The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the list of 356 works competing for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award.

The Prize is awarded biennially to works completed within the previous two years. The principal objective is to recognize and commend excellence and innovation in the field of architecture.

Among the 356 nominees there are 14 works by Catalan architects or architecture studios:

Federico García Lorca Centre, Granada
MX-SI architectural studio (Boris Bezan; Héctor Mendoza; Mara Partida; Monica Juvera)

Fire Prevention Park - Firemen Space, Barcelona
Roldán+Berengué, arqts. (Mercè Berengué; José Miguel Roldán)

Encants School, Barcelona
Roger Méndez Badias (Área Metropolitana de Barcelona)

Collective housing for elderly people and civic and health centre, Barcelona
Bonell i Gil; peris+toral.arquitectes

Community Architectes. Office of Citizen Assistance, Barcelona
ETSAB-UPC (Ibon Bilbao; Marta Peris; etc)

Sala Beckett. Theatre and International Drama Centre, Barcelona
Flores & Prats (Eva Prats; Ricardo Flores)

110 Rooms. Collective Housing at Provença Street, Barcelona
Maio (María Charneco; Anna Puigjaner; Alfredo Lérida; Guillermo López)

Public Market, Sant Adrià de Besòs
manrique planas arquitectes slp; Àgata Vila Arquitecta (Maria Manrique; Gisela Planas; Àgata Vila)

Psychological Medical Center, Vic
Comas-Pont arquitectes (Jordi Comas Mora; Anna Pont Armengol)

New access to the historical centre of Gironella
Carles Enrich architecture + urbanism

Recovery of the Irrigation System at the Thermal Orchards, Caldes de Montbui
CICLICA; CAVAA (Marta Serra; Elena Albareda; Jordi Calbetó)

Ressò Project, Rubí
RESSÒ - ETSAV - UPC

House 104, Granollers
H Arquitectes (David Lorente; Josep Ricart; Roger Tudó; Xavier Ros)

Extension to Sant Jordi Public School, Vilanova i la Geltrú
GATPA (Gerard Puig; Alex Gallego; Jordi Adell; David Tapias Monné)


For further information on the Award and the nominated works, click here.