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We feel greatly honoured that the Jury has chosen Frizz23 as one of 5 finalists for the EU Mies Award.

This excerpt from the press release from the Fundació Mies van der Rohe explains the jury’s decision:

„The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, have revealed the seven finalists that will compete for the 2022 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, 5 in the Architecture category and 2 in the Emerging Architecture category.

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The Jury considered that the 7 finalist works encourage and become models and references for local city policies. They tackle with new management models based on the community and circular sustainability processes. The works also focus on the productive and self sufficient city which is developed in a pedagogical way, dignifying the space that we inhabit and use. They are also a result of well-developed construction processes, and the care in the use of materials and details: a dignification of the day to day architecture, a dialogue between monumentality, education and heritage.“

The Jury will be visiting the finalists at the end of March, and announce the winner at the end of April.

Frizz23 has been shortlisted for the EU Mies Award, one of the most significant international architecture awards in the world.

For three days the jury deliberated over 532 nominated works, the largest pool since the award was established in 1988. The 40 projects chosen for the shortlist include three from Germany, all of them in Berlin.

The press release from the Fundació Mies van der Rohe describes the selection process in further detail:

„The EU Mies Award is awarded biennially to works completed within the previous two years and exceptionally, this time, 2,5 years. The principal objectives are to achieve a thorough understanding of the transformation of the built environment; to recognize and commend excellence and innovation in the field of architecture; and to draw attention to the important contribution of architects in the development of new ideas with the undeniable support of clients and the involvement of those who will become the inhabitants and users of these places. (...)

The jury met over three days in Barcelona to discuss the most relevant challenges that European contemporary society and its architecture are facing. As Tatiana Bilbao, chairwoman of the jury, said, the current pressing paradigm shift is the achievement of equity and democracy through inclusion and acceptance of diversity.

Many of the topics that came up correspond to the aims of the New European Bauhaus – building a sustainable future through creativity, innovation, and imagination – and focus on reuse and circularity as a key form of sustainability; inclusion through collective and participatory processes that chart new approaches to urban development and therefore contributing to improve local and global policies; and the use of materials, skills, and technology connected to aesthetic and general values.“

The five finalists will be announced on February 17th 2022.

After an intensive workshop process for the re-development of the Muthesius Academy of Art in Kiel, Deadline Architects have been chosen to realize their design for the site.

The ALTE MU co-operative, made up of ca. 40 local initiatives, invited three offices to design solutions and strategies for the future of the site.

Deadline’s strategy for meeting the diverse needs of the existing users during and after construction, and their distinctive urban design solution prevailed over the other proposals. The jury’s unanimous decision has opened a new and exciting chapter for this centrally located and distinctive late 1950‘s structure.

Our team is excited to work together with the local office Gradwies and the multifaceted ALTE MU initiative to adapt the participative design and development models we explored in Frizz23 to a new challenge in this distinctive northern German city.

Frizz23 is the only architecture project in Germany shortlisted for the DeZeen Award 2021. The jury has selected 61 buildings from 4.700 international submissions, the final decision will be made in November 2021

In addition to the jury, there is a public vote - submit your votes before October 11th - Frizz23 is one of five projects in the category Business Building

The Quartier am ehemaligen Blumengroßmarkt has won the Berlin Award 2021. This prize, first awarded in 2010, recognizes projects that focus on innovative programming and processes as the seed for generating outstanding buildings and neighbourhoods. Deadline is proud to have contributed Frizz23 as one of three buildings in the prize winning ensemble.

The Quartier am ehemaligen Blumengroßmarkt was selected in the category Moderation Processes and honors the innovative dialogue processes and models we developed to make this project possible.

As the chairwoman of the jury, Senatsbaudirektorin Regula Lüscher, explains:

"Die Corona-Pandemie hat schlagartig vielerorts die Wandlungsfähigkeit und Stärken der Stadtgesellschaft zum Vorschein gebracht. Der Lockdown hat zwar konkrete infrastrukturelle Lücken deutlich gemacht, aber auch ein fundamentales Bedürfnis nach Urbanität und Öffentlichkeit gezeigt.

Mit dem Berlin Award 2021 möchte ich Berliner Projekte auszeichnen, die die besondere Urbanität und Identität Berlins unter dem Aspekt des steten Wandels zeitgemäß ausdrücken und damit in die Zukunft weisen.“

For further information please see the press release from the Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen

The Quartier am ehemaligen Blumengroßmarkt has won the Deutscher Städtebaupreis 2020. This important national prize for urban design is awarded by the German Academy for Urban and Landscape Planning every second year. Deadline is proud to have contributed Frizz23 as one of four buildings in the prize winning ensemble.

We were particularly grateful that the jury chose to recognize the pioneering work so many different people and organizations have done to make this happen. We hope that the prize will help disseminate the strategies and models we developed, and that it will encourage more cities to actively pursue participative urban development on a large scale.

As the chairwoman of the jury, Prof. Dr. Christina Simon-Philipp, HFT Stuttgart, explains:

"Das Quartier am ehemaligen Blumengroßmarkt ist ein hoch-komplexes und intelligentes Projekt mit vielen spannenden und sehr engagierten Beteiligten, deren Motivation und Ziel es ist, Stadt kooperativ und ko-kreativ weiterzuentwickeln.()

Stadtverantwortung und Stadtreparatur vereinen sich par Exzellenz: Urbane Vielfalt, gemeinschaftliche Teilhabe, aktive Erdgeschossbereiche und eine höchst vielfältige Mischung aus Trägern, Nutzerinnen und Nutzern ()

Das Projekt setzt damit Orientierung und Maßstäbe für die sozial orientierte, von vielfältigen Akteuren getragene Stadtentwicklung und ist im Sinne des Deutschen Städtebaupreises besonders beispielgebend."

For further information please see the project description from the DASL

Frizz23 is one of 25 buildings in Germany to be nominated for the The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2022

The Mies Award is one of the most prestigious architecture prizes in the world. It is awarded every two years by the European Commission to recognise and commend excellence in European architecture in conceptual, social, cultural, technical and constructive terms.

Frizz23 is shortlisted for the Heinze Award 2019 as one of the best non housing buildings in Germany.

Frizz23 is shortlisted for the DAM Preis 2020 as one of the best buildings in Germany.

It will be featured in the exhibition The 26 Best Buildings in / from Germany in the Deutsche Architekturmuseum from Feb 1. 2020 until May 10 2020

On November 15th 2003 slender was awarded a distinction in the 'Architekturpreis Berlin 2003' by a jury of internationally renowned architects. It was chosen from amongst 91 entries of buildings completed in Berlin between 2000 and 2003.

One prize and six distinctions are awarded every three years for outstanding architecture in Berlin. Among the other winners in this competition were Rem Koolhaas, Diener & Diener and Giorgio Grassi. Read more...