# European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award is a prize given biennially by the European Union and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona, 'to acknowledge and reward quality architectural production in Europe'.
The Prize was created in 1987 through an equal partnership among the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe. The award is open to all the works completed in Europe within the two-year period before the granting of the prize. Nominations are submitted by independent experts, the national architecture associations and the advisory committee of the Prize, and then evaluated by a jury organized for each cycle. The five finalist works are visited by the jury, which chooses a prize winner and names an Emerging Architect winner.
As of 2016, a new category, the Young Talent Architecture Award (YTAA), highlights the final degree projects of recently graduated architects, landscape architects and urban designers. YTAA, as an inherent part of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, is organised by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe with the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. YTAA is organised in partnership with the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE-CAE); World Architects as a founding partner; the European Cultural Centre as a partner in Venice; sponsored by Jung, Jansen and Regent; and with the support of USM.

## List of award winners

| Year | Winning Building | Shortlisted Buildings | Shortlisted Buildings |
| 1988 | Banco Borges e Irmão Vila do Conde Architect(s): Alvaro Siza | Gibellina, Museum of Gibellina Venice, Housing on Giudecca Alzate Brianza, Bank Head Quarters - Cassa Rurale e Artigiana Barcelona, Creueta del Coll Park Mérida, National Museum of Roman Art Barcelona, Bach de Roda- Felip II Bridge Paris, Housing Block, rue Ménil-Montant Paris, Arab Cultural Centre Paris, Orsay Museum Montrouge, Schlumberger Factories Chambéry-le-Bas, André-Malraux Cultural Centre | Paris, St. Antoine Hospital Kitchen Berlin, Friedrichstadt Housing Block Tegel, Phosphate Elimination Plant Frankfurt am Main, Gatehouse Matosinhos, City Hall Amsterdam, Faculty of Arts Amsterdam, City Hall and Opera House Amsterdam, Haarlemmer Houttuinen Housing London, Clore Gallery Swindon, Renault Centre London, Whitechapel Art Gallery London, Lloyd's of London |
| 1990 | New Stansted Airport Terminal London Architect(s): Foster + Partners | Knock, Chapel of Reconciliation Murcia, Hydraulic Museum and Cultural Centre in the Segura River Mills Girona, Bank of Spain Zaragoza, Public State Library Madrid, Public Housing in Carabanchel Torcy, Children's Centre Paris, De La Villette Park Paris, The Grande Arche de la Défense Paris, Housing on Boulevard de Belleville Paris, New Ministry of Economics and Finances Paris, Archives of Paris Paris, Technical and Administrative Centre | The Hague, Two Houses and Shops in the Van der Vennepark Frankfurt am Main, The German Postal Museum Berlin, Checkpoint Charlie Housing London, Thames Reach Housing Ivrea, New Olivetti Office Building Gibellina, Ricostruzione E Rinnovo Delle Case Di Stefano Portalegre, Regional Social Security Centre Porto, Cultural Centre for the Statate Secretariat of Culture Aerdenhout, Primary School for the School Association Aerdenhout Bentveld |
| 1992 | Municipal Sports Stadium Badalona, Barcelona Architect(s): Esteve Bonell and Francesc Rius | Rotterdam, Van Beuningen-de Vriese Pavilion, Museum Boymansvan Beuningen Deventer, Church for the Moluccan Community Rotterdam, Museum of Art Nantes, « La Cité », Congress Centre and Concert Hall Nancy, School of Management Paris, City of Artists Saint-Cloud, Dall Ava Villa Paris, Rue de Meaux Housing Complex Paris, National Superior Conservatory of Dance and Music Paris, Nursery School - Bércy Igualada, Cemetery Park Salamanca, Convention Center Seville, The Finnish Pavilion Kos, Daidalos Tourist Resort Bonn, Art Museum | Sant Esteve de Ses Rovires, Brians Penitentiary L'Estartit, Yacht Club of l'Estartit Madrid, Atocha Railway Station Seville, Santa Justa Railway Station Seville, The Danish Pavilion Munich, Gallery for a Private Collection of Contemporary Art Bonn, Plenary Complex Of The German Parliament Melsungen, Braun Headquarters and Industrial Complex Zedelgem, M House Wiesbaden, Aktion Poliphile Alcanena, House in Alcanena Campo Maior, Municipal Swimming Pool London, The Ark Office Building |
