Three Croatian projects up for big European architecture prize
- by croatiaweek
- in News
ZAGREB, 24 Jan (Hina) – Three Croatian projects have been shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, and they will be among 40 projects competing for the award, the Croatian Architects Association said this past week.
The jury, presided over by Frederic Druot, considered 362 projects for this year’s award.
The three Croatian projects shortlisted for the award are the Black Slavonian Eco Pig Farm by architects Margita Grubiša, Marin Jelčić, Daniela Škarica, Ivana Žalac and Zvonimir Marčić of SKROZ Studio.
The Land Registry Department of the Municipal Civil Court in Zagreb by architect Davor Bušnja of the More Arhitekture d.o.o. studio.
The Lonja Wetlands Wildlife Observatories and Visitor Centre by architects Mia Roth-Čerina and Tonči Čerina of the roth&čerina studio.
The shortlisted Croatian projects are winners of architectural awards and were nominated by the Croatian Architects Association.
The Mies van der Rohe Award is a prize given biennially by the European Union and the Fundaciу Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona, “to acknowledge and reward quality architectural production in Europe”.
The finalists will be announced in early February and the winners of the main prize and the prize for young authors in mid-April. The award-giving ceremony will be held in Barcelona on May 13-14.