The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture or Mies van der Rohe award is a prize given biennially by the European Union and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona,[1] 'to acknowledge and reward quality architectural production in Europe'. The prize was created in 1987 as equal partnerships between the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona. The contest is open to all the works completed in Europe within the two-year period before the granting of the Prize.
| Year | Architect(s) | Building | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Alvaro Siza | Banco Borges e Irmão | Vila do Conde |
| 1990 | Sir Norman Foster | New Stansted Airport Terminal | London |
| 1992 | Esteve Bonell and Francesc Rius | Municipal Sports Stadium | Badalona, Barcelona |
| 1994 | Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners | Waterloo Station | London |
| 1996 | Dominique Perrault | Bibliothèque Nationale de France | Paris |
| 1998 | Peter Zumthor | Kunsthaus Bregenz | Bregenz |
| 2001 | Rafael Moneo | Kursaal Centre | San Sebastián |
| 2003 | Zaha Hadid | Car Park and Terminus Hoenheim North | Hoenheim, Strasbourg |
| 2005 | Rem Koolhaas | Netherlands Embassy Berlin | Berlin |
| 2007 | Mansilla+Tuñón Arquitectos | Contemporary Art Museum of Castilla y León | León |
| 2009 | Snøhetta | Norwegian National Opera and Ballet | Oslo |
| 2011 | David Chipperfield | Neues Museum[2] | Berlin |