The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced the list of 420 projects competing for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2015.

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.

15 of the projects are constructed in Hungary:

Visegrád Town Centre development, Health Centre and Munltifunctional Event Hall extension
A+ Architects’ Studio – Krisztián Kovács-Andor, Anna Mária Tamás

Fusion – Winebar and Museum
ARKT Studio – Gábor Fábián, Dénes Fajcsák, Veronika Juhász

Hideg House
Béres Architects – Attila Béres, Jusztina Balázs

Stations of Underground line M4, Budapest
Puhl és Dajka Építész Iroda Ltd. – Péter Dajka

New Visitor Entrance of the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma
CZITA Architects – Tamás Czigány, Anikó Páll, Györgyi Tóth

Sound Villa Multi-functional Community Space
Delta Architectural Office – Gabriella Ábrahám Albócziné, Anthony Gall

Pancho Arena
Doparum Architects Ltd – Tamás Dobrosi

Villa in Balatonfüred
FBI Studio Architects – Péter Basa, Gergely Fernezelyi, Ádám Reisz

Kemenes Volcanopark Visitor Center
Földes Architects – László Földes, Csaba Balogh, Orsolya Tatár-Gönczi

Wine Terrace and Spa
Gereben / Marian Architects Ltd. – Péter Gereben, Balázs Marián

Esterházy Palace in Fertod, Reconstruction of the Marionette Theatre, Orangerie and Watertower
M Architects Ltd. – Viktor Szentkuti, Csaba Molnár, Dénes Halmai

Kocka, Budapest
MINUSPLUS Generáltervező Kft – Zsolt Alexa, Donát Rabb, Ákos Schreck, Ferenc Kis, Tímea Molnár, Szabina Pap, Balázs Turai

DEM Power Engineering Demonstration Center
NAPUR architect LtD – Marcel Ferencz, György Détári

Metro stations of Fovam and St. Gellert
sporaarchitects Ltd. – Tibor Dékány, Orsolya Vadász, Ádám Hatvani, Sándor Finta

Winery, Balaton-highland
SAGRA Architects – Gábor Sajtos