| 1994 | Waterloo International railway station London Architect(s): Nicholas Grimshaw | Brasschaat, Single Family House Antwerp, Fashion Design Atelier Ebeltoft, European Film College Copenhagen, Administrative Headquarters for E. Pihl & Søn A.s. Artenay, Strolling Players Museum Paris, Cartier Foundation Mulhouse, Ricola Europe, S.A Bousse, City Hall and Public Square Paris, Postmen's Flats Rue de l'Ourcq Paris, Charlety Stadium Paris, Bercy Front de Parc Aachen, Kaiserbad Building Münster, New City Library Weil am Rhein, Vitra Fire Station Milan, Rehabilitation of Saint Nazaro Square in Brolo Lisbon, Institute for Communication | Aveiro, Department of Geosciences, Aveiro University Lisbon, Dominican Monastery and Cultural Centre Sagunt, Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Roman Theatre Port de la Selva, Rehabilitation of the Monastery Palma de Mallorca, Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Mallorca Barcelona, CCCB- Centre for Contemporary Culture Barcelona, L'Illa Diagonal Block Maastricht, Academy of Art & Architecture Amsterdam, Residential Housing KNSM-Eiland Lewes, Glyndebourne Opera House |
| 1996 | Bibliothèque Nationale de France Paris Architect(s): Dominique Perrault | Eeklo, Transformation of a Former Milk Factory in an Office Building Seibersdorf, Office and Research Centre Seibersdorf Murau, Footbridge over the Mur Avgorou, Primary School of Avgorou Brno, Investment and Post Bank Brno Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Extension Helsinki, Shipboy Housing Virolahti, Teboil Gas Station Mont Beuvray, European Archaeological Center Arles, Archeological Museum and Research Centre Bordeaux, University House of Arts Grenoble, Arts and Human Sciences Building Paris, Boileau Apartments, Transformation of an Office Block into Housing Lyon, Cité Internationale (first phase) Hannover, Hall 26 Berlin, Friedrichstadt Passagen - Block 207 Brühl, Babanek House | Marousi, House for Art Collector Attica, House at Kiourka Dublin, Temple Bar Framework Plan Alvdal, Aukrust Center Porto, Residential Block in Rua do Teatro Zamora, Archaeological and Fine Arts Museum Morella, Single Family House Castelló de la Plana, IMPIVA Headquarters Madrid, Banco de Santander Headquarters Mérida, New Offices for the Estremadura Geovernment Utrecht, Faculty of Economics and Management Vaals, Police Station Hoenderloo, Porterlodges for the National Park De Hoge Veluwe Winterthur, Extension of Kunstmuseum Basel, Signal Box Auf dem Wolf Monte Carasso, Urban Project at Monte Carasso Vals, Thermal Bath |
| 1998 | Kunsthaus Bregenz Bregenz Architect(s): Peter Zumthor Other finalists Appenzell, Museum Liner Appenzell (renamed: Kunstmuseum Appenzell) Riehen, Beyeler Foundation Bordeaux, Villa in Bordeaux | Villanueva de la Cañada, Cultural Center Alicante, University Museum Madrid, Indoor Swimming Pool Henley-on-Thames, River and Rowing Museum Innsbruck, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences St. Pölten, Lower Austrian Regional Archive and Regional Library Graz, Departments for Information Technology Dublin, Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School Tourcoing, Le Fresnoy National Studio for Contemporary Arts Paris, Social Housing rue des Lyanes Lille, Fine Arts Museum Extension and Renovation Velen, Secondary School Extension | Frankfurt am Main, Commerzbank Headquarters Berlin, Baumschulenweg Crematorium Burgh-Haamstede, Salt Water Pavilion Vrouwenpolder, Fresh Water Pavilion Rotterdam, Theatre Square Kraków, Blue end of the road Ghent, House Van Hee Marco de Canaveses, Santa María Church Amares, Braga, Santa María do Bouro Convent Reconversion Vila do Conde, LNIV (National Veterinary Investigation Laboratory) Vella, New Construction of School Site Including Multipurpose Hall Losone, Gym Turku, Art Academy Ljubljana, Nursing School Stockholm, Museums of Modern Art and Architecture |
| 2001 | Kursaal Centre San Sebastián Architect(s): Rafael Moneo Other finalists Copenhagen, Unibank Headquarters/Hovedsaede for Nordea Nantes, Courthouse Santillana del Mar, Altamira Museum and Research Centre | Machelen aan de Leie, Roger Raveel Museum Prague, Muzo Centre Hamburg, Music School Hannover, Dutch Pavilion, EXPO 2000 Bobingen, Kaufmann Holz AG Distribution Centre Berlin, GSW Headquarters Berlin, Embassies of the Nordic Countries Berlin, New German Parliament London, Canary Wharf Underground Station London, NatWest Media Centre London, Peckham Library and Media Centre Walsall, New Art Gallery and Public Square Riudaura, Recreation and Culture Centre Toledo, La Granja Escalator Seville, Herrera House Barcelona, La Clota House Barcelona, Botanical Garden | Santiago de Compostela, Faculty of Information Science Castelló de la Plana, Fine Arts Museum Ljubljana, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia Office Building Srebrniče, Srebrnice Cemetery Castelo de Montemor-o-Velho, Tea House in Paço das Infantas Matosinhos, Courtyard Houses Coimbra, Student Housing at Polo II, Universidade de Coimbra Venice, Apartment Building D, Giudecca Rotterdam, New Luxor Theatre Nijmegen, Het Valkhof Museum Utrecht, Utrecht City Hall Amsterdam, Borneo Sporenburg Athens, House in Palaio Psychico Thessaloniki, New HELEXPO Gates Amiens, La Licorne Football Stadium Montpellier, Private Housing Innsbruck, Lohbach Residences |
| 2003 | Car Park and Terminus Hoenheim North Hoenheim, Strasbourg Architect(s): Zaha Hadid Other finalists Paris, Palais de Tokyo - Site for Contemporary Creation Breda, Chassé Park Apartments The Hague, Hagen Island | Letterfrack, The Furniture College Dunshaughlin, Civic Offices, Town Hall, One-Stop Shop Wijlre, Hedge House Art Gallery Hilversum, Commissariaat voor de Media Building Groningen, Schots 1 and 2 London, House on Bacon Street London, The Red House on Tite Street St Austell, Eden Project Manchester, Imperial War Museum North Cerdanyola del Vallès, M&M Houses Olot, Tossols-Basil Track and Field Stadium León, Ciudad de León Auditorium Fisterra, Fisterra Cemetery Madrid, Public Library in Usera Granada, Granada General Savings Bank Sant Vicent del Raspeig, Lecture Hall 3, University of Alicante Mollet del Vallès, Park of Colors Bruges, Concert Hall Troyes, Multimedia Library Vénissieux, Multimedia Library | Grenoble, University of Arts & Human Sciences (2nd phase) Venice, Material Testing Laboratory IUAV Caltagirone, Strip Park between Caltagirone & San Michele di Ganzaria Oslo, Mortensrud Church Alcácer do Sal, Dr. Saraiva Lima House Prague, Palác Euro Building Prague, Pathway through the Jelení Příkop – Prague Castle Wenns, M-Preis Supermarket Innsbruck, Bergisel Ski Jump Vienna, Museumsquartier Wien: Mumok, Kunsthalle, Leopold Museum Næstved, Multipurpose Building Würzburg, Art Depot Oranienburg, Soviet Special Camp Memorial Nr.7/Nr.1 in Sachsenhausen Leipzig, A Second Nature Landscape Cospuden Unterföhring, Swiss Re Office Building Dresden, Dresden Synagogue Ostfildern, Scharnhauser Park Town Hall |
| 2005 | Netherlands Embassy Berlin Berlin Architect(s): Rem Koolhaas Other finalists London, 30 St Mary Axe Birmingham, Selfridges & Co. Department Store Braga, Braga Municipal Stadium Barcelona, Forum 2004 Esplanade and Fotovoltaic Plant | Graz, Kunsthaus Graz Graz, Museum for Children Vienna, T-Center St. Marx Baden, Efaflex Door Systems Madeira, Arts Center, Casa das Mudas Gothenburg, Museum of World Culture Antalya, Minicity Model Park (dismantled) Utrecht, University Library Utrecht Paris, Teenager Hospital Paris, Ministry of Culture and Communication - Ilôt des Bons Enfants Bogny-sur-Meuse, Ardennes Leather Tannery Huizen, Sphinxes Maranello, Ferrari Product Development Center Isle of Tiree, An Turas Ferry Shelter Hennigsdorf, Town Hall | Teplá, Monastery of Our Lady of Nový Dvůr Kärsämäki, Kärsämäki Church Dungeness, Vista Mulhouse, Social Housing (14 dwellings in Cité Manifeste) Gelnhausen, Living room Copenhagen, Maritime Youth Centre Utrecht, BasketBa Barcelona, Pedestrian Bridge and Capitania Building Millau, Millau Viaduct Córdoba, Restoration of the Martos Mill and Urban Development of the Stadium Bank Barcelona, South-east Coastal Park Barcelona, Barcelona International Convention Centre |
| 2007 | Contemporary Art Museum of Castilla y León León Architect(s): Mansilla+Tuñón Arquitectos Other finalists Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Museum Wolfsburg, Phæno Science Centre Bordeaux, School for Management Aix-en-Provence, National Choreographic Centre Valencia, America's Cup Building Sines, Sines Arts Centre | Vienna, Fluc 2, Music and Art Club, Transformation of a Pedestrian Underpass | |
| 2009 | Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Oslo Architect(s): Snøhetta Other finalists Strasbourg, Zenith Music Hall Nice, Tramway terminal of Nice Milan, University Luigi Bocconi Barcelona, Library, Senior Citizens Centre & Interior Courtyard | Hilversum, Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision | |
| 2011 | Neues Museum Berlin Architect(s): David Chipperfield Other finalists Copenhagen, Danish Radio Concert Hall Brussels, BrOnks Youth Theatre Athens, Acropolis Museum Rome, MAXXI Museum of XXI Century Arts Arnhem, Groot Klimmendaal Rehabilitation Centre | London, South London Gallery | |
| 2013 | Harpa concert hall Reykjavík Architect(s): Henning Larsen Architects and Studio Olafur Eliasson Other finalists Copenhagen, Superkilen Ghent, Market Hall Alcácer do Sal, Nursing Home Seville, Metropol Parasol | Gibellina, Museum of Gibellina | |
| 2015 | Szczecin Philharmonic Hall Szczecin Architect(s): Barozzi Veiga Other finalists London, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London School of Economics Florence, Antinori Winery Ravensburg, Ravensburg Art Museum Helsingør, Danish Maritime Museum | Katowice, Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library | |
| 2017 | DeFlat Kleiburg Amsterdam Architect(s): NL Architects and XVW architectuur Other finalists Ribe, Kannikegården London, Ely Court Warsaw, Katyń Museum Rivesaltes/Ribesaltes, The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum | Community Workshop Ariane futsal sports complex Suvela Chapel Moholt 50I50 – Timber Towers Weekend House at Sildegarnsholmen Angelos Organic Olive Oil Mill Collective housing for elderly people and civic and health centre Östermalm’s Temporary Market Hall Merrion Cricket Pavilion Polyvalent Infrastructure Skjern River Pump Stations Fondazione Prada House in Oeiras Puukuokka Housing Block (house 1) Granby Four Streets Landmark Nieuw-Bergen | Holmes Road Studios Barn Rasu Houses Shepherdess Walk Housing Timmerhuis House 1014 Opinmäki School 59 Dwellings, Neppert Gardens Social Housing Eldhusøya Tourist Route Project Kvæsthus Pier European Hansemuseum EDP Headquarters Nadir Afonso Museum for Contemporary Art Beyazıt State Library Renovation Model School Inchicore Museum of the Royal Collections |
| 2019 | Transformation of 530 dwellings — Grand Parc Bordeaux Bordeaux Architect(s): Lacaton & Vassal Other finalists Tirana, Skanderbeg Square Melle, PC CARITAS Berlin, Terrassenhaus Berlin / Lobe Block Plasencia, Plasencia Auditorium and Congress Centre | Freyming-Merlebach, ‘Théodore Gouvy’ Theatre Paris, ENSAE PARISTECH, Campus Paris-Saclay Paris, Lafayette Anticipations Nantes, Museum of Arts Montataire, The Perret Hall - Cultural Centre Hammershus, Hammershus Visitors Centre Arezzo, Prada Productive Headquarter Vienna, Aspern Federal School Katowice, Silesia University's Radio and Television department Kilkenny, St. Mary's Medieval Mile Museum Helsinki, Helsinki Central Library Oodi Bucharest, Occidentului 40 Bratislava, Adaptation of the former factory Mlynica Ghent, De Krook library Matarranya, Solo House Madrid, Desert City Barcelona, Civic Centre Lleialtat Santsenca | Ullastret, House 1413 Sant Ferran de ses Roques, LIFE REUSING POSIDONIA/ 14 social dwellings Ternat, Residential care center Kapelleveld Innsbruck, House of Music Innsbruck Billund, Lego House Venice, M9 Museum District Berlin, Residential and studio building at the former Berlin flower market Tallinn, Arvo Pärt Centre Bucharest, Restoration, refurbishment of the Headquarters of the order of Architects of Romania Belgrade, Reconstruction of Museum of Contemporary Art Vienna, Performative Brise- Soleil Dublin, 14 Henrietta Street Ghent, Ryhove Urban Factory Leeuwarden, Visitor center park Vijversburg Arnhem, Musis Sacrum Lisbon, Cruise Terminal |
| 2022 | Town House – Kingston University Kingston upon Thames Grafton Architects Other finalists 85 Social Housing Units in Cornellà Paris, The Railway Farm Hasselt, Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture Berlin, Frizz 23 | Vertical Farm Local Activity Centre The Great Synagogue Memorial Park Atelierhaus C.21 Recovery of Merola’s Tower Nursery and Primary School Market Square Ptuj Extension and Reconstruction of the Vizafogó Kindergarten Housing Rack / Pre-fab House in Berlin Student Residence and Reversible Car Park The Hill House Box Revitalization of a Town House Gare Maritime Pierres Blanches Cultural Centre The Malt Factory Gleis 21 – We bring the village to the city LocHal Public Library | Dexamenes Seaside Hotel Fabra & Coats & Social Housing Marquês de Abrantes’ Palace Melopee Multipurpose School Building Vindmøllebakken Urban Spaces 2 / Mumuleanu 14 Apartment Building New Gallery and Casemates / New Bastion Prague Eyes – Riverfront Revitalisation Second Home Offices in Holland Park School Campus Neustift Helsinki Olympic Stadium Refurbishment and Extension Portas do Mar – Public Space and Car Parking Interior Urban Block Neue Nationalgalerie Wadden Sea Centre |
| 2024 | Study Pavilion on the campus of TU Braunschweig Braunschweig Gustav Düsing, Büro Max Hacke Other finalists Lund, Hage Ostrava, Plato Contemporary Art Gallery Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano, Rebirth of the Convent Saint-François Madrid, Reggio School | Amal Amjahid – community facility along the canal in Molenbeek Dublin, Annesley Gardens Almere, Art Pavilion M. Berlin, Building Community Kurfürstenstrasse Auronzo di Cadore, Bivouac Fanton Cret Viljevski, Black Slavonian eco pig farm Bohinjska Bistrica, Bohinj Kindergarten , Fire Station, Multi-Purpose Space, and Emergency Housing Matosinhos, Escadinhas Footpaths Derio, Day centre for young people with autism spectrum disorder Stare Slemene, Covering the remains of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the Žiče Charterhouse Porto, General Silveira Building Floating University Berlin Anderlecht, Open air swimming pool FLOW Gavà, Social housing 1737 Het Steen, Antwerp IKEA Vienna western station / IKEA – the good neighbour in the city | RIDING HALL * Land Registry Department of the Municipal Civil Court in Zagreb Karlsruhe, Light Rail Tunnel Samos, Liknon Stockholm, Liljevalchs+ LIVING IN LIME - 42 social housing in Son Servera Osekovo, Lonja Wetlands Wildlife Observatories and Visitor Centre Grasse, Média Library Charles Nègre Oslo, Munch Museum Municipal Pools in Castromonte Nursery. 1306 plants for Timișoara Bratislava, Reconstruction and extension and of the Slovak National Gallery Saint-Méen-Le-Grand, Refurbishment and extension of a community swimming pool Tartu, Son of a Shingle – Vaksali pedestrian bridge and underpasses Vienna, Townhouse Neubaugasse Błonie, Targ Blonie_Food Market Tbilisi Urban Forest (Narikala Ridge Forest) |

## List of Emerging Architect Special Mention

| Year | Architect(s) | Building | Location |
| 2001 | Florian Nagler | Kaufmann Holz AG Center of distribution | Bobingen |
| 2003 | Jürgen Mayer H. | Stadthaus Scharnhauser Park | Ostfildern |
| 2005 | NL Architects | BasketBar | Utrecht |
| 2007 | Bevk Perovic arhitekti | Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics | Ljubljana |
| 2009 | Studio UP | Gymnasium 46° 09' N / 16° 50' E | Koprivnica |
| 2011 | Bosch.Capdeferro Arquitectures | Collage House | Girona |
| 2013 | Langarita-Navarro Architects | Red Bull Music Academy | Madrid |
| 2015 | ARQUITECTURA-G | Casa Luz | Cilleros |
| 2017 | MSA and V+ | NAVEZ - 5 social units as Northern entrance of Brussels | Brussels |