Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Winners of 2011 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture

The winners of the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Award were honoured today in Barcelona. David Chipperfield Architects in collaboration with Julian Harrap received the main prize for their reconstruction of the Neues Museum in Berlin and Ramon Bosch and Bet Capdeferro won the 'emerging architect special mention' award for the Collage House in Girona. Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and Jordi Hereu, acting mayor of Barcelona, presented them with sculptures representing the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion and a cash prize of €60,000 and €20,000 respectively. The ceremony will be followed by public lectures by the winners on 21 June.

‘I hope this prize will encourage more public and private investors to support the immense talent that we have in Europe in the field of contemporary architecture. I'm sure that David Chipperfield will continue to produce many more magnificent projects, and to Ramon Bosch and Bet Capdeferro I wish a very successful international career in the future,’ said Commissioner Vassiliou.

Both the winning projects involved a blend of old and new materials, breathing new life into existing structures. See IP/11/453.

As well as recognising excellence, the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe award encourages architects to work beyond their national borders and contribute to building a stronger and more creative Europe, in line with the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy.

The prize can open doors to new business. Winner of the 2009 award, Tarald Lundevall of Norwegian firm SNØHETTA, said: "It gave us increased visibility internationally and helped us to win new commissions."

Winners of the 2009 emerging architect special mention, Lea Pelivan and Toma Plejić of STUDIO UP (Zagreb, Croatia) said: "It was a great honour to receive the award for our first built work, as well as a huge stimulus for us. Instantly, our office became known in the global world of architecture. The award is not only a privilege, but also a responsibility to create great projects in the future.”

The 12th awards ceremony coincides with the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of the reconstruction of the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in June 1986.

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