The Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Polanddesigned by Helsinki-based firm Lahdelma & Mahlamki Architects in collaboration with Kurylowicz & Associateshas been awarded the first Finlandia Prize for Architecture.

The Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA) created the Finlandia Prize for Architecture to honor an impeccable building designed by a Finnish architect or a building built in Finland within the past three years.

Pawel Paniczko

The jury included Juulia Kauste, director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture; Jorma Mukala, editor-in-chief of the Finnish Architectural Review; and Sixten Korkman, an economics professor at Aalto University. The Museum of the History of Polish Jews was the only building outside of Finland to make the jurys shortlist. The other buildings on the shortlist were Gsta's Pavilion in Mntt, MX_SI and Huttunen-Lipasti-Pakkanen Architects; the Seinjoki Public Library, JKMM Architects; and Kaisa House, the main library for Helsinki University, Anttinen Oiva Architects.

Pawel Paniczko

The museum building, which is used for research, education, exhibitions, and culture related to Jewish heritage, is located adjacent to a memorial that pays tribute to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943. The buildings exterior is wrapped with perforated copper and silkscreen-printed glass panels that feature Latin and Hebrew text. The museum floors are travertine stone, and a large entrance hall cuts through the entire building and features curved walls that extend the full height of the space.

"The mood of the building is solemn and dignified, but at the same time warm and optimistic," says Korkman. "Familiarization with the surrounding building stock leads to the idea that we are dealing with more than just a museum: This building is a powerful and significant work of art that will change the look of Warsaw as a whole."

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With council member Rick DeGolia saying the move is a "huge step forward," Atherton has asked five architects to submit proposals for designing a new civic center for the town.

Atherton's City Council on Nov. 5 unanimously approved, with Bill Widmer absent, a request for proposals that will go out to five architects who have been chosen by the Civic Center Advisory Committee to compete for the job of designing the new civic center.

The huge step forward, Councilmember DeGolia said, "is making a decision to go out and interview the architects."

Mayor Cary Wiest agreed. The document that will be sent to the five architects, is, he said, a foundation for what will be the "town's biggest investment now and in the future."

The five firms, chosen from 16 that asked to be considered, are Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Harley Ellis Devereaux, Siegel & Strain, Swatt/Miers and WNS Studio.

The document approved by the council was prepared by the town staff and the consultants who have been hired to manage the civic center project, Mack5, