1st Prize: Barrŕkan Square (Pécs - Hungary)
Arch. Ferenc Cságoly et Ferenc Keller

Perfectly integrated in the urban landscape, this complex consisting of homes and offices is fascinating in the way it intelligently and sensibly confronts the site and finally led to successfully filling the "bad tooth" according to a plan which emphasises the role of the "quarters". The use of old bricks makes the building mingle perfectly with the historical environment and without setting them off from the local architecture. The concept evolves around the site's topography, the shapes of the volumes, the texture of the façade which highlights the essential contribution of brick for meeting architectural objectives. In this particular case, the fine cladding which covers this material resembles the skin of a human being and this means the building can be seen as an organic whole which is capable of showing its emotions.

2nd Prize: The Library (Madrid - Spain)
Arch. José Ignacio Linazasoro Rodriguez

The ruins of the old church located in Lavapiés, one of the oldest quarters of Madrid, have been repurposed for a library, and a new building has been built which consists of an auditorium and meeting rooms. Combined with stone and wood, the red bricks play an essential role. Resting on the ruins, this contemporary section mainly houses the reading rooms. Inside, the old brick walls have been preserved and restored. Light penetrates deep into the buildings, and this is stressed in particularly by the shaft of light between the old building and the new one highlighting a concrete staircase. The project illustrates how continuity and ruptures in history, techniques and aesthetics can create a new and harmonious unity.

3rd Prize: Renovation and extension of the Monastery of Our Lady (Novy Dvur in the Czech Republic).
Arch. John Pawson et Jan Soukup

This old farm dates back to 1750 and belonged to the order of the Prémontrés. The complex had been abandoned for decades. Novy Dvur (the new heart) has been completely restructured and renovated according to the latest building codes and state-of-the-art infrastructure techniques, and a radically modern building has been created (north wing and church). The church with its high and geometrical walls is deprived of all exterior ornaments and the space is modelled by the light that penetrates through what appear to be "tunnels of light". Re-inventing in a contemporary context the Cistercian tradition, this John Pawson project fits perfectly in the architectural spirit of the order of St. Bernard thanks to its minimalist vocabulary: simplicity, the quality of light, harmony of proportions.

Special prize: Cimitero Maggiore (Voghera - Italy)
Arch. Antonio Monestiroli

Built mainly in red bricks and white marble, the extension of the cemetery consists of two buildings in simple and true shapes, geometrical paths, lawn zones and water. The three sides of a large courtyard is open towards the west and contains 4000 columbarium niches which are bordered by elements of varying height that produce a graphic contrast. The rectangular floor-plan creates an asymmetry which enhances the visual impression of an organised urban extension.

Special prize: Saint-Francis Church (Regensburg – Germany)
Arch. Königs Architekten

The project consists of an isolated tower and three extremely simple parallelepipeds for the vicar's residence, the parish house and the church. This somewhat dynamic space offers a slightly unusual design as a result of its ellipsoid shape formed by the apses, its sloping walls in whitewashed bricks, its dark green floor in slate and the zenithal lighting.