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Aug 24, 2008 · helsinki museum of contemporary art
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Apr 19, 2016 · This sense of 'placelessness' is what Steven Holl sought to avoid in his design for an art museum at the heart of Helsinki, Kiasma – a museum whose carefully choreographed outward views ...
- Luke Fiederer
The concept of Kiasma involves the building’s mass intertwining with the geometry of the city and landscape which are reflected in the shape of the building. An implicit cultural line curves to link the building to Finlandia Hall while it also engages a “natural line” connecting to the back landscape and Töölö Bay.
Mar 26, 2020 · Richard Humann and Steven Holl sit down together at Steven Holl Architects in New York City to discuss Steven's design of the Kiasma art museum in Helsinki, Finland.
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KIASMA - STEVEN HOLL ARCHITECTS. 1995. On view at the Architectural League in New York. More relevant works.
Kiasma is a contemporary art museum located on Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, Finland. Its name kiasma , Finnish for chiasma , alludes to the basic conceptual idea of its architect, Steven Holl . Kiasma is part of the Finnish National Gallery , and it is responsible for the gallery's contemporary art collection.
New Video: “Intertwining: A Conversation About Kiasma” with Richard Humann. Richard Humann and Steven Holl first met in January 2003 above the Arctic Circle in the Finnish Laplands. In 2019, they sat down together at the Steven Holl Architects office in NYC to discuss the design of the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, Finland ...
