Invitation for the media: Winner of Makasiiniranta quality and concept competition to be announced 24 November 2022

You are invited to the announcement event for the Makasiiniranta quality and concept competition at Helsinki City Hall’s Event Square on 24 November at 16.00.

The event will be in English, and you can also watch it live on the Helsinki-kanava website. After the event, a recording of it will also be available, subtitled in Finnish and Swedish.

After the winner announcement and award ceremony, there will be time for media interviews. The interviewes include the representatives of the winning team, Mayor Juhana Vartiainen, Deputy Mayor for Urban Environment Anni Sinnemäki, and experts of the City of Helsinki. Interviews with Mayor Vartiainen can be scheduled in advance with the special advisor.

Event programme from 16.00 onwards

• Opening speech
  Juhana Vartiainen, Mayor of Helsinki, chair of the jury
  
  
• Presentation of competition entries
  Kees Christiaanse, Professor Emeritus, architect
  
  
• Award ceremony
  Mayor Juhana Vartiainen
  
  
• Winner’s speech
  
  
• Interviews and discussions while looking at a model

The event will be hosted by Hanna Harris, Chief Design Officer at the City of Helsinki.
The event will end at 17.30.

On 12 May 2021, the City of Helsinki launched a competition to find a partner for the development and implementation of the Makasiiniranta area at the South Harbour. Makasiiniranta will be developed as part of the pedestrian city centre and the seaside trail around the shores of Helsinki, and as a location for the new Architecture and Design Museum.

The two-stage quality and concept competition was intended for both Finnish and international operators in the construction and property industry. The first stage of the competition included nine entries, four of which were selected for the second stage: Ahti, Boardwalk, Makasiinipromenadi and Saaret.

The teams behind the entries are:

• Ahti – Elävä Eteläsatama (Ålandsbanken, Arkkitehdit Tommila, Arkkitehdit Rudanko + Kankkunen, A-insinöörit, VSU)
• Boardwalk – AALTO Development (Arkkitehtitoimisto Lahdelma-Mahlamäki, Maisema-arkkitehtitoimisto NÄKYMÄ Oy, Sitowise)
• Makasiinipromenadi – South Harbour (NREP, SRV Group, Anttinen Oiva Arkkitehdit, Nomaji maisema-arkkitehdit, Sitowise, Suunnittelutoimisto Amerikka)
• Saaret – Konsortium Gran (Niam, K2S Architects, White Arkitekter, Ramboll Finland, Rakennuttajatoimisto HTJ Oy)