Mies van der Rohe Foundation
The Mies van der Rohe Foundation is a non-profit public entity created with the aim of reconstructing the German Pavilion that the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and designer Lilly Reich created for the Barcelona International Exposition (1929).

The temporary pavilion was demolished in 1930 after the exposition finished. In 1959 the architect Oriol Bohigas asked Mies van der Rohe for permission to rebuild the Pavilion, and in 1983 work began with the team of architects Ignasi de Solà-Morales, Cristian Cirici and Fernando Ramos, in collaboration with Arthur Drexler and the Mies van der Rohe archive at MoMA. The present building was inaugurated in 1986.

Activities
In addition to ensuring the preservation of one of the pioneering works of modern architecture, the Mies van der Rohe Foundation aims to deepen the debate on modern and contemporary architecture and urban planning, create a documentary archive on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and promote the study of the architect.

Another of the Foundation's focuses is on the analysis and study of Mediterranean cities through collaboration with institutions and universities in the Mediterranean basin.

European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award
The awarding of The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award is a key function of the organisation 'to acknowledge and reward quality architectural production in Europe.'The Mies van der Rohe Foundation produces a travelling exhibition with the results of each edition of the Prize and a catalogue.

Lilly Reich Grant
The foundation also awards the Lilly Reich Grant for equality in architecture. The grant promotes the study and promotion of the contributions in architecture by figures that have been overlooked, forgotten or made by professionals who have suffered discrimination due to their personal conditions.

Docomomo
Between 2010 – 2014, the Mies van der Rohe Foundation served as the headquarters of Docomomo International, an international organization dedicated to the documentation and conservation of buildings of the Modern Movement.

Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Foundation is composed of:
City Council of Barcelona
Ministry of Development
Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat of Catalonia
Barcelona Free Trade Zone Consortium
College of Architects of Catalonia
Barcelona Fair
Barcelona School of Architecture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz Berlin

Publications

 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009, ACTAR, 2009, Barcelona
 de Solà-Morales, Ignasi; Cirici, Cristian; Ramos, Fernando (1993). Mies van der Rohe: Barcelona Pavilion. Barcelona: Gustavo Gili. ISBN 8425216079.

References

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Category:Academic staff of the Bauhaus
Category:Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1928
Category:Art museums and galleries in Barcelona
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Category:Modernist architecture in Barcelona
Category:Montjuïc
Category:Demolished buildings and structures
Category:Rebuilt buildings and structures