Wiel Arets, Dean of the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Dirk Denison, Director of the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP), have announced the inaugural MCHAP shortlist – 36 “Outstanding Projects” selected from the 225 MCHAP nominees.
“The rich diversity of these built works is a testament to the creative energy at work in the Americas today,” said Arets. “When viewed alongside the innovative work by the MCHAP.emerge finalists and winner, Poli House by Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen which we honored in May, we see the evolution of a distinctly American conversation about creating livable space.”
From MCHAP. In April, 226 works from throughout the Americas were chosen as nominees by 70 professionally diverse, international ambassadors. The 36 MCHAP Outstanding Projects were chosen from among the nominees by the inaugural MCHAP Jury.
The winner of MCHAP, chosen from the list of 36 shortlisted projects, will be announced on July 9th at a live-streamed public event in Santiago, Chile. The authors of the MCHAP recipient and shortlist will then be celebrated at a conference held at Crown Hall on October 22, 2014 where the jury will engage in a direct dialogue about the works as part of a continuing exploration of how architecture can improve the lives of the people who inhabit these innovative built works.
Here's the shortlist:
1111 Lincoln Road in Miami, Florida, by Herzog & de Meuron
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Altamira Residential Building in Rosaria, Argentina, by Rafael Iglesia
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ASU Health Service in Tempe, Arizona, by Lake Flato Architects
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Bolivar Civic Center in Pueblo Bolivar, Uruguay, by Arq. Marcelo Gualano / Arq. Martín Gualano
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Burle Marx Education Center in Brumadinho, Brazil, by Paula Zasnicoff – Alexandre Brasil / Arquitetos Associados
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Capilla del Retiro in Auco, Los Andes, Chile, by Undurraga Deves Arquitectos (Cristián Undurraga)
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Cooper Union Center for Advancement of Science and Art in New York, New York, by Morphosis
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CUBE Tower in Guadalajara, Mexico, by Estudio Carme Pinos
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Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California by Gehry Partners
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Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences/CDRD in Vancouver, Canada, by Saucier + Perrotte Architectes
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Fernando Botero Library Park in San Cristobal, Columbia, by G Ateliers Architecture (Orlando Garcia)
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Glass Pavilion, Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA
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PGrande Bibliotheque du Quebec in Montreal, Canada, by Patkau / Croft Pelletier / Menkes Shooner Dagenais Letourneux Architectes Associes
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Iberê Camargo Foundation in Porto Alegre, Brazil, by Álvaro Siza Vieira
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Innovation Center UC – Anacleto Angelini in Santiago, Chile, by Elemental S.A.
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Kindergarten Ciudad de la Alegria, Timayui in Santa Marta, Columbia, by Giancarlo Mazzanti
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Mestizo Restaurant in Santiago, Chile, by Smiljan Radic
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Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois, by Edward K. Uhlir, FAIA
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Building in Kansas City, Missouri by Steven Holl Architects
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New Carver Apartments in Los Angeles, California, by Michael Maltzan, FAIA
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New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, New York, by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA
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Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle Art Museum in Seattle, Washington, by Weiss / Manfredi
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Optima Camelview Village in Scottsdale, Arizona, by David C. Hovey, FAIA
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Parque Novo Santo Amaro V Social Housing in São Paulo, Brazil, by Vigliecca & Associados: Héctor Vigliecca (Chief Designer)
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Praça das Artes – Performing Arts Centre in São Paulo, Brazil, by Brasil Arquitetura (Francisco Fanucci, Marcelo Ferraz) and Marcos Cartum
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Pratt Institute Higgins Hall Insertion in Brooklyn, New York, by Steven Holl Architects
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Punta Pite in Papudo, Chile, by Teresa Moller
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Saint Nicholas Eastern Orthodox Church in Springdale, Arkansas, by Marlon Blackwell Architect
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Seattle Central Library, in Seattle, Washington, by OMA / LMN – Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus (Partner in Charge)
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Studio R in São Paulo, Brazil, by Studio MK27 (Marcio Kogan & Gabriel Kogan)
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Telcel Theater in Ciudad de México, Mexico, by Antón Garcia-Abril & Ensamble Studio
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Teleton Child Rehabilitation Centre in Asuncion, Paraguay, by Solano Benítez Gabinete de Arquitectura
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The High Line in New York, New York, by James Corner Field Operations
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The Integral House in Toronto, Canada, by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
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Vasconcelos Library and Botanical Gardens in Mexico City, Mexico, by Alberto Kalach
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Vertical House in Lima, Peru, by Alexia León Angell
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For more information about MCHAP and MCHAP.emerge, their purpose, process and timeline, visit http://arch.iit.edu/prize/mchap.