Nomination of ČKA for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2009
The Czech Chamber of Architects has nominated three Czech buildings for the "European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2009," which is among the most prestigious European exhibitions of realized buildings. Its purpose is to support quality contemporary architecture and show how significant a role it plays in shaping European society and culture.
The Czech Chamber of Architects (ČKA) was invited as one of the professional organizations in Europe that is a member of the European Council of Architects (ACE) to recommend a maximum of five of the best works that were completed in the Czech Republic in 2007 or 2008, or the works of its members completed in other European countries.
The board of ČKA nominated the following buildings:
The prize is awarded every two years by the European Union and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation based in Barcelona. Its aim is to find and honor significant creative achievements in the field of architecture, to highlight the contributions of European architects to the development of the profession, and to promote new concepts and technologies. The award should also help foster a better understanding of contemporary architecture and its role in societal development. The European Commission established the prize to show the public, institutions, and the private sector the significance of architecture in the construction of European cities. Another motivation was to create opportunities for architects within the EU and to provide support for young creators who have just begun their professional careers.
Investors, contractors, or architects themselves cannot submit buildings for the competition. Nominations are made by a group of invited independent experts from across Europe specializing in contemporary architecture. From the Czech Republic, the editor-in-chief of the architectural magazine ERA 21, Osamu Okamura, has been invited to propose five buildings.
Additional nominations are forwarded by professional institutions that are members of the European Council of Architects (ACE), in our case, the Czech Chamber of Architects. The competition organizer also contacts organizations, museums, or architecture centers throughout Europe. From the dozens of submitted proposals, an expert jury selects finalists - the best 30 to 35 European buildings, which are then presented in a catalog and at a traveling exhibition. The jury also designates one building to receive the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award, and one building to receive the Special Award for Emerging Architects.
The prize consists of a monetary reward of €60,000 for the winner and a €20,000 reward for the recipient of the Special Award for Emerging Architects. In addition to the financial amount, the winners receive a sculptural object inspired by Mies van der Rohe's pavilion in Barcelona, which is considered one of the most significant architectural works of the twentieth century and represents the fundamental principles of the awarded prize: outstanding and innovative conceptual and structural solutions.
The Czech Chamber of Architects (ČKA) was invited as one of the professional organizations in Europe that is a member of the European Council of Architects (ACE) to recommend a maximum of five of the best works that were completed in the Czech Republic in 2007 or 2008, or the works of its members completed in other European countries.
The board of ČKA nominated the following buildings:
- The Sluňákov Environmental Education Center (authors: Projektil architekti - Roman Brychta, Adam Halíř, Ondřej Hofmeister, Kateřina Horáková, Petr Lešek)
- The New Headquarters of ČSOB (authors: AP Atelier - Josef Pleskot, David Ambroz, Pavel Fanta, Markéta Jurečková, Helena Kohlová, Daniel Kříž, Zdeněk Rudolf, Jiří Trčka);
- Hotel Metropol (authors: Marek Chalupa, Tomáš Havlíček, Štěpán Chalupa, Martin Rusina - Chalupa architekti / d u m architekti)
The prize is awarded every two years by the European Union and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation based in Barcelona. Its aim is to find and honor significant creative achievements in the field of architecture, to highlight the contributions of European architects to the development of the profession, and to promote new concepts and technologies. The award should also help foster a better understanding of contemporary architecture and its role in societal development. The European Commission established the prize to show the public, institutions, and the private sector the significance of architecture in the construction of European cities. Another motivation was to create opportunities for architects within the EU and to provide support for young creators who have just begun their professional careers.
Investors, contractors, or architects themselves cannot submit buildings for the competition. Nominations are made by a group of invited independent experts from across Europe specializing in contemporary architecture. From the Czech Republic, the editor-in-chief of the architectural magazine ERA 21, Osamu Okamura, has been invited to propose five buildings.
Additional nominations are forwarded by professional institutions that are members of the European Council of Architects (ACE), in our case, the Czech Chamber of Architects. The competition organizer also contacts organizations, museums, or architecture centers throughout Europe. From the dozens of submitted proposals, an expert jury selects finalists - the best 30 to 35 European buildings, which are then presented in a catalog and at a traveling exhibition. The jury also designates one building to receive the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award, and one building to receive the Special Award for Emerging Architects.
The prize consists of a monetary reward of €60,000 for the winner and a €20,000 reward for the recipient of the Special Award for Emerging Architects. In addition to the financial amount, the winners receive a sculptural object inspired by Mies van der Rohe's pavilion in Barcelona, which is considered one of the most significant architectural works of the twentieth century and represents the fundamental principles of the awarded prize: outstanding and innovative conceptual and structural solutions.
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