This entry envisions the Guggenheim Helsinki as a premier destination to see work by avant-garde artists from around the world and a showcase of Finnish art and design, while also playing a vital role in the local urban culture through its expanded civic presence. Its design is the product of a sensitive response to the physical and cultural context.

The refined composition of shifted and rotated forms reveals Helsinki in new ways through a movement sequence orchestrated around views that frame select architectural icons, harbor islands, and the park, while also forging connections with the surrounding city through its architecture, furthering the Guggenheim’s mission of openness & public engagement.