European Commission and Mies van der Rohe Foundation announced that Norwegian National Opera and Ballet designed by Snøhetta is the winner of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009. The jury also assigned the Emerging Architect Special Mention to STUDIO UP / Lea Pelivan and Toma Plejic, for Gymnasium 46° 09′ N / 16° 50′ E in Koprivnica, Croatia… [miesarch.com / video > miesarch.com / elmundo.es]