The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have revealed the seven finalists that will compete for the 2022 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, 5 in the Architecture category and 2 in the Emerging Architecture category.
In March, the Jury will visit the five works in order to select the Prize Winner. The Prize Winner and the Emerging Architect Winner will be announced at the end of April. The Awards Ceremony will take place on 12 May 2022 at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. The Jury considered that the 7 finalist works encourage and become models and references for local city policies. Source and photos Courtesy of EUMiesAward.
THE FIVE ARCHITECTURE FINALISTS ARE:
- 85 Social Housing Units in Cornellà de Llobregat, SPAIN
Architects: peris+toral.arquitectes
Programme: Collective housing
- Frizz23 in Berlin, GERMANY
Architects: Deadline (Britta Jürgens + Matthew Griffin)
Programme: Mixed use – Cultural & Social
- The Railway Farm in Paris, FRANCE
Architects: Grand Huit and Melanie Drevet Paysagiste
Programme: Social welfare
- Town House – Kingston University in London, UNITED KINGDOM
Architects: Grafton Architects
Programme: Education
- Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture in Hasselt, BELGIUM
Architects: Francesca Torzo
Programme: Culture
THE TWO EMERGING ARCHITECTURE FINALISTS ARE:
- Enrico Fermi School in Turin, ITALY
Architects: BDR bureau
Programme: Education
- La Borda – Cooperative Housing in Barcelona, SPAIN
Architects: Lacol
Programme: Collective housing