{"id":277546,"date":"2026-02-06T17:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/277546\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:27:09","slug":"dubrovniks-gruz-market-reaches-final-of-prestigious-eu-architecture-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/277546\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubrovnik\u2019s Gru\u017e Market Reaches Final of Prestigious EU Architecture Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"439\">Croatia has secured a place in the final of one of Europe\u2019s most prestigious architecture prizes, with Gru\u017e Market shortlisted for the **2026 **EU Mies Award****.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"876\">Designed by the Dubrovnik-based studio ARP Velja\u010di\u0107-Pera\u010di\u0107, led by architects Miranda Velja\u010di\u0107 and Dinko Pera\u010di\u0107, the Gru\u017e Market has advanced from an initial shortlist of 40 projects to the final seven in the contemporary architecture category for 2026. The remaining finalists include three projects from France and one each from Belgium, Spain and Slovenia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"1284\">In its assessment, the jury described the seven finalist projects as \u201cexemplary contributions to the future of European architecture,\u201d noting their ability to respond to local conditions while addressing broader social challenges. The jury praised the projects for creating inclusive, high-quality spaces for living, learning and community life, balancing innovation with sensitivity to their surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dubrovniks_Gru\u017e_Market_Reaches_Final_of_Prestigious_EU_Architecture_Award_1.png\" alt=\"Dubrovniks Gru\u017e Market Reaches Final of Prestigious EU Architecture Award 1\" width=\"615\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1680\">Originally conceived as a simple canopy to protect vendors from sun and rain, the Gru\u017e Market project evolved into a comprehensive urban renewal. The reconstruction restored visual integrity to the adjacent historic summer residence, revitalised surrounding public spaces, and redefined the market as a coherent public building that connects areas inside and outside Dubrovnik\u2019s historic walls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1912\">Established in 1988 in Barcelona by the Fundaci\u00f3 Mies van der Rohe in partnership with the European Union, the EU Mies van der Rohe Award is widely regarded as one of the highest distinctions in contemporary European architecture.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@dubrovnik_times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dubrovnik_times?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@dubrovnik_times<\/a> February weekend in Dubrovnik  <a title=\"dubrovnik\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/dubrovnik?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#dubrovnik<\/a> <a title=\"croatia\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/croatia?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#croatia<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - The Dubrovnik Times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7474931442981178134?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; The Dubrovnik Times<\/a>   \t  <script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Croatia has secured a place in the final of one of Europe\u2019s most prestigious architecture prizes, with Gru\u017e&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[143125,437,434,435,436,143126,143122,438,143124,143121,146,143120,143119,85,46,143123],"class_list":["post-277546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arp-veljacic-peracic","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-contemporary-architecture-europe","tag-croatian-architects","tag-design","tag-dinko-peracic","tag-dubrovnik-architecture","tag-entertainment","tag-eu-mies-award-2026","tag-gruz-market-dubrovnik","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-miranda-veljacic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}