The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced today that the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo, Norway by Snøhetta is the winner of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009.

The national opera in Iceland aquires a new shining opera house with views to elf hill and the surrounding town When building in Iceland up to the elf hill Borgarholt, it demands a special in depth understanding of Iceland’s history. A completely new opera house for the Icelandic national opera…