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Europe's Best Buildings. The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award 2015 AN EXHIBITION BY THE FUNDACIÓ MIES VAN DER ROHE – BARCELONA OPENING: WED, 08.06.2016, 7PM PRESS CONFERENCE: WED, 08.06.2016, 11AM Every two years the exhibition Europe's Best Buildings. The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award places a focus on exceptional visionary architecture, and has become a crowd-puller over recent years. For the 4th time the exhibition of this prestigious architecture prize is on show at the Architekturzentrum Wien. Since its inception in 1988 the prize-money of € 60,000 has been awarded to such famous names as David Chipperfield, Zaha Hadid, Peter Zumthor or Rem Koolhaas. To promote young talent and architects at the outset of their careers the Emerging Architect Special Mention prize was called into life, promoting ambitious, up-and-coming architecture. Five finalists were selected from the 420 projects nominated at 279 locations in Europe in 2015 — the eminent international jury, chaired by Cino Zucchi, was ultimately most convinced by the Philharmonic Hall Szczecin, Poland, by the architects Fabrizio Barozzi and Alberto Veiga. The coveted Emerging Architect Special Mention was awarded to ARQUITECTURA-G for the Casa Luz project in Cilleros, Spain. The other finalists are: Ravensburg Art Museum, Ravensburg DE, arch.: Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei / Danish Maritime Museum, Helsingør DK, arch.: BIG — Bjarke Ingels Group / Antinori Winery, Bargino IT, arch.: Archea Associati / Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London UK, arch.: O’Donnell + Tuomey The design of the exhibition has changed for the first time since the instigation of the Mies van der Rohe Award to include many new features, such as models, videos and original material. The 40 shortlisted projects and the 23 nominations with Austrian participants await. A catalogue covering all 420 nominated projects is available at the Az W for the duration of the exhibition. PRIZE WINNER Philharmonic Hall Szczecin Szczecin, Poland Architects: Barozzi / Veiga, Fabrizio Barozzi (IT) and Alberto Veiga (ES) The new building for the philharmonic orchestra houses an auditorium for symphonic music designed for 1000 visitors, a chamber music room for 200 visitors and a multifunctional space for exhibitions and conferences, as well as having an expansive foyer. The illuminated glass façade permits a range of impressions, allowing the building to radiate as a lighting element. The stringence of the exterior and the simple elegance inside contrast with the expxressivity of the large hall and the concert hall decorated with gold leaf. The floor plan is dominated by an outer circle for services. While everything is orientated around the large hall and the chamber music room inside, the ring serves as a link between the building and its surroundings. FINALISTS • Ravensburg Art Museum, Ravensburg DE, arch.: Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei • Danish Maritime Museum, Helsingør DK, arch.: BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group • Antinori Winery, Bargino IT, arch.: Archea Associati • Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London UK, arch.: O’Donnell + Tuomey EMERGING ARCHITECT SPECIAL MENTION Casa Luz Cilleros, Spanien Architects: ARQUITECTURA-G, Jonathan Arnabat, Jordi Ayala-Bril, Aitor Fuentes, Igor Urdampilleta (ES) The client of Casa Luz wanted a house with plenty of natural light and a strong relationship to outdoors and the courtyard. The solution is based on local skills and know-how and the use of natural materials, which were adapted to fit the budget and to suit the geographical context. Each of the floors arranged at different levels around the courtyard has a specific function. The courtyard is dominated by a birch tree so the living room and kitchen lie between the green within and the garden. Thanks to stairs in the living room and kitchen the bedrooms situated between the courtyard and the main façade do not have to be walked through. The intense red ceramic and the strong green of the birch dominate the place, and the light lends the material different shades of colour throughout the day. SHORTLISTED WORKS The shortlist, from which the finalists were chosen, represents an impressive cross-section of the development of contemporary European architecture. AT 2226, Lustenau – Baumschlager Eberle Lustenau BE Hostel Wadi in Hoge Rielen, Kasterlee – Studio Associato Bernardo Secchi-Paola Viganò DE Immanuel Church, Cologne – Sauerbruch Hutton DE Gleisdreieck Park, Berlin – Atelier Loidl DE R50 – Cohousing, Berlin – Heide & Von Beckerath / Ifau und Jesko Fezer DE Ravensburg Art Museum, Ravensburg – Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei DK Vartov Square, Copenhagen – Hall McKnight DK Moesgaard Museum, Højbjerg – Henning Larsen Architects DK Danish Maritime Museum, Helsingør – BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group DK Childrens Home of the Future, Kerteminde – CEBRA architecture DK Forfatterhuset Kindergarten, Copenhagen – COBE ES Atrio - Relais Châteaux, Cáceres – Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos ES Public Equipment: Urban Park and Transportation Hub, Logroño – Ábalos + Sentkiewicz Arquitectos / Arquitectura Agronomia ES Public Library, Ceuta – Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos ES Luz House, Cilleros, Cáceres – ARQUITECTURA-G ES Contemporary Art Centre, Córdoba – Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos FR Soulages Museum, Rodez – RCR