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Design competition submissions for Guggenheim Helsinki revealed
United Kingdom Architecture News - Oct 30, 2014 - 15:34 4864 views
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has announced the launch of an online gallery featuring the submissions for Stage One of the Guggenheim Helsinki Design Competition to design a proposed Guggenheim museum in the Finnish capital.
The gallery, which can be found on the competition website, is the first public presentation of the Stage One entries.
Stage One submissions were received from 77 countries, according to voluntary data provided by 70 percent of competitors. A "heat map" on the website indicates the overall percentage of submissions received, led by the United States, Italy, Finland, the UK, France and Japan.
"We are thrilled to throw open the doors of this digital gallery and share the Stage One submissions with people in Finland and from around the world," said Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation......Continue Reading