The first stage of the design competition for the new Museum of Architecture and Design has concluded – An online gallery of submissions will be published on 12 September

The first stage of the design competition for the new national museum of architecture and design, planned for Helsinki, concluded on 29 August 2024. An online gallery featuring submissions from the competition’s first stage will be published on 12 September.
The design competition sought proposals for a building that will provide a home for Finland’s new national museum of architecture and design on Helsinki’s South Harbour.  Photo: Sami Saastamoinen / Suomen arkkitehtuuri- ja designmuseosäätiö
The two-stage competition aims to find a feasible design solution and a design team for a new museum building on a site in Helsinki's South Harbour. An online gallery featuring submissions from the competition’s first stage will be published on 12 September. Photo: Sami Saastamoinen / Suomen arkkitehtuuri- ja designmuseosäätiö

Kaarina Gould, CEO of The Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design and member of the jury said: 

- The first stage of the competition closed last night, and already at this point we would like to warmly thank all participants. On September 12 we will be able to share the number of approved entries, and publish an online gallery with the main views of these designs. The jury will begin their work immediately with the momentous task of assessing proposals from around the world on what the new home for architecture and design in Helsinki’s South Harbor could look like.

The jury will announce its selection of entries for the second stage in December 2024. The competition results will be announced in September 2025. The new museum of architecture and design in Helsinki, Finland, is planned to open in 2030, bringing together the collections and organizations of the Museum of Finnish Architecture and Design Museum Helsinki.  

The design competition is organized by the Real Estate Company ADM, owned by the City of Helsinki and the State of Finland, and the Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design, in collaboration with the City of Helsinki and the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA). Strategic partners for the museum project are DVDL Cultural Planners (New York) and Haahtela Group.

Learn more about the competition and the jury here on the website of the new museum.(Link leads to external service) 

Launch of the Online Gallery for the 1 Stage of the New Architecture Museum Design Competition at Helsinki Design Week 

An online gallery showcasing submissions from the first stage of the design competition will be unveiled in a public event at the Helsinki Design Week’s main stage on Thursday, 12 September, from 16:00 to 20:00 (Paasivuorenkatu 3).

The event is open to everyone and free of charge, featuring thought-provoking talks and presentations from members of the museum’s international advisory group as well as other experts. The day will culminate with a keynote speech by Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, on museums as agents of change.

Learn more about the event programme and speakers here(Link leads to external service)