Three Polish projects shortlisted for Mies van der Rohe Award

The edifice of the Szczecin philharmonic, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN  and the Silesian Museum in Katowice are among the 40 shortlisted projects competing for the 2015 edition of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, the Mies van der Rohe Award.

According to the official website, the principal objectives of the award is to recognize 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.

As many as 420 application from 36 European countries were submitted to the contest, including 18 from Poland. The final five projects competing for the award will be announced at the end of February. The winner will take home a €50,000 cash prize in June.