Office for the Fundacio Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona

An international, open competition is being held for the design of the Office for the Fundacio Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona. Sponsored by the Barcelona City Council, Editorial Gustavo Gili SA, and the Fundacio Mies van der Rohe, it is open only to architects under 40. The competition is for the design of the foundation's headquarters and proposes as its design theme a building linked to the pavilion designed by Mies for the Barcelona Exposi-tion in 1929. The brief includes a multipurpose hall, an auditorium, and areas for management, administration, and archives. Deadline for registration documentation is November 15; submission deadline is March 31, 1998. To register, write Editorial Gustavo Gili, Rossello 87-89, 08029 Barcelona; call 343/430-5435; or fax [phone].