FIVE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2015 EU PRIZE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE – MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD
• 5 Finalists announced in London: Ravensburg Art Museum, Danish Maritime Museum, Antinori Winery, Philharmonic Hall Szczecin and Saw Swee Hock Student Centre LSE.
• Save the date on May 7 and 8 for the finalists’ lectures, the exhibition opening and the ceremony celebrations.

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced today at the press conference that has taken place at Europe House London, the five finalists who will compete for the 2015 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The speakers in the press conference have been Giovanna Carnevali, Director of the FundacióMies van der Rohe; Alessandro Senesi, Deputy Head of Creative Europe at the European Commission; and Tony Chapman, member of the 2015 Jury.

The five finalists are:

You can download images of the finalists in this link http://we.tl/RETFnM2Bke, indicating the name of the photographer

Next steps
Save the date on May 7 and 8

In the following weeks the Jury members will visit the 5 Finalist works and will collect first hand information from their users. On May 7 the authors of each work will present their project at an event open to everybody that will take place in Barcelona before the Jury decides the Winner.
On May 8 the name of the 2015 laureates will be announced at a special event at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. The 2015 Prize exhibition and a celebration to acknowledge the work of all the architects and people who have been involved in the Prize process will take place that same day at a special event.

Contacts:
For Fundació Mies van der Rohe

Press: Mercedes Soler-Lluró, Gemma Pascual / ICE
On-line Press: Miriam Giordano, Silvia Pujalte / Labóh
Mail: press@miesbcn.com
Tel.: +34 932151011

To find out more:
http://www.miesarch.com