The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced today the

list of 420 projects competing for the European Union Prize for Contemporary

Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2015.

PRESS RELEASE

27% of the proposals deal with Housing while 24% are Cultural facilities. 11% are connected to Education, 5% to Offices and the other 33% include mostly Sport, Commercial, Governmental, Transport and Urban typologies.

Initiated in 1987 after an agreement between the European Commission and the Barcelona City Hall, the 60.000€ prize is the highest award in European architecture and is awarded biennially to works completed within the previous two years. The principal objectives are to recognise and commend excellence in the field of architecture and to draw attention to the important contribution of European professionals in the development of new ideas and technologies and of the clients who support them.

You can check all the 420 nominated projects by clicking this link:

You can check Cyprus Nominated Works for 2015 by clicking this link:

The Cyprus’ Nominated Projects are:

LYCEUM ARCH. MAKARIOU III, DASOUPOLI

©ALEXANDROS LIVADAS

Office / Architect:
AL ARCHITECTS / Alexandros Livadas

Collaboradors:
KATSAMBAS, CHRISTOFOROU &  ASSOCIATES , EPLAN CONSULTANTS , MDA CYPRUS , CYFIELD LIMITED , ANDREAS CHARALAMPOUS

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WHITE WALLS – JEAN NOUVEL TOWER 25

© YIORGIS GEROLYMBOS

Office / Architect:
ATELIERS JEAN NOUVEL / Jean Nouvel

Collaboradors:
TAKIS SOPHOCLEOUS ARCHITECTS , KAL Engineering , Mitsides, Samuel and Associates , Mitsides, Samuel and Associates , NICOLAOU & KONNIDES

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VLASSIDES WINERY

Oinopoieio Vlassides

© ERIETA ATTALI

Office / Architect:
ERACLIS PAPACHRISTOU ARCHITECTS / Eraclis Papachristou

Collaboradors:
Christos Christofi, Michalis Gregoriou, E.P.S Structural Engineers – Nikos Kalathas, Giorgos Demetriades

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LEVENTIS ART GALLERY

© HUFTON + CROW

Office / Architect:
FEILDEN CLEGG BRADLEY STUDIOS / Peter Clegg, Jo Wright

Collaboradors:
Jannis Cannas, Costas Karaolis, Theodosia Kilimberi, Theodosia Kilimberi, Yiorgos Kourris, Yiorgos Kourris, Andreas Militadou, Guy Nevill, Guy Nevill, Mike Pangalis, Mike Pangalis, Andreas Philippou

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PAVILION AT ARCHITECT’S RESIDENCE

© STELIOS KALLINIKOU

Office / Architect:
KYTHREOTIS ARCHITECTS / Charilaos Kythreotis

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CYTA FOOTBRIDGE

Pezogefira Cyta

© CHARIS SOLOMOU

Office / Architect:
MARGARITA DANOU ARCHITECTS / Margarita Danou

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BLOCK 0704

© MARIOS CHRISTODOULIDES

Office / Architect:
SIMPRAXIS ARCHITECTS / Marios Christodoulides, Christos Christodoulou

Collaboradors:
Housemasters , Kikis Hadjifrangiskou, Christos Pasadakis, Andreas Sotiriou, Petros Stylianou, Andreas Theodotou

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HOUSE 1203

Οικία 1203

© MARIOS CHRISTODOULIDES

Office / Architect:
SIMPRAXIS ARCHITECTS / Marios Christodoulides, Christos Christodoulou

Collaboradors:
A. M. Andronikou , Kikis Hadjifrangiskou, Christos Pasadakis, Athanasios Saouros, Platonas Stylianou

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PRODROMOS AND DESI RESIDENCE

Katoikia Prodromou kai Desis

© MARIA EFTHYMIOU

Office / Architect:
VARDAS STUDIO / Andreas Vardas, Laura Papastylianou

Collaboradors:
Alexis Panagides, Michalis Stavrou

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GEORGE MICHAEL RESIDENCE

Katoikia George Michael

© MARIA EFTHYMIOU

Office / Architect:
VARDAS STUDIO / Andreas Vardas, Birute Kriukelyte Kazlauskiene
Collaboradors:
Anthimos Ioannou, Michalis Stavrou

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