« The time of renovation »
The 9th Philippe Rotthier European Prize for Architecture rewards notable renovations carried out in Europe during the past five years.
The jury of the Philippe Rotthier European Prize for Architecture, under the presidency of Maurice Culot and in the presence of Philippe Rotthier, founder of the prize, gathered on 24th and 25th June 2011.
After having reviewed the 101 propositions, from 19 countries, the jury decided: to select thirty projects, among which seven successful candidates will be awarded a 30,000 € prize to share out between them, to grant a special prize and to single out three projects for an honour. All of the works will be exhibited and presented in the catalogue of the exhibition, which will take place from 16th October to 20th November 2011 at the Architecture Museum - the Lodge, 86 rue de l’Ermitage in Brussels, before being presented in Paris and other cities.
The jury insisted on selecting works that were still little known, that offered social advance or that encouraged a renewed dialogue in between history, the past lives of buildings and the new activities they encompass. All of the contestants were congratulated for the high quality of the works they had presented.
Members of the jury of the Philippe Rotthier European Prize for Architecture :
- Christian Biecher, architect, France
- Ben Bolgar, architect, United-Kingdom
- Anna Heringer, architect, Austria
- André Jacqmain, architect, Belgium
- Christian Lasserre, economist, Belgium
- Jean-Paul Midant, historian, France
- Katia Pecnik, journalist, France
- William Pesson, architect, France
- Jean-Baptiste Pietri, architect, France
- Paolo Portoghesi, architect, theorist and professor of architecture, Italy
