Two buildings in Ireland have been selected for the 40 building shortlist for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award announced by the European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe.

The Model School Inchicore by Donaghy + Dimond Architects, and Merrion Cricket Pavilion by TAKA Architects were selected by the jury. The 40 projects were selected from 355 works nominated for the award by a jury led by UK architect Stephen Bates and including architects Gonçalo Byrne, Peter Cachola Schmal, Pelin Derviş and Dominique Jakob.