Kiasma
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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. Its central goal is to showcase contemporary art and to strengthen its status.
The northern side of the Kiasma building
Under construction in Autumn 1996
Nearly complete in Autumn 1997, with the now-demolished VR warehouses on the northern side
Front lobby
Steven Holl
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Steven Holl is a New York–based American architect and watercolorist.
Steven Holl in Helsinki, Finland in 2008
Steven Holl's design for Simmons Hall of MIT won the Harleston Parker Medal in 2004.
Bloch Addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2007.
Kiasma, Helsinki, 1993-1998