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The European space
is composed of an emulsion of natural and cultural, vernacular and canonical,
traditional and artificial elements. Modern architecture must assume this
ambiguity, project it towards the future and offset the natural wear to
which forms are subject by means of a symmetrical process of innovation;
a process that has been presided over by works that introduced into an
architectural tradition contribute a new inflection or added value that
can only be qualified as ‘artistic’.
The purpose of the Prize is to detect and highlight such
works - of which the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion of Barcelona is a genuine
symbol - whose innovative character acts as an orientation or even a manifesto.
This is why the Jury will represent the institutions involved, while also
reflecting the feeling and cultural intention that endow the Prize with
both symbolic and pedagogic value. In doing so, the prize focuses on the
important contribution of European professionals to the development of
new architectural concepts and technologies, and will provide citizens
as well as public institutions with the opportunity to reach a better
understanding of the cultural role of architecture in the construction
of cities and communities. In this way, expression is given to the concern
of the European Commission for the survival of the European city which,
often walled in between the impersonal and the domestic, between the official
and the suburban, must recover its own tradition through unique, exemplary
works.
Furthermore, the Prize seeks to acknowledge the rich and
varied panorama of architectural production in Europe and encourage professionals
to work widely throughout the European Union by fostering transnational
commissions. It also aspires to support emerging architects as they start
out on their careers.
In 1987 the biennial Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture
was created with these purposes in mind. The European Union Prize for
Contemporary Architecture represents the transformation and continuation
of the Mies van der Rohe Award with similar objectives and broader scope.
The Prize benefits from the participation of the member
architectural associations of the Architects’ Council of Europe
(ACE) and the other European national architects’ associations*,
as well as the recommendations of an Advisory Committee** composed of
some of the most prestigious European cultural entities in the field of
architecture.
Nominations for works to be considered for the Prize and
the Special Mention will be put forward by the ACE-member architectural
associations and the other European national architects’ associations
and a substantial group of independent experts specialising in contemporary
architecture, as well as by the Advisory Committee.
For each biennial edition, the Jury will select from these
nominations a single work to be awarded the European Union Prize for Contemporary
Architecture and a single work by an emerging architect or team of architects,
to be granted the European Union Emerging Architect Special Mention. The
works awarded the Prize and the Special Mention will reflect the definitions
and objectives established in the preceding paragraphs and be distinguished
by a combination of qualities such as excellence and authenticity of design;
a genuine and innovative character; and high-standard and well-executed
construction.
The Jury will also make a selection of exemplary works
to be published and exhibited.
1. The Prize and Special Mention will be granted to the
European author(s) of architectural works constructed in Europe***.
2. The contest is open to all the works completed in Europe
within the two-year period before the granting ceremony of the Prize.
The first prize-giving ceremony was held in 2001.
3. The Prize and Special Mention will be awarded every
two years by the Member of the European Commission responsible for Education
and Culture based on the decisions of a Jury composed of acknowledged
specialists in the field of architecture and architectural criticism.
Subject to consultation with the Advisory Committee, the
Fundació Mies van der Rohe will appoint the Jury of nine (9) members.
The Jury will hold two meetings, with the second being the decisive one.
The Jury’s verdicts will be publicly announced by the Member of
the European Commission responsible for Education and Culture.
4. The Director of the Fundació Mies van der Rohe
will carry out the functions of Secretary of the Jury, but without the
right to vote.
5. For the purpose of the selection of candidates, the
following procedure will be followed:
5.1. The ACE-member architectural associations and the
other European national architects’ associations will be invited
to propose works by their members built in their own countries as well
as transnational commissions that comply with either of the following
conditions:
5.1.1. Works by European authors from other countries built in the country
of the architectural association.
5.1.2. Works by their own members constructed in other European countries.
The ACE-member architectural associations and the other European national
architects’ associations may submit a maximum of five (5) proposals,
except for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, each
of which may submit a maximum of seven (7) proposals.
5.2. The Fundació Mies van der Rohe, in consultation
with the Advisory Committee, will establish a group of independent experts
composed of a substantial number of prestigious European specialists,
each of whom should propose a maximum of five (5) works from any country
within the framework of the award.
5.3. The Advisory Committee as a group will be invited to propose a list
of maxiumum 10 (ten) works from all countries within the framework of
the award. The decision will be made by majority vote of the members of
the Advisory committee.
In their proposals, the architectural associations, independent
experts and Advisory Committee should take into consideration works of
a transnational nature and works by emerging architects.
The nominators may not propose their own works or works
by the Jury.
All proposals should be accompanied by comments about
the work, and if possible, by documentation.
The definitive list of candidates submitted for consideration
by the Jury will consist of the combined proposals of the ACE-member architectural
associations, the other European national architects’ associations,
the group of independent experts and the Advisory Committee.
6. The authors of the proposed works will be asked to
submit complete documentation consisting of:
6.1. Submission form and images completed online
The preliminary information form includes the following information: basic
information and credits for the work, a description of the work and the
curriculum vitaes of all the authors. The submission form is to be completed
on line and sent with four (4) photographs and two (2) drawings in low
resolution and free of copyright directly to the database of the Fundació
Mies van der Rohe by internet.
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6.2. Submission
form and documentation sent by registered post or courier
A print out of the submission form (previously completed online) must
be signed by all the authors of the work and sent by registered post or
courier to the Fundació Mies van der Rohe along with the following
documentation:
6.2.1. Drawings: Hard-copy images of a complete set of
drawings of the work. This set of drawings should include site plan, floor
plans, sections and details, as well as any other types of drawings that
the authors deem necessary to explain the project.
