The jury of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture has arrived in Ostrava
The project of transforming the historical slaughterhouse into the PLATO Contemporary Art Gallery has increased its chances of winning the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. After advancing to the shortlist in January, it has now made its way into the final five. No Czech building has achieved this success in the past.
The jury members ranked the slaughterhouse transformation among the top five in the Architecture category, having initially selected from a total of 362 nominated projects at the beginning of the competition. The judges will decide on the winner on April 25, 2024. The award ceremony, with the announcement of the main prize and the opening of the finalists' exhibition, will take place in May at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona.
Ostrava's mayor, Jan Dohnal, reminded that the conversion of the slaughterhouse into a gallery has already placed Ostrava among the elite of contemporary European architecture. “Advancing to the finals is an event with significant international ramifications. There is no other domestic building that has appeared so far even in the narrower selection of the award, let alone in its finals. For Ostrava, this is, not least of all, proof that the bet on interesting and unconventional architectural projects was the right step. The number of fundamentally important buildings that will beautify the face of the city without disturbing its character will gradually increase, and these will become a clearly visible part of Ostrava's identity in the future.”
The transformation of the historical city slaughterhouse spans the years 2020–2022. The design is by the studio KWK Promes of Polish architect Robert Konieczny and features elements of so-called moving architecture. Through unique rotating walls, the spatial perception of the interiors changes, which also brings the visitor closer to both the building and the exhibitions themselves.
The phenomenal success has also increased the attendance at the PLATO gallery, which is housed in the former slaughterhouse. The international exhibition titled “Fugitive, found a hiding place, still escaping” has therefore been extended by a whole week and attracted over 8,000 visitors, including the seven-member jury of the entire competition. The members of the international jury, who will gradually visit all the finalists, took the opportunity to see the PLATO building in normal operation on Sunday, March 17. The judges also met with the project designer Robert Konieczny and his team, the director of the PLATO city gallery Marek Pokorný, the mayor of the city Jan Dohnal, and other representatives of the city of Ostrava.
The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award is awarded every two years. The evaluators select buildings located on the old continent, designed by architects from European countries (not just EU countries). The award was first given in 1988, and most recently – in 2022 – it was received by the British architectural firm Grafton Architects for the Town House at Kingston University.
The jury members ranked the slaughterhouse transformation among the top five in the Architecture category, having initially selected from a total of 362 nominated projects at the beginning of the competition. The judges will decide on the winner on April 25, 2024. The award ceremony, with the announcement of the main prize and the opening of the finalists' exhibition, will take place in May at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona.
Ostrava's mayor, Jan Dohnal, reminded that the conversion of the slaughterhouse into a gallery has already placed Ostrava among the elite of contemporary European architecture. “Advancing to the finals is an event with significant international ramifications. There is no other domestic building that has appeared so far even in the narrower selection of the award, let alone in its finals. For Ostrava, this is, not least of all, proof that the bet on interesting and unconventional architectural projects was the right step. The number of fundamentally important buildings that will beautify the face of the city without disturbing its character will gradually increase, and these will become a clearly visible part of Ostrava's identity in the future.”
The transformation of the historical city slaughterhouse spans the years 2020–2022. The design is by the studio KWK Promes of Polish architect Robert Konieczny and features elements of so-called moving architecture. Through unique rotating walls, the spatial perception of the interiors changes, which also brings the visitor closer to both the building and the exhibitions themselves.
The phenomenal success has also increased the attendance at the PLATO gallery, which is housed in the former slaughterhouse. The international exhibition titled “Fugitive, found a hiding place, still escaping” has therefore been extended by a whole week and attracted over 8,000 visitors, including the seven-member jury of the entire competition. The members of the international jury, who will gradually visit all the finalists, took the opportunity to see the PLATO building in normal operation on Sunday, March 17. The judges also met with the project designer Robert Konieczny and his team, the director of the PLATO city gallery Marek Pokorný, the mayor of the city Jan Dohnal, and other representatives of the city of Ostrava.
The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award is awarded every two years. The evaluators select buildings located on the old continent, designed by architects from European countries (not just EU countries). The award was first given in 1988, and most recently – in 2022 – it was received by the British architectural firm Grafton Architects for the Town House at Kingston University.
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