Arquitectes FR FRAC - Regional Contemporary Artwork Collection, Dunkerque – Lacaton & Vassal Architectes FR Marseille Vieux Port, Marseille – Foster + Partners GR Redevelopment of the New Waterfront, Thessaloniki – Nikiforidis-Cuomo Architects IE University of Limerick, Medical School, Student Housing, Piazza and Pergola, Limerick – Grafton Architects IE Waterford Medieval Museum, Waterford – Waterford City Council Architects IS H71a, Reykjavík – Studio Granda IT Expo Gate, Milan – Scandurra Studio Architettura IT Antinori Winery, Bargino, San Casciano Val di Pesa, Firenze – Archea Associati NL Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam – Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos NL Education Centre Erasmus Mc, Rotterdam – Kaan Architecten NL De Rotterdam, Rotterdam – O.M.A. NL Rozet, Culture House, Arnhem – Neutelings Riedijk Architects PL Silesian Museum, Katowice – Riegler Riewe Architekten PL Philharmonic Hall Szczecin, Szczecin – Barozzi / Veiga PL Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warszawa – Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki / Kurylowicz & Associates (collaborators) PT Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre, Ribeira Grande, Azores – João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto / Menos é Mais Arquitectos Associados PT High Performance Rowing Centre, Vila Nova de Roz Côa – SpacialAR-TE RO ‘Urban Spaces’ Dogarilor Apartment Building, Bucharest – ADN Birou de Arhitectura SE The New Crematorium of the Woodland Cemetery, Enskede, Stockholm – Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor TR Sancaklar Mosque, Istanbul – EAA – Emre Arolat Architects UK Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London School of Economics, London – O’Donnell + Tuomey UK Everyman Theatre, Liverpool – Haworth Tompkins UK Bishop Edward King Chapel, Oxford – Niall McLaughlin Architects NOMINATED PROJECTS WITH AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION AT BUS:STOP Krumbach: Kressbad Bus Stop, Krumbach - Rintala Eggertsson Architects AT St. Nikolaus community culture centre, Ischgl - parc architekten AT Oase22, Vienna - studio uek AT Kufstein Grammar School extension and renovation, Kufstein - Wiesflecker Architekten AT Library & Learning Centre, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna - Zaha Hadid Architects AT Garden House, Steyr - Hertl Architekten AT Vorarlberg Museum, Bregenz - Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten AT Sonnwendviertel education campus, Vienna - PPAG architects AT VinziRast-mittendrin, Vienna - gaupenraub +/- AT House on the Moor, Krumbach - Bernardo Bader Architekt AT Co-Housing, Vienna - einszueins architektur AT OMICRON Campus, Klaus - Dietrich Untertrifaller Architekten AT Sohlstufe Hydropower Plant, Salzburg - Max Rieder & Erich Wagner AT TiP — Theater im Palais extension, refurbishment and public square, Graz - balloon_Wohofsky AT Erl Festival Hall, Erl -Delugan Meissl Associated Architects DMAA AT Museum Angerlehner, Thalheim / Wels - Wolf Architektur ZT GmbH AT PaN Residential Home, Vienna - von Ballmoos Krucker Architekten / Sergison Bates architects / Werner Neuwirth AT WU Campus, Teaching Center, Vienna - BUSarchitektur DE NRW State Archive, Duisburg - Ortner & Ortner Baukunst ZT GmbH FR The Jetty | Walking on Water, Mont Saint-Michel - Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes GR PXAthens — Six Thresholds, Kallisperi Playground, Athens - Buerger Katsota Architects LU House of Knowledge (Maison du Savoir), Esch-sur-Alzette - Christian Bauer et Associés Architectes / Baumschlager Eberle ME UN Eco House (Eko zgrada Ujedinjenih nacija), Podgorica - Architekt Daniel Fügenschuh / King Shaw Associates SUPPORTING PROGRAMME Az W Summer Party 2016 Following the opening of the exhibition the Az W celebrates its summer party, which has become an established tradition, in the cosy courtyard of the Architekturzentrum Wien. Admission free Guided tours Wed, 15.06./17.08. & Sat, 16.07.2016, 5.30pm Az W on Site: Europe’s Best (Housing) Buildings PaN Wohnpark, Wohnprojekt Wien, OASE 22 Fri, 03.06.2016, 2 – 6pm, Admission free Reservation from 17.05. by email only: office@azw.at #AzWsocial Sun, 26.06.2016, 10am – 7pm Free admission all day long to the exhibition “Europe’s Best Buildings” for all social media followers of the Az W. Curator of the exhibition, Fundació Mies van der Rohe — Barcelona: Ivan Blasi Exhibition design: Jorge Vidal, Monica Vassallo, Gerardo Pérez de Amézaga Graphic design: Spread Video production: Nihao Films Project coordination, Az W: Katharina Ritter Financed by Creative Europe, a programme of the European Union http://ec.europa.eu/creative-europe http://miesarch.com European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture — Mies van der Rohe Award Board of Trustees: Ajuntament de Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya, Gobierno de España – Ministerio de Fomento, Fira Barcelona, Collegi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya, ETSAB, MOMA, Stiftung Preußische Kulturbesitz Sponsors: Fundació BancSabadell, BS, ferrovial servicios, Fluidra engineering, Cosentino imagine & anticipate Contributors: Knoll, Regent Lighting, USM, Roca, arch daily, world-architects.com Supported by: EPSON http://miesarch.com Public Funding: Geschäftsgruppe - Stadtentwicklung, Verkehr, Klimaschutz, Energieplanung und BürgerInnenbeteiligung The Arts Division and the Culture Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria Geschäftsgruppe Kultur und Wissenschaft Sponsor: ARCHITECTURE LOUNGE  |
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