Young Talent Architecture Award (YTAA), as part of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, is organised by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe with the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union in partnership with the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE-CAE).

It was a pleasure having your faculty participating in previous editions of the YTAA. The prestige of your faculty impels us to invite you to participate in its third edition, YTAA 2020, which will include the graduation projects presented between January 1st 2018 and December 31st 2019.

Each faculty is asked to register as soon as possible sending an email to ytaa@miesbcn.com. Afterwards we will contact you to proceed with the nomination of the graduation projects that your faculty considers through an internal selection process before February 24. Please, find attached the Rules and the Calendar documents with all the details.

The four Winners will be supported in the creation of a network with the architects and critics involved in the EUMiesAward. They will also receive 5.000€ each; a profile in World Architects; furniture from USM to organize their workspace; their designs will be presented at the 2020 YTAA Traveling Exhibition with a special venue in Venice (in the context of La Biennale di Venezia) where they will be invited to participate in a debate together with other professionals. Finalists, Shortlisted and Schools will also be awarded.

YTAA is organised by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe with the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and in partnership with the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE-CAE); World Architects as a founding partner; the European Cultural Centre as a partner in Venice; sponsored by Jung, Jansen and Regent; and with the support of USM.

The opening of the exhibition of YTAA 2020 will take place in May 23 in Venice in the context of La Biennale di Venezia. The Awards Ceremony and debate will take place in September in the same space with the participation of the Jury members, Winners, Finalists, partners and other professionals.