The 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award shortlist has been unveiled. The five finalists are: Ghent City Hall, Belgium – Robbrecht en Daem architecten; Marie-Jose Van Hee architecten / Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark, BIG Bjarke Ingels Group; Topotek1; Superflex / Harpa – Auditorium and Congress Center in Reykjavik, Iceland, Batteriid architects; Henning Larsen Architects; Studio Olafur Eliasson / House for elderly people, Alcacer do Sal, Portugal, Aires Mateus Arquitectos / Metropol Parasol, Seville, Spain, J. Mayer H.