JKMM Architects Wins Competition to Design Helsinki Museum of Architecture and Design
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Summary
Finnish architecture studio JKMM Architects has won an international competition to design the new Museum of Architecture and Design in Helsinki. The winning design features sloped facades made from recycled brick and will be constructed on the site originally intended for Helsinki's failed Guggenheim museum project. The new museum will showcase Finnish architecture and design through exhibitions and will be located on a vacant plot at Helsinki's South Harbour.
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· 3 pulledA design by Finnish studio JKMM Architects with sloped facades made from recycled brick has been announced as the winner of a contest for a design museum in Helsinki
Set to be built on a vacant plot on Helsinki's South Harbour, the museum will host exhibitions on the architecture and design of Finland
which is set to be built on the site of the city's ill-fated Guggenheim museum
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