Trio of post-communist countries on Mies van der Rohe Award shortlist for first time

Buildings in Albania, Serbia and Slovakia have been shortlisted for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award for the first time.
The presence of buildings in new countries with the potential to win Europe's most prestigious prize is proof of the "new agenda" of architecture in Europe said the jury.
Re-centring discussion "keeps architecture alive"
Awarded biannually, the prize is given to the best example of European architecture completed in the last two years by a European architect. It is