As part of the activities to be held on the 25th anniversary of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – MIES van der Rohe Prize, this catalogue explains the value of the prize as a platform for discovery and debate around two main themes: the historical value of the Prize as a demonstration of the importance of European architecture, and the role of the Prize as a mechanism for the creation of topics of interest in today's European architecture, and as a process that contributes to the construction of an architectural and urban discourse, both in Europe and around the m. . 284 p: .. Fot, b/w, 25x17 cm, hardcover,