Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 finalists announced

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The European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation has just announced the final five projects that will compete for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, the 2009. The winning building will be announced in  May.

The five finalists are:

Multimodal Centre-Nice Tramway / Nice, France / by Marc Barani – Atelier Marc Barani

Zenith Music Hall / Strasbourg, France / by Massimiliano Fuksas, Doriana FuksasMassimiliano Fuksas Architecture

University Luigi Bocconi / Milan, Italy / by Shelley McNamara, Yvonne Farrell – Grafton Architects

The Norwegian Opera & Ballet / Oslo, Norway / by Kjetil Træaedal Thorsen, tarald Lundevall, Craig DykersSnøhetta

Library, Senior Citizen’ Centre and City Block Core Zone, Sant Antoni District / Barcelona, Spain / by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramon VilaltaRCR Aranda Pigem Vilalta Arquitectes

 
 
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V says:

Fuksas project is amazing! Contemporary view to the simplity!

 
# February 11, 2009 at 12:02
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Λ says:

Intramontabile :)

 
# February 11, 2009 at 12:36
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Arman says:

My choice goes to RCR-Aranda Pigem Vilalta Arquitectes’ building. Amazing.

 
# February 12, 2009 at 09:12
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K says:

Dito – RCR!

 
# February 14, 2009 at 08:29
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3:58 PM Feb 11th

Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 finalists announced http://tinyurl.com/aanohw

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