OHLAB has been nominated for the 2011 Mies van der Rohe Award, the most prestigious architecture prize in Europe, with the small work “Urban Shelter”. The award is given every two years and this edition winner is Sir David Chipperfield for the “Neues Museum” in Berlin. The list of previous editions winners includes OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Snohetta, Mansilla y Tuñon, Zaha Hadid, Rafael Moneo, Peter Zumthor or Alvaro Siza among others. The award ceremony will take place on 20 June at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. The ‘Emerging Architect Special Mention’ award goes to Bosch/Capdeferro.