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'working together from the beginning is a way to see the world through someone else's eyes, to establish shared goals, to unearth opportunities, and ultimately, to offer new outcomes,' delk tells designboom.
the 150 year-old art nouveau icon is scheduled to open by the end of may after over 15 years of construction.
the interior design juxtaposes existing historical features of the building with clean, contemporary lines.
the house is designed to resemble a large piece of a tree trunk.
I don’t understand the fixation with wooden surfaces. They don’t fit in the context at all. Helsinki as a city is a blend of neo-classical and modern, stone and steel and glass. All these timber boxes look like suburban garden sheds magnified in scale. The only one that stands out as “acceptable” is the design with draped glass curtain walls – it reads as a sculpture placed in the historical surroundings and has some dignity to it – but is a rather boring rectangular shape. The existing Kiasma contemporary art museum is lightyears ahead of all these proposals.
The entry GH-1128435973 looks so similar to the finalist for the Oslo Waterfront competition.
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What a missed opportunity for Helsinki. Feeling very sad. The jury apparently only took 4 days to go through 1715 projects.. so a little less than 60 seconds per project. This has been hastened and the shortlist speaks for itself. Sorry Finland