Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize: These six architectural works across the Americas are the 2023 finalists

The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) jury has announced its list of six finalists for this year’s contest during a special event held in Medellin, Colombia. The prize honors projects completed in the Americas region between December 2018 and June 2021. Finalists were selected from a field of 39 projects that were announced in June of 2022. 

“We knew going into this trip that we would be visiting projects that demonstrate the relevance of a simple idea, but one that is so crucial right now: doing more with less,” MCHAP jury member Dirk Denison said in a statement. “The finalist projects all exhibit a radical generosity, giving their communities so much with the most targeted of interventions.”

Anahuacalli Museum, remodeling and expansion by Taller de Arquitectura | Mauricio Rocha 
Mexico City, Mexico, completed in June 2021

Guadalupe Market by Colectivo C733 
Tapachula, Mexico, completed in June 2021

Park in the Prado neighborhood by the Mayor's Office of Medellín - Secretary of Infrastructure
Medellín, Colombia, completed in May 2021

The Menil Drawing Institute by Johnston Marklee 
Houston, TX, completed in November 2018 

The Polygon Gallery by Patkau Architects 
North Vancouver, BC, Canada, completed in January 2018

Valois Housing Building by Jose Cubilla  
Asuncion, Paraguay, completed in March 2021

The winner will vie for the final $50,000 cash prize and subsequent publication of their work. An announcement of the Prize will come on March 24th from the Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture. 

Learn more about this year's finalists here.