2024-05-05T02:35:14-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/75651861/helsinki-central-library-entry-by-aakaa-mars-architectes Alexander Walter 2013-06-20T14:38:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/uz/uzy6mk31ve1a6uqj.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Earlier this week, we published the winners of the highly popular Helsinki Central Library competition. One of the five entries recognized with an Honorable Mention is the proposal Through the Looking Glass which is conceptualized around the idea of a "building like a bookcase." The design was a collaboration between French architecture firms AAKAA and MARS Architectes.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Previously: <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/75535894/helsinki-central-library-competition-picks-ala-architects-k-nn-s-as-winner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Helsinki Central Library Competition Picks ALA Architects&rsquo; K&auml;&auml;nn&ouml;s as Winner</a></p>