Mies van der Rohe Award 2013

The European Union prize for contemporary architecture, Mies van der Rohe Award 2013, has been assigned to the Harpa - Reykjavik Concert Hall & Conference Centre project in Reykjavik by Henning Larsen Architects in partnership with Batteríid architects and artist Olafur Eliasson.
The special mention for the conceptual, technical and construction qualities of emerging architects or architectural studios goes to the Red Bull Music Academy / Nave De Música Matadero Madrid project in Madrid by Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos.

The Mies van der Rohe Award is presented every other year, for works built in the previous two years. Works of architecture are nominated for the prize by independent experts from all over Europe and by the associations participating in the Council of Architects of Europe (CAE); in 2013 they nominated 335 projects from 37 different countries in Europe. The projects shortlisted for the prize included not only the Harpa project but Ghent Town Hall (Belgium) by Robbrecht en Daem architecten + Marie-José Van Hee architecten, Superkilen city park (Copenhagen, Denmark) by BIG Bjarke Ingels Group + Topotek1 + Superflex, the seniors? home(Alcácer do Sal, Portugal) by Aires Mateus Arquitectos and the Metropol Parasol centre(Seville, Spain) by J. Mayer H.

Images: courtesy of  Fundació Mies van der Rohe; (HARPA) ©Nic Lehoux; (Red Bull Music Academy) ©Luis Díaz Díaz; (Market Hall – Gent) ©Petra Decouttere; (Metropol Parasol) ©David Franck; (Nursing home) ©FG+SG; (Superkilen) ©Superflex.

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