Architecture Lecture

Acclaimed international architect Helmut Jahn will give the closing lecture for the Exhibit – European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2011, currently on display at the Instituto Cervantes.  Featuring the most innovative designs from Europe’s leading architects, this program provides a forum to share and discuss the latest developments in architecture and urban planning. Finalists and award winners of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture are featured in this ground-breaking exhibit. A former student of Mies van der Rohe at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Jahn has the unique experience to link the past with the present – and the future.  (Wine reception to follow.)