Seven standout European projects selected as finalists for the 2024 EU Mies van der Rohe Award

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have revealed the seven finalists that will compete for the 2024 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture — Mies van der Rohe Award. A total of five projects were selected as finalists in the Architecture category, with another two taken from the Emerging category out of a 40-entry shortlist that was announced earlier in January after the competition received 362 nominations for the bi-annual Prize. "Seven works exceed the paradigm of sustainability and dignify everyday architecture," the jury said about the buildings that needed to be completed within the past two years.Projects eventually chosen as winners will "highlight and disseminate today’s shared culture of architecture in Europe through works that create high-quality living environments for everyone," according to its organizers. Judges will next make visits to each finalist before the announcement of both winners, which will take place on April 25th from the CIVA museum in Brussels. An awards ceremony follows on May 14th from the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion and Palau Victòria Eugènia in Barcelona."Society is often underestimating what good and clever architecture can do, on so many levels," juror Martin Braathen said of this year's field. "To promote how architecture works is a very important part of architectural communication, to explain the many ways architecture can be, and how architectural thinking can be involved in solving many complex issues. That is what this selection shows."ARCHITECTURE FINALISTSPlato Contemporary Art Gallery in Ostrava, Czech Republic, by KWK Promes (Poland)Read the full post on Bustler