Press Release: Venice Biennale hosts ‘Made in Europe’ architecture expo

The European Commission announced on 5 June 2014 that an exhibition featuring the finalists of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Award over the past 25 years would be on display for the first time during the Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia).

The 'Made in Europe' exhibition, which includes 150 models of the prize-winning projects and audiovisual content, opened with a seminar on 6 June in the presence of world-renowned architects Dominique Perrault, Vittorio Gregotti, Iñaki Ábalos and Kjetil Trædal Thorsen. The exhibition, which takes place at the Palazzo Michiel, runs until 4 August.

The EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Award highlights excellence, creativity and innovation in European architecture. It also emphasises the contribution of European architects to technological, societal and cultural debates in contemporary urban development. Co-funded by the European Union's Creative Europe programme and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation, the €60 000 prize is the most prestigious in European architecture.

ESO: Background information: Website: European Union Prize for contemporary architecture http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-european-union-prize-for-contemporary-architecture/

ESO: Background information: EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Award honours 2013 winners and celebrates 25 years http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-prize-for-contemporary-architecture-mies-van-der-rohe-award-honours-2013-winners-and-celebrates-25-years/

Website: La Biennale di Venezia: Architecture: 14th Exhibition: Collateral Events http://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/exhibition/collateral-events/

The Guardian, 05.06.14: The best of Venice Architecture Biennale 2014 – in pictures http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/jun/05/the-best-of-venice-architecture-biennale-2014-in-pictures

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