The list of 449 architectural projects submitted for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2022, located in 279 cities in 41 countries, was announced on February 2. 514 architectural practices compete for the European Union’s most important award for architecture, presented by the European Commission and Fundació Mies van der Rohe. For the first time, the current edition also includes works built in Armenia, Moldavia and Tunisia.
Unlike the constructions of the great era of social housing all over Europe in the 50s, which often had a negative impact on quality of life, the Kamaleon housing development by NL Architects successfully mediates between the large number of residential units and the development’s inclusion in its urban surroundings.