International competition launched for national museum of architecture and design in Helsinki

Helsinki South Harbour 2024

Project aims to create one of the largest custom design and architecture museums in Europe on historic waterfront site

An international architectural competition has been launched to design a £90m (EUR €105m) museum in Helsinki dedicated to architecture and design.

The landmark building on the historic waterfront at South Harbour in the Finnish capital is aiming to be the largest bespoke design museum in Europe, and one of the largest in the world.

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