Initiated in 1987 after an agreement between the European Parliament and the
Barcelona City Council, the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture
- Mies van der Rohe Awards has been organised by the Fundació Mies van der
Rohe and the European Commission since 2001.

The Prizes draw the map of the best European Contemporary Architecture.
Categories of the EUmies Awards:
- Architecture
- Emerging Architecture
- Young Talent


The latter is the most recent addition to the Prize,
which recognizes and rewards the best graduation projects of architecture
students throughout Europe and beyond.