The five finalists for the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Award in architecture have been announced, and boy, that will be some tough judging! I'm having a hard time choosing a favorite, especially between the Zenith Music Hall in France, and the Oslo Opera House in Norway. The winner of this prestigious award will be announced in May.The five finalists are:

Multimodal Centre-Nice Tramway / Nice, France / by Marc Barani - Atelier Marc Barani Zenith Music Hall / Strasbourg, France / by Massimiliano Fuksas, Doriana Fuksas - Massimiliano Fuksas Architecture

University Luigi Bocconi / Milan, Italy / by Shelley McNamara, Yvonne Farrell - Grafton Architects

The Norwegian Opera & Ballet [Oslo Opera House] / Oslo, Norway / by Kjetil Træaedal Thorsen, tarald Lundevall, Craig Dykers - Snøhetta

Library, Senior Citizen' Centre and City Block Core Zone, Sant Antoni District / Barcelona, Spain / by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramon Vilalta - RCR Aranda Pigem Vilalta Arquitectes

If you were seated on the European Commission, which one would you choose?

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