The Kruunusillat bridge design contest attracted about 50 entries

Tuesday, 16 August, 2011 - 11:55

The Kruunusillat bridge design contest attracted about 50 entries by the deadline. The jury will convene in September to select the contestants.

 

The actual competition starts on September 19, and the selected participants will be notified prior to that date. 

The City of Helsinki will hold an international design competition for Kruunusillat. The aim is to attract the world’s best bridge experts here to design the new tram, cycle and pedestrian connection between centrally located Kalasatama and Laajasalo’s Kruunuvuorenranta.

The bridge connection would be made up of at least two bridges, the longest of which could be, at nearly 1.2 kilometres, the longest in Finland. The main focus of the task lies in designing the longest stretch of the bridge across the Kruunuvuorenselkä sea area between Palosaari and Kruunuvuorenranta.

The bridge design contest is on schedule. The objective is that the one-step, or if necessary, two-step contest will be completed by end of 2012.

Read more www.kruunusillat.fi (in English)

 

Thursday, 10 May, 2012 - 07:46

The City of Helsinki is holding an open international architectural competition entitled “The Heart of the Metropolis” for the new Central Library. The competition has attracted much global attention. More than 530 competition entries were submitted.

Monday, 7 May, 2012 - 11:08

What kind of Helsinki would be a good hometown to a resident? What do business enterprises expect from Helsinki? How to improve services and enhance welfare and develop enjoyable city life and participation?

Monday, 7 May, 2012 - 10:56

A closer feel of Helsinki’s new residential and workplace areas can be obtained at Virka Galleria in City Hall where a lit scale model of Helsinki is on display. 3D scale models of the future developments of Kalasatama, Keski-Pasila, Jätkäsaari and Hernesaari have been planted on the aerial photo.