6.2.2. Photographs: Photographic prints of professional
quality in black and white or colour of the completed work at A4 or 18
x 24 cm. This set of photographic prints should include interior, exterior
and detail views as well as any other views that the authors deem necessary
to explain the project. The total number to be submitted is a minimum
of 8 (eight) and a maximum of twelve (12).
The same set of drawings and the same set of photographs
specified above must be submitted digitally on a single CD-ROM or DVD.
The exact specificiations for the electronic images will
be outlined in detail in the ‘Guidelines for Submission of Documentation’
which will be sent to all the authors along with the official letter from
the Fundació Mies van der Rohe advising them of the proposal of
their works.
6.3. An explanatory text about the proposed work.
6.4. The current curriculum vitae of the architect(s).
6.5. Four images in low resolution free of copyrights
for the database.
6.6. One image in high resolution free of copyrights for
press diffusion.
All these documents will become the property of the Fundació
Mies van der Rohe and will form part of its permanent archives. The documents
related to the works awarded the Prize and the Special Mention and the
exemplary works selected by the Jury, will be included in the Prize publication,
exhibition and database. The documents related to the proposed works will
be included in the database.
7. At its first meeting, following the pertinent analysis
of information submitted for each of the proposed works and the subsequent
debate, the Jury will draw up a list of finalist works, one of which will
be awarded the Prize. The Jury will also draw up a shortlist of works
to be considered for the granting of the Special Mention. At its second
meeting, the Jury will make its decisions and recommendations regarding
the works to be granted the Prize and the Special Mention. Both the works
to be awarded the Prize and the Special Mention will be selected by absolute
majority vote of the Jury members.
8. The Prize may not be declared vacant. There will be
a single, indivisible Prize and a single Special Mention for each edition.
Acceptance by the authors of the Prize and the Special Mention entails
prior acceptance of the Rules.
9. The Prize and the Special Mention will be awarded by
the Member of the European Commission responsible for Education and Culture
in a solemn protocolary ceremony in the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Barcelona.
The Prize will consist of the sum of 50.000 € and a sculpture evoking
the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion. The Special Mention will consist of 10.000
€ and a sculpture evoking the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion.
10. To ensure compliance with the general objectives of
the Prize, the Jury, subject to consultation and agreement of the holding
institutions, may amend these Rules if and when a situation, unforeseen
in the aforementioned Articles, deems it necessary.
* Architects Council of Europe (ACE)
Bundeskammer der Architekten und Ingenieurkonsulenten / Austria
Conseil National de l’Ordre des Architectes / Belgium
Fédération Royale des Sociétés d’Architectes
de Belgique / Belgium
Cyprus Architects Association / Cyprus
Ceská Komora Architektu / Czech Republic
Akademisk Arkitektforening / Denmark
Danske Arkitektvirksomheder / Denmark
Eesti Arhitektide Liit / Estonia
Suomen Arkkitehtiliitto Finlands-Arkitektförbund / Finland
Conseil National de l’Ordre des Architectes / France
Syndicat de l’Architecture / France
Union Nationale des Syndicats Français d’Architectes / France
Bund Deutscher Architekten / Germany
Bund Deutscher Baumeister Architekten und Ingenieure / Germany
Bundesarchitektenkammer / Germany
Vereinigung Freischaffender Architekten Deutschlands / Germany
Association of Greek Architects – Pan-Hellenic Union of Architects
/ Greece
Technical Chamber of Greece / Greece
Magyar Építész Kamara / Hungary
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland / Ireland
Consiglio Nazionale degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori
/ Italy
Latvijas Arhitektu Savieniba, Latvia
Lietuvos Architektu Sajunga / Lithuania
Ordre des Architectes et des Ingénieurs-Conseils de Luxembourg
/ Luxembourg
Kamra Tal-Periti / Malta
Norske Arkitekters Landforbund / Norway
Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich / Poland
Izba Architektów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej / Poland
Ordem dos Arquitectos / Portugal
Slovenská Komora Architectov / Slovak Republic
Zbornica za arhitekturo in prostor Slovenije / Slovenia
Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos de España / Spain
Sveriges Arkitekter / Sweden
Bond van Nederlandse Architecten / The Netherlands
Royal Institute of British Architects / United Kingdom
Architects Registration Board / United Kingdom
National architects associations
Union of Bulgarian Architects / Bulgaria
Croatian Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers / Croatia
Croation Architects Association / Croatia
Association of Architects of Macedonia / FYROM
Arkitektafélag Íslands / Iceland
Liechtensteinische Ingenieur-und Architektenvereinigung / Lichtenstein
Ordinul Arhitectilor din Romania / Romania
Chamber of Architects of Turkey / Turkey
** Advisory Committee
Architekturzentrum Wien, Vienna
Architecture Foundation, London
Arc en rêve centre d’architecture, Bordeaux
Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm
Berlage Institute, Rotterdam
Dansk Arkitektur Center, Copenhagen
DESSA, Ljubljana
Deutsches Architektur-Museum, Frankfurt am Main
EUROPAN, Paris
Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona
Institut français d'architecture, Paris
Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst, Arkitektur og Design, Oslo
Nederlands Architectuurinstituut, Rotterdam
RIBA Foundation, London
Suomen Rakennustaiteen Museo, Helsinki
Triennale di Milano, Milan |
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Member states of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovak
Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom; in
addition the EEA/EFTA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway; the acceding
countries: Romania, Bulgaria,Turkey; and the candidate countries: Croatia
and the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (FYRM). |
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