Five finalists announced for the 2015 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the five finalists who will compete for the 2015 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award. Save the date on May 7 and 8 for the finalists’ lectures, the exhibition opening and the ceremony celebrations.

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The five finalists are:

Name of work in English: Ravensburg Art Museum, Ravensburg, DE
Original name: Kunstmuseum Ravensburg, Ravensburg, DE
Office: LedererRagnarsdóttirOei
Authors: Arno Lederer (IC), Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir and Marc Oei (DE)
Photos: ©RolandHalbe

Name of work in English: Danish Maritime Museum, Helsingør, DK
Original name: Museet for Søfart, Helsingør, DK
Office: BIG - BjarkeIngelsGroup
Authors: Bjarke Ingels and David Zahle (DK)
Photos: ©RasmusHjortshoj

Name of work in English: Antinori Winery, San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence, IT
Original name: Cantina Antinori, San Casciano Val di Pesa, Firenze, IT
Office: ArcheaAssociati
Authors: Giovanni Polazzi, Laura Andreini, Marco Casamonti and Silvia Fabi (IT)
Photos: ©Pietro Savorelli

Name of work in English: Philarmonic Hall Szczecin, Szczecin, PL
Original name: Filharmonia Szczecinska, Szczecin, PL
Office: Barozzi / Veiga
Authors: Alberto Veiga (ES) and Fabrizio Barozzi (IT)
Photos: ©Simon Menges

Original name: Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London School of Economics, London, UK
Office: O’Donnell + Tuomey (IE)
Authors: Sheila O’Donnell, John Tuomey and Willie Carey (IE)
Photos: ©Dennis Gilbert

Next steps
Save the date on May 7 and 8

In the following weeks the Jury members will visit the 5 Finalist works and will collect first hand information from their users. On May 7 the authors of each work will present their project at an event open to everybody that will take place in Barcelona before the Jury decides the Winner.

On May 8 the name of the 2015 laureates will be announced at a special event at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. The 2015 Prize exhibition and a celebration to acknowledge the work of all the architects and people who have been involved in the Prize process will take place that same day at a special event.

Source: Fundación Mies van der Rohe

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