EUmies Awards 2024 Exhibition in Timisoara

The exhibition of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Awards 2024 that opened in Barcelona and has travelled to Madrid, Vienna, Prague and Wroclaw, is now stopping in Timisoara.

The venue is the MX – Miklosi Tram Museum, hosted by the MultipeXity Center for Art, Technology and Experimentation, a building built in 1927 as a repair hall.

The exhibition presents the 362 nominated works of this edition, highlighting the 40 works shortlisted by the jury and presenting more detailed and extensive information about the winners and finalists. The exhibition shows how the architects want to express their own ideas and exploit the potential of what architecture can become in a society that is changing in a very radical way. It is a faithful picture of what architecture is today in relation to society.

Among the works there is the shortlisted Nursery 1306 in Timișoara by Maio, Studio Nomadic and Studio Peisaj. and 8 other works built in Romania all presented in the exhibition.

On the occasion of the opening,  Mr. Dominic Fritz, Mayor of Timisoara, Ms Ramona Chiriac, Head of EC Representation in Romania, Alexandra Trofin, coordinator of Beta and Ivan Blasi, EUmies Awards Director at Fundació Mies van der Rohe will introduce the prize and its goals and achievements.

The exhibition also presents the videos and documentaries of the EUmies Awards as well as some of the latest publications of the EUmies Award..

The exhibition opens at the MX – Miklosi Tram Museum on 5 March at 18:00 with the participation of:

Mr. Ruben Lațcău, Deputy Mayor of Timisoara
Ms. Ramona Chiriac, Head of EC Representation in Romania
Daniel Tellman, President of the Timis branch of the Romanian Chamber of Architects
Alexandra Trofin, Advisor to the MAyor and coordinator of Beta
Miruna Trasca, Beta, Beta – Timisoara Architecture Biennial
Cosmina Goagea, Zeppelin magazine
Ivan Blasi, Director EUmies Awards (Fundació Mies van der Rohe)

All photos ©David Dumitrescu

Curator: Anna Sala (Fundació Mies van der Rohe)
Coordination: Jordi Garcia (Fundació Mies van der Rohe)
Mounting: BETACity + Fundació Mies van der Rohe
Videos: Nihao Films (Xavi Campreciós, Pep Martín), Tiago Casanova and the authors of the shortlisted works
Modular furniture: USM
Wood structures: Jorge García Olaya
Wood stools: Studio ACTE (Estelle Barriol and Fanny Bordes)
Steel stools: Jorge Vidal studio
Models: each architecture studio
Surface: 300m2
Visitors:
Collateral activities: Lecture by Maio.