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For each biennial edition, the Jury, composed of acknowledged specialists representing diverse schools and trends in the field of architecture and architectural criticism as well as the institutions involved, will select from the nominations a single work to be awarded the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award and a single work by an emerging architect or team of architects, to be granted the Emerging Architect Special Mention.

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 concepts and technologies. The Prize also sets out to promote the profession by encouraging architects working throughout the entire European Union and by supporting young architects as they set off on their careers.

The Prize has been a collective project from its inception. The organisational network has been growing with each successive edition and includes the collaboration of the institutions that form part of the Steering Committe, who are co-organisers and the Advisory Committee, the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) member associations and other European architects’ associations, who are partners in the organisation of the Prize. Nominations for works will be put forward by the ACE-member architectural associations, the other European national architects’ associations, and a substantial group of independent experts specialising in contemporary architecture, as well as by the Advisory Committee.