Inclus dans:

• Fonds: Fonds Álvaro Siza, 1958-2002
•    Série(s): Architectural projects, 1948-2012
•      Projet: Museu de Arte Contemporânea para Helsínquia [Helsenki Museum of Contemporary Art], Helsenki, Finland (1992-1993), 1992-1993

Personnes et institutions:

• Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
• Alvaro Siza (architect)

Titre:

Museu de Arte Contemporânea para Helsínquia [Helsenki Museum of Contemporary Art], Helsenki, Finland (1992-1993)

Date:

1992-1993

Niveau de description archivistique:
Project

Collation:

• 124 photographic materials
  20 drawings (inlcuding 7 reprographic copies)
  1 model
  0.02 l.m. of textual records

Présentation du contenu:
This project series documents the Helsenki Museum of Contemporary Art. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 28/90. The office assigned the dates 1992-1993 to this project.
For the 75th anniversary of the independence of the country, the Finnish government held a competition for the design of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Helsinki. The competition was exclusive to Scandinavian architects, with the exception of four invited architects, including Àlvaro Siza. Eduardo Souto de Moura collaborated with Siza on the design. The project site was located in the center of Helsinki, near the main post office and the Parliament. Siza decided to name the building Cometa. The proposal included exhibition spaces, teaching and public facilities, an auditorium, workrooms, workshops, storerooms, film studio, and spaces for the administration and archives. The showrooms were located on the first floor and most of the lighting was intended to come from natural light. The design proposed by Siza included the use of granite for the exterior of the building. Steven Holl was selected by the jury to built the museum.
Documenting this project are floor plans, sections, elevations, and site plans. Textual material includes project documentation, competition documentation, and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.

Numéro de référence:

AP178.S1.1992.PR04

Mode de classement:
Material in this series was arranged by Álvaro Siza’s office and has been kept in this order.

Localisation:

Helsinki Finlande

Langue et écriture des documents:

• English
• Portuguese

Contient:

• AP178.S1.1992.PR04.001, Floor plans, sections, elevations, and site plan, Museu de Arte Contemporânea para Helsínquia, Helsinki, 1992-1993
• AP178.S1.1992.PR04.002, Negatives of models, Museu de Arte Contemporânea para Helsínquia, Helsinki, 1992-1993
• AP178.S1.1992.PR04.003, Contact sheet of models, Museu de Arte Contemporânea para Helsínquia, Helsinki, 1992-1993
• AP178.S1.1992.PR04.004, Slides of models and drawings, Museu de Arte Contemporânea para Helsínquia, Helsinki, 1992-2012
• AP178.S1.1992.PR04.005.1, Project and competition documentation, correspondence, and photographs of the area, Museu de Arte Contemporânea para Helsínquia, Helsinki (folder 1 of 2), 1992-1993
• AP178.S1.1992.PR04.005.2, Project and competition documentation, correspondence, and photographs of the area, Museu de Arte Contemporânea para Helsínquia, Helsinki (folder 2 of 2), 1992-1993
• AP178.S1.1992.PR04.006, Study model, Museu de Arte Contemporânea para Helsínquia, Helsenki, 1992-1993