6th Edition of the European Award AHI: shortlisted projects announced

A total of 26 works (16 in the Built Heritage category and 10 in the Outdoor Spaces category) have been selected by the Jury of the AHI European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention, a biennial event organized jointly with the Architects’ Association of Catalonia, and whose main objective is to give visibility and recognition to good practice in heritage intervention in Europe.
The International Jury for the Category of Intervention in built heritage, made up of the architects Dikkie Scipio, Susana Valbuena, and Kimmo Lintula, has selected the following from a total of 174 projects submitted:

- Bijloke Concert Hall, Ghent, Belgium. DRDH Architects & Julian Harrap Architects
- “Sant Francesc” and “La Pardala”, Morella Castle, Morella, Spain. Carquero Arquitectura
- Quadrangle Building, King’s College, London, UK. Hall McKnight
- Ortega Marañón Foundation, Madrid, Spain. Junquera Arquitectos
- Unió de Cooperadors, Gavà, Spain. Meritxell Inaraja
- Straf! School met lef, Beringen, Belgium. a2o architecten & AAC architecture
- La Carbonería, Barcelona, Spain. OSS Office for Strategic Spaces
- Tobacco factory Linz - House Havana, Linz, Austria. Kaltenbacher architektur & STEINBAUER
- Neue Nationalgalerie refurbishment, Berlin, Germany. David Chipperfield Architects
- Monsaraz Fortifications – west and south barbican path, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal. Pedro Pacheco Arquitectos
- Ombú, Madrid, Spain. Foster+Partners
- Bolhão Market, Porto, Portugal. Nuno Valentim, Arquitectura e Reabilitação
- Wintercircus Mahy, Ghent, Belgium. Atelier Kempe Thill, aNNo architects, Baro Architecture & SUM Project
- Galenicum Headquarters, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain. HARQUITECTES
- City Hall of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. HUB, Origin and Bureau Bouwtechniek
- V&A Exhibition Road Quarter, London, UK. AL_A.

The Jury for the Exterior Spaces Category, made up of the architects Chris Rankin, Pasqual Herrero, and Maria Viñé, have selected the following projects from a total of 31 entries:

- Parco della Cultura Antonio Caregaro Negrin, Mogliano Veneto, Italy. MADE associati
- Last Chance for a Slow Dance, Larrabetzu, Spain. behark
- Almadraba of Nueva Umbría, Lepe, Spain. SOL89
- El Tanque Public Garden: Industrial Heritage and Nature, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Fernando Menis
- Gasworks Area, Stockholm, Sweden. sweco
- Trazas de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain. Agi Architects
- The airplane spot in the forest, Alhama de Murcia, Spain. Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura
- Historic Path of Albacar, Ronda, Spain. Sergio Valadez Mateos
- Space “Viewpoint Aljibes”, Álora, Spain. WaterScales arquitectos
- Rec Comtal in Vallbona, Barcelona, Spain. Carles Enrich Studio.

The final decision for the 6th edition, as well as the winning and finalist projects in the four categories of the Award (in addition to those mentioned, the Award also includes categories for Disclosure and Urban Planning, and two Special Mentions, New European Bauhaus and Restoration) will be announced on June 1st at a ceremony to be held in the Pau Gil pavilion of the Hospital de Sant Pau art noveau site in Barcelona.