Update: The five finalists for the 2015 Mies van der Rohe Award will be announced on February 25 at 12 UTC. 40 projects from 17 European countries have been shortlisted for the 2015 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. Chosen from the 420 original nominees, five of the shortlisted projects will be chosen for the next round of selection, to be announced at the end of February in London. These selected architects will then present their projects before a committee on May 7, who will select one recipient of the highly esteemed international design award, as well as one recipient of the Emerging Architect Prize. The winners will be announced the following day at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona.
The next round of the decision process will consist of the jury visiting each of the five finalists' designs to gain feedback from their occupants. Additionally, two publications showcasing the original 420 nominees and the five finalists will be presented at the final selection panel to recognize the stellar designs that have emerged in Europe over the past two years.
Of the remaining 40 projects, 40% of their programs represent cultural architecture, with lesser percentages representing educational, mixed use, religious, and urban works projects. This break-down is 16 Cultural, 4 Education, 3 Mixed Use, 3 Religious, 3 Urban, 2 Commercial, 2 Hotels, 2 Residential, 1 Funerary, 1 Landscape, 1 Single-family House, 1 Social Welfare, and 1 Sport of the shortlisted works.
The remaining 40 projects are the following:
AUSTRIA
2226 / Baumschlager Eberle Lustenau
BELGIUM
Hostel Wadi in Hoge Rielen / Studio Associato Bernardo Secchi-Paola Viganò
GERMANY
Immanuel Church / Sauerbruch Hutton
Gleisdreieck Park / Atelier Loidl
R50 – Cohousing / Heide & Von Beckerath; Ifau und Jesko Fezer
Ravensburg Art Museum / Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei
DENMARK
Vartov Square / Hall McKnight
Moesgaard Museum / Henning Larsen Architects
Danish Maritime Museum / BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
Childrens Home of the Future / CEBRA architecture
Forfatterhuset Kindergarten / COBE
SPAIN
Atrio - Relais Châteaux / Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos
Public Equipment: Urban Park and Transportation Hub / Ábalos + Sentkiewicz Arquitectos; Arquitectura Agronomia
Public Library / Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos
Luz House / Arquitectura-g
Contemporary Art Centre / Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos
FRANCE
Soulages Museum / RCR Arquitectes
FRAC - Regional Contemporary Artwork Collection / Lacaton & Vassal Architectes
Marseille Vieux Port / Foster + Partners
GREECE
Redevelopment of the New Waterfront / Nikiforidis-Cuomo Architects
IRELAND
University of Limerick, Medical School, Student Housing, Piazza and Pergola / Grafton Architects
Waterford Medieval Museum / Waterford City Council Architects
ICELAND
H71a / Studio Granda
ITALY
Expo Gate / Scandurra Studio Architettura
Antinori Winery / Archea Associati
NETHERLANDS
Rijksmuseum / Cruz Y Ortiz Arquitectos
Education Centre Erasmus Mc / Kaan Architecten
De Rotterdam / OMA
Rozet, Culture House / Neutelings Riedijk Architects
POLAND
Silesian Museum / Riegler Riewe Architekten
Philarmonic Hall Szczecin / BarozziVeiga; Studio A4
Museum of the History of Polish Jews / Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki
PORTUGAL
Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre / Francisco Vieira de Campos, Cristina Guedes (Menos é Mais Arquitectos) and João Mendes Ribeiro (João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto)
High Performance Rowing Centre / SpacialAR-TE
ROMANIA
'Urban Spaces' Dogarilor Apartment Building / ADN Birou de Arhitectura
SWEDEN
The New Crematorium of the Woodland Cemetery / Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor
TURKEY
Sancaklar Mosque / EAA - Emre Arolat Architects
UNITED KINGDOM
Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London School of Economics / O’Donnell + Tuomey
Everyman Theatre / Haworth Tompkins
Bishop Edward King Chapel / Niall McLaughlin Architects