Guggenheim Helsinki Design Competition Competition Conditions The competition is made possible by the Guggenheim Helsinki Supporting Foundation, Guggenheim Helsinkiin Association, Louise och Göran Ehrnrooth Foundation, and private individuals who wish to remain anonymous. © Malcolm Reading Consultants 2014 This document has been assembled by MRC with the authorisation of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation for the purposes of arranging the Guggenheim Helsinki Design Competition. We gratefully record thanks to the City of Helsinki Planning Department, the City of Helsinki Real Estate Department and Suomen Arkkitehtiliitto (the Finnish Association of Architects) for their assistance. Photo and map credits: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation; City of Helsinki Survey Division (base maps); Tuomas Uusheimo; City of Helsinki Media Bank; City of Helsinki Museum, Aerial and bird’s eye photographs courtesy of the City of Helsinki. Front and back cover image, Boy Hulden. Malcolm Reading Consultants Limited T +44 (0) 20 7831 2998 F +44 (0) 20 7404 7645 offi
[email protected] Fourth Floor 10 Ely Place London EC1N 6RY Contents Introduction 3 The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation 7 Background 8 Mission and Purpose 13 Museum Profile 14 Context and Heritage 25 The Competition Area 41 Competition Assignment and Guidelines 55 Competition Rules and Requirements 71 Finnish Translation 86 Swedish Translation 93 Appendices and Downloads 100 1 Waterfront view of the competition site looking across South Harbor from Congress Hall 2 Introduction The launch of the Guggenheim Helsinki Design Competition is a remarkable moment for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, the State of Finland, and the City of Helsinki. For the first time in the Guggenheim’s history of engagement with architecture, design, and urban life, the foundation is seeking a design for a museum through an open competition.