The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the five finalists who will compete for the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. In total, 335 works in 37 European countries were nominated for the award. An expert jury drew up the final shortlist.

The jury members

• Wiel Arets, Chair of the jury/Wiel Arets Architects, Maastricht
• Pedro Gadanho, Curator of Contemporary Architecture, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
• Antón García-Abril, Ensamble Studio, Madrid
• Louisa Hutton, Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, Berlin
• Kent Martinussen, CEO, The Danish Architecture Center (DAC), Copenhagen
• Frédéric Migaryou, Director, Architecture & Design, Centre Pompidou, Paris
• Ewa Porebska Editor-in-Chief, Architektura-murator, Warsaw
• Giovanna Carnevali, Secretary of the Jury/Director, Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona

The overall winner of the Prize, as well as the 'special mention' award for best emerging architect, will be announced in May, with an award ceremony on 6 June 2013 at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona.

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award highlights the contribution of European architects to the development of new ideas and technologies in contemporary urban development. Launched in 1987 and co-funded by the EU Culture Programme and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, the Euro 60,000 prize is the most prestigious in European architecture. It is awarded every other year for a work completed within the previous two years. This year’s ceremony is the 13th to take place since its launch.

Further information
ec.europa.eu/culture
www.miesarch.com