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In this way, the Award draws
attention to the major contribution by European professionals to the development
of new ideas and technologies. At the same time, it offers both individuals
and public institutions an opportunity to reach a clearer understanding
of the cultural role of architecture in the construction of our cities.
Furthermore, the Award sets out to foster architecture in two significant
ways: by stimulating greater circulation of professional architects throughout
the entire European Union in response to transnational commissions and
by supporting young architects as they set off on their careers.
Candidates for the Award are put forward by a broad group of independent
experts from all over Europe, as well as from the architects' associations
that form part of the European Council of Architects and other European
national architects' associations. At each two-yearly edition, the jury
selects two works: one that receives the European Union Prize for Contemporary
Architecture in recognition of its conceptual, technical and constructional
qualities, and the other that receives the Emerging Architect Special
Mention. The jury also selects a set of finalist works to be included
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The Award consists of a cash
prize of 60,000€ and a sculpture evoking Mies van der Rohe's German
Pavilion. The Special Mention is endowed with 20,000€ and a sculpture
evoking the Pavilion, the genuine symbol of the Award. Regarded as one
of the best architectural works of the twentieth century, the Pavilion
embodies the main objectives that led to the institution of the Award:
excellence and innovation in conceptual and constructional terms.
The Fundació publishes a catalogue,
which features the winning and finalist entries, for each edition of the
Award.
Nominated works
2009 edition
2007 edition
2005 edition
2003
edition
2001
edition
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