Winner! Finalists in the Design Competition for the New Museum of Architecture and Design

The Architecture & Design Museum is on the brink of an exciting transformation. In 2030, the museum will relocate to Makasiiniranta, a vibrant seaside area near Helsinki’s Market Square. A new museum building will rise on the historic harbourfront – an open, inviting, human-scaled space designed for seeing, engaging, and experimenting.

The design will be based on an international design competition, which culminates in the announcement of the results on 11 September 2025. The two-stage competition is anonymous – the authors of the proposals will remain undisclosed until the winner is selected.

The competition attracted 624 entries from architect-led teams from around the world. From these, the jury has shortlisted five finalists, one of whom will become the eventual winner.

This exhibition offers a glimpse into the museum of the future. It presents the winning design and the four other finalists, while exploring the competition’s many stages and the remarkable diversity of ideas submitted.

We invite you to join us in brainstorming: What kind of museum serves us best today and tomorrow? What spaces would you like to explore? What stories do you want to hear?