The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe are proud to announce the 40 works selected for the EU Mies Award 2019 European Union Award for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe. The Jury – composed by Dorte Mandrup, George Arbid, Angelika Fitz, Ştefan Ghenciulescu, Kamiel Klaasse, María Langarita and Frank McDonald – met for three days in Barcelona to discuss the most relevant challenges facing contemporary European society and its architecture.
In the selection of 40, Culture is the most represented program with 15 works (museums, cultural centres, music theatresand an auditorium/congress centre). There are 6 Education buildings (schools, university buildings and libraries); 5 Collective housing works; 3 Mixed use constructions; 2 Industrial centers and 2 Single houses; and 1 Health, 1 Infrastructure, 1 Office, 1 Social welfare, 1 Sport & Leisure, and 1 Urban Planning works.
Among the 17 previously shortlisted projects built in Italy only two have been selected for the final shortlist of the EU Mies Award 2019: M9 Museum District by Sauerbruch Hutton and the Prada productive headquarter by Canali Associati.


383 works were nominated for the EU Mies Award 2019 and the jury of experts drafted the final list. The 40 selected works are:
Project | Architecture Firm |
Skanderbeg Square | 51N4E, Plant en Houtgoed, Anri Sala, iRI |
House of Music Innsbruck | Erich Strolz, Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten |
Aspern Federal School | fasch&fuchs.architekten |
Performative Brise- Soleil | StudioVlayStreeruwitz ZT-GMBH |
Residential care center KAPELLEVELD | architecten de vylder vinck taillieu |
PC CARITAS | architecten de vylder vinck taillieu |
Ryhove Urban Factory | Trans |
De Krook library | Coussée & Goris architecten, RCR Arquitectes |
Residential and studio building at the former Berlin flower market | Ifau, HEIDE & VON BECKERATH |
Terracehouse Berlin | Brandlhuber+ Emde, Burlon, Muck Petzet Architekten |
Streetmekka Viborg | EFFEKT |
Hammershus Visitors Centre | Arkitema Architects, Christoffer Harlang |
LEGO House | BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group |
Arvo Pärt centre | Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos |
Life Reusing Posidonia/ 14 social dwellings in Formentera | IBAVI |
Civic Centre Lleialtat Santsenca | HARQUITECTES |
Plasencia Auditorium and Congress Centre | selgascano |
Desert City | GARCIAGERMAN ARQUITECTOS |
House 1413 | HARQUITECTES |
Solo House | OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen |
Helsinki Central Library Oodi | ALA Architects Ltd. |
The Perret Hall – Cultural Centre | Atelier d’architecture Pierre Hebbelinck, HBAAT – HELEEN HART — MATHIEU BERTELOOT |
Museum of Arts, Nantes | Stanton Williams Architects |
E26 (school refectory) | BAST |
‘Théodore Gouvy’ Theatre in Freyming-Merlebach | Dominique Coulon et associés |
Transformation of 530 dwellings – Grand Parc Bordeaux | Frédéric Druot Architecture, Lacaton & Vassal architectes, Christophe Hutin Architecture |
ENSAE PARISTECH, Campus Paris-Saclay | CAB ARCHITECTES (CALORI AZIMI BOTINEAU) |
Lafayette Anticipations | O.M.A. |
St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum | McCullough Mulvin Architects |
14 Henrietta Street | Shaffrey Architects |
M9 Museum District | Sauerbruch Hutton |
Prada productive headquarter | Canali associati s.r.l. |
Musis Sacrum | van Dongen – Koschuch Architects and Planners. |
Visitor center park Vijversburg | STUDIO MAKS with the collaboration of Junya Ishigami & Ass. |
Silesia University’s Radio and Television department | BAAS arquitectura, Grupa 5 Architekci, Małeccy Biuro Projektowe |
Lisbon Cruise Terminal | Carrilho da Graça |
Headquarters of architects of Romania. Bucharest branch | STARH – Birou de arhitectura (Florian & Iulia Stanciu) |
Occidentului 40 | ADN Birou de Arhitectura |
Reconstruction of Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade | nooto, Dejan Todorović architect |
Adaptation of the former factory Mlynica | GutGut |
Discover here all the projects shortlisted at EU Mies Award 2019.