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The European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation have announced the 40 shortlisted works that will compete for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The jury has chosen from 355 nominated works and the shortlist highlights the opportunities and the trends of today’s European territory: cities, housing, heritage, and memory. The five finalists will be announced in mid-February and the winner and the Emerging Architect in mid-May.
A third of the works tackle the challenge of contemporary architecture in relation with built heritage and a third of the work tackles the contemporary challenges of housing. The management of the historic urban landscape will be among the priorities highlighted by the ‘European Year of Cultural Heritage' in 2018.
"I would want the shortlisted schemes to demonstrate an interest in making places, in exploring convention and known typologies, in celebrating the pleasures of everyday use by a consideration of detail and an unspoken resistance to the current global tendency towards a self-referential architecture, one that belies context and the act of inhabitation." - Stephen Bates, Chairman of the Jury.
Seen the shortlist after the break.
BELGIUM
NAVEZ - 5 social units as Northern entrance of Brusselsf / MSA / V+
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Polyvalent Infrastructure / BAUKUNST
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GERMANY
European Hansemuseum / Studio Andreas Heller GmbH Architects & Designers
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Barn / Thomas Kröger Architekten
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DENMARK
Kannikegården / Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects
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Kvæsthus Pier / Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects
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Skjern River Pump Stations / Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter
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SPAIN
Museum of the Royal Collections / Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos
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House 1014 / HARQUITECTES
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Collective housing for elderly people and civic and health centre / Bonell i Gil; peris+toral.arquitectes
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FINLAND
Suvela Chapel / OOPEAA
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Opinmäki School / Esa Ruskeepää
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Puukuokka Housing Block (house 1) / OOPEAA
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FRANCE
Community Workshop / Boidot Robin architectes
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59 Dwellings, Neppert Gardens Social Housing / Lacaton & Vassal architectes
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The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum / Rudy Ricciotti
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Ariane futsal sports complex / CAB Architectes
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IRELAND
Model School Inchicore / Donaghy + Dimond
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Merrion Cricket Pavilion / TAKA
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ITALY
Fondazione Prada / OMA
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LITHUANIA
Rasu Houses / Paleko ARCHstudija + PLAZMA Architecture Studio
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NETHERLANDS
Landmark Nieuw-Bergen / Monadnock
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Timmerhuis / OMA
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deFlat Kleiburg / NL Architects + XVW architectuur
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NORWAY
Weekend House at Sildegarnsholmen / Knut Hjeltnes AS Sivilarkitekter MNAL
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Moholt 50I50 - Timber Towers / MDH Arkitekter SA
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Eldhusøya Tourist Route Project / Ghilardi+Hellsten Arkitekter
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POLAND
Katyn Museum / BBGK Architekci
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PORTUGAL
House in Oeiras / Pedro Domingos Arquitectos
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Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology / AL_A
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EDP Headquarters / AIRES MATEUS
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Nadir Afonso Museum for Contemporary Art / Álvaro Siza
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ROMANIA
Take a(l)titude / Studio Archaeus
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SWEDEN
Östermalm's Temporary Market Hall / Tengbom
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TURKEY
Angelos Organic Olive Oil Mill / Mimarlar ve Han Tümertekin
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Beyazıt State Library Renovation / Tabanlioglu Architects
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UNITED KINGDOM
Holmes Road Studios / Peter Barber Architects
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Shepherdess Walk Housing / Jaccaud Zein Architects
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Ely Court / Alison Brooks Architects
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Granby Four Streets / ASSEMBLE
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Find more about the 40 works here.