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Helsinki Central Library Entry by OYO + office9 + Ingenium

2012-11-30T20:02:00-05:00

As part of our mini series of Stage 1 proposals submitted to the Helsinki Central Library competition, here is the entry by Belgian collaboration OYO + office9 + Ingenium.

Helsinki Central Library Entry by OODA

2012-11-29T13:30:00-05:00

As part of our mini series of Stage 1 proposals submitted to the Helsinki Central Library competition, here is the entry by Portuguese firm OODA.

Helsinki Central Library Entry by Sputnik and ABT

2012-11-28T14:12:00-05:00

As part of our mini series of Stage 1 proposals submitted to the Helsinki Central Library competition, here is the entry by Sputnik and ABT from Rotterdam.

Helsinki Central Library Entry by Team HELLO WORLD!

2012-11-28T14:10:00-05:00

As part of our mini series of Stage 1 proposals submitted to the Helsinki Central Library competition, here is the entry by Viennese team HELLO WORLD!

Helsinki Central Library Entry by MenoMenoPiu Architects

2012-11-27T21:18:00-05:00

As part of our mini series of Stage 1 proposals submitted to the Helsinki Central Library competition, here is the entry by Paris-based MenoMenoPiu Architects.

Helsinki Central Library Entry by PAR & Arup

2012-11-27T21:11:00-05:00

Continuing with our series of Stage 1 proposals to the Helsinki Central Library competition, this is the scheme by Los Angeles firm Platform for Architecture + Research in collaboration with Arup.

HELSINKI CENTRAL LIBRARY OPEN INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION / by Djuric Tardio Architectes

2012-11-22T21:49:00-05:00

HELSINKI CENTRAL LIBRARY

THE STORYTELLING TREE

The book is an everlasting memory. It is like a hundred-year-old tree that tells us stories and tales, from here and elsewhere. This is where we start from. Just as the roots of the trees are deeply anchored in the ground, the books and their pages, forged by these trees, are deeply anchored in and are representative of Culture. Initially we traverse these roots and gradually journey through the knowledge they contain and protect, until we reach the evergreen canopy. We pause there, in order to meditate, discover and read the books we have encountered and brought.

Our concept : to return to the source of the books and the knowledge they can give us, to ensure its continued existence in today’s Libraries, alongside their new electronic mediums and devices.
This modern Library is like a prime and basic emblem of the Finnish identity, culture and know-how, fruit of the most accomplished wood construction technology. This techn...

Helsinki Central Library Entry by Kubota & Bachmann Architects+Martinez

2012-11-21T21:19:00-05:00

Earlier today, we had published the six proposals to reach stage 2 of the international competition for the design of the Helsinki Central Library. Here's now also another stage 1 entry we have received from Swiss/Japanese practice Kubota & Bachmann Architects in collaboration with Francisco Martinez.

Helsinki Central Library Competition Announces Stage 2 Finalists

2012-11-21T20:19:00-05:00

Heart of the Metropolis, the international architectural competition for the design of the Helsinki Central Library today announced six proposals to move on to the competition's second stage. The selected finalists have now until February 2013 to further develop their proposals. The final winner will be announced in June 2013.

Helsinki Landmark Building, “Fokka” by Arto Ollila

2012-07-02T15:54:00-04:00

The concept "Fokka," by Finnish architecture student Arto Ollila at Helsinki's Aalto University, is the winning concept in a student design competition held in 2011 among all architecture schools in Finland. The task was to design a new landmark building in the Koivusaari area, the most western part of Helsinki, using new and innovative steel structures. Koivusaari is one of the new areas currently under development in Helsinki, the World Design Capital 2012.

Fiber Cement Butterflies Win Bullhorn - Cembrit Design Competition

2012-05-21T16:45:00-04:00

The proposal "Papilio" by Swedish architect duo Selime Osman and Ilyas Awadh has taken the first prize of EUR 10,000 (USD 12,770) in the Bullhorn - Cembrit Design Competition. The winning entry transmorphs fiber cement in a very poetic way into a swarm of light flying butterflies. The brief was to improve life settings in urban transit areas with the Malmi station area in Helsinki, Finland as case.

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.