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Architects Rudanko + Kankkunen Wins Purchase in Aurinkokivi School Competition

2013-02-21T20:43:00-05:00

Helsinki-based duo Architects Rudanko + Kankkunen has sent us their entry in the architectural competition for a future school concept in Vantaa, Finland. The design proposal for Vantaa's Aurinkokivi area was awarded a purchase prize for its inspiring architecture and child-friendly spaces.

Another Step Toward a Guggenheim in Helsinki

2012-01-10T14:37:13-05:00

The results are in from a yearlong feasibility study commissioned by the City of Helsinki and undertaken by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum to examine the possibility of building a new Guggenheim Museum in Finland. The study concluded that yes, such a project would significantly boost Helsinki’s efforts to become a cultural capital.

BIG to Design Ski Resort in Lapland

2011-12-12T18:56:32-05:00

BIG has just been announced winning an invited competition for Koutalaki Ski Village, a 47,000 m2 ski resort and recreational area in Levi, Finland.

Serlachius Art Museum Gösta Proposal by Eero Lunden Studio + Eric Tan of PinkCloud.DK

2011-08-17T01:49:00-04:00

Eero Lunden Studio from Helsinki, Finland and Eric Tan of Danish firm PinkCloud.DK have sent us their collaborative entry to the Serlachius Art Museum Gösta design competition in Mänttä, Finland.

Church invests in modern architecture

2011-08-11T11:37:31-04:00

The Chapel of St. Lawrence in Vantaa and the famous Temppeliaukio Church in Helsinki are both results of architectural competitions. The competition system has brought around a hundred church buildings to Finland.

Serlachius Art Museum Gösta Proposal by MACA

2011-06-27T14:24:03-04:00

Young, Madrid-based architecture office MACA has shared with us their entry to the international design contest for the extension to the Serlachius Art Museum Gösta in Mänttä, Finland.

See more of MACA's work here.