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"The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe today announced  the  finalists for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009, one of the most important and prestigious prizes for international architecture.
By supporting the Prize, the European Commission underlines the role of architecture as a driver for creativity and innovation and draws attention to the important contribution of European professionals in the development of new ideas and technologies. 
The finalists are: 

• Multimodal Centre – Nice Tramway, Nice (France) by Marc Barani / Atelier Marc Barani
• Zenith Music Hall, Strasbourg (France) by Massimiliano Fuksas, Doriana Fuksas / Massimiliano Fuksas Architecture
• University Luigi Bocconi, Milan (Italy) by Shelley McNamara, Yvonne Farrell / Grafton Architects
• The Norwegian Opera & Ballet, Oslo (Norway) by Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Tarald Lundevall, Craig Dykers / Snøhetta
• Library, Senior Citizens’ Centre and City Block Core Zone, Sant Antoni’s District, Barcelona (Spain) by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramon Vilalta / RCR Aranda Pigem Vilalta Arquitectes"

Multimodal Centre – Nice Tramway, (France)

Zenith Music Hall - Photo: Moreno Maggi

University Bocconi - Photo: Federico Brunetti

Oslo Opera - Photo: Jens Passoth

Senior Citizens’ Centre - Photo: Hisao Suzuki