Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
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| Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art | |
| Designer | Steven Holl Architects, New York, New York, USA |
| Local Architect | Juhani Pallasmaa Architects, Helsinki, Finland |
| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Date | 1992 to 1998 |
| Building Type | Museum |
| Construction System | metal, glass, concrete |
| Climate | Cold Temperate |
| Context | Urban |
| Architectural Style | Deconstructivist Modern |
| Builder | Seicon OY |
| Street Address | Mannerheiminaukio 2 Walk Score |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Finnish Ministry of Public Building |
| Cost | FIM 227 million (EUR 38 million) |
| Area | 130,000 square feet (12,000 square meters) |
| Stories | 4 |
| Program | art museum including galleries, theater, cafe, shop, artist workshop |
[edit] Project Credits
- Architect: Steven Holl Architects
- Steven Holl (design architect), Vesa Honkonen (project architect), Tim Bade, Molly Blieden, Stephen Cassell, Pablo Castro-Estevez, Janet Cross, Justin Korhammer, Anderson Lee, Chris McVoy, Anna Müller, Justin Rüssli, Bradford Kelley, Tomoaki Tanaka, Tapani Talo (project team)
- Local Architect: Juhani Pallasmaa Architects, Helsinki, Finland
- Juhani Pallasmaa (principal architect), Timo Kiukkola (project architect), Seppo Mäntylä, Heikki Määttänen, Timo Ruusuvuori, Seppo Sivula, Merita Soini (project team)
- HVAC Engineer: Insinööritoimisto Olof Granlund OY
- Electrical Engineer: Tauno Nissinen OY Consulting Engineering
- Mechanical Engineer: Ove Arup
- Structural Engineer: Insinööritoimisto OY Matti Ollila & Co.: Ove Arup
- Lighting Consultant: L'Observatoire International, New York, New York, USA
- Fire Technical Consultant: Markku Kauriala Ltd
- Glass Consultant: Engineering Office Aulis Bertin, Ltd
- Theater Technical Consultant: Teatek
- Acoustical Consultant: Arkkitehtitoimisto Alpo Halme
- General Contractor: Seicon OY
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[edit] References
- Architecture information page. Kiasma Museum web site. Viewed 2011.0707 by DOwen.
- Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art at StevenHoll.com. Viewed 2011.0707 by DOwen.
- "Lighting with Steven Holl" by Hervé Descottes, ArchitectureWeek No. 523, 2011.0713, pB1.1.
[edit] External Links
- Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma web site
- Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art at Steven Holl Architects web site
- Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art at web site of L'Observatoire International (lighting designer)
- Kiasma at Wikipedia
