A Scottish site – the Hill House Box – has been shortlisted among European buildings for the 2022 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture.
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The National writes:
The shortlist of 40 sites across the EU includes contemporary buildings from 18 different countries with two in London and one in Helensburgh.
The Hill House Box is a protective enclosure for Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s residential masterpiece to enable restoration efforts due to almost 120 years of weathering and decay.
The ‘box’ also allows visitors to continue visiting the site throughout the process and experience the radical and unique conservation work in action.
The Mies van der Rohe Award is given out every two years to works completed within the previous two years.
