaro Siza Vieira
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