21.09.2011
Neues Museum
David Chipperfield and his team are to be awarded the German Architecture Prize in October 2011 for their outstanding work on the Neues Museum. In addition, the museum has received a further accolade in the form of the Philippe Rotthier European Prize for Architecture, in the category of 'best museum renovation'. These two awards are only the last in a line of accolades that the Neues Museum has received since its opening in 2009:
2011
- European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Award
- German Architecture Prize
- Philippe Rotthier European Prize for Architecture
2010
- European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2010
- The 'Great Nike' (main award) and the 'Nike for perfection in detail 2010' from the Association of German Architects (BDA)
- Travel + Leisure Design Award 2010 in the category of 'best museum'
2009
- BDA Prize Berlin
- Special distinction in the Architecture Prize Berlin
- Culture Prize Berlin, from the BZ newspaper
- RIBA Award, and the RIBA Crown Estate Conservation Award, from the Royal Institute of British Architects
- Excellence in Design Award in the category of historical preservation/restoration, from the American Institute of Architecture UK Chapter