Mark Mückenheim received the distinguished price for young artists in the section architecture (Kunstförderpreis NRW) from the government of the state of Northrhine Westfalia – Germany. The price honors  outstanding talents in the arts since 1957. The price is awarded in the following categories: Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Poetry, Writing, Composition, Instrumental Music, Directing, Acting, Singing, Dancing, Stage Performance, Camera Operation, Media Art and Architecture. Previous price winners include Peter Schamoni, Günther Uecker, Günter Wallraff, Pina Bausch, Thomas Ruff, Andreas Gursky, Mischa Kuball, Roland Koch, Simon Ungers and Gregor Schneider among others.