5 Finalists Selected for the 2017 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award
Five European projects have been selected as finalists for the 2017 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award. Chosen from a shortlist of 40 projects, the five finalists were lauded by the jury for their ability to ?respond to the concerns of today?s European society.?
Five European projects have been selected as finalists for the 2017 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award. Chosen from a shortlist of 40 projects, the five finalists were lauded by the jury for their ability to ?respond to the concerns of today?s European society.??Our instincts could be summed up by the words of Peter Smithson: ?things need to be ordinary and heroic at the same time,?? said Jury Chairman Stephen Bates. ?We were looking for an ordinariness whose understated lyricism is full of potential?.?Through April, the jury members will visit each finalist project to evaluate the buildings firsthand and to see how they are used by the public. The Prize Winner will be announced in Brussels on May 16.The five finalists are:deFlat Kleiburg; Amsterdam, The Netherlands / NL Architects + XVW architectuur
deFlat Kleiburg; Amsterdam, The Netherlands / NL Architects + XVW architectuur. Image © Stijn Spoelstra
deFlat Kleiburg; Amsterdam, The Netherlands / NL Architects + XVW architectuur. Image © Stijn Spoelstra
Ely Court; London, UK / Alison Brooks Architects
Ely Court; London, UK / Alison Brooks Architec...
Five European projects have been selected as finalists for the 2017 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award. Chosen from a shortlist of 40 projects, the five finalists were lauded by the jury for their ability to ?respond to the concerns of today?s European society.??Our instincts could be summed up by the words of Peter Smithson: ?things need to be ordinary and heroic at the same time,?? said Jury Chairman Stephen Bates. ?We were looking for an ordinariness whose understated lyricism is full of potential?.?Through April, the jury members will visit each finalist project to evaluate the buildings firsthand and to see how they are used by the public. The Prize Winner will be announced in Brussels on May 16.The five finalists are:deFlat Kleiburg; Amsterdam, The Netherlands / NL Architects + XVW architectuur
deFlat Kleiburg; Amsterdam, The Netherlands / NL Architects + XVW architectuur. Image © Stijn Spoelstra
deFlat Kleiburg; Amsterdam, The Netherlands / NL Architects + XVW architectuur. Image © Stijn Spoelstra
Ely Court; London, UK / Alison Brooks Architects
Ely Court; London, UK / Alison Brooks Architec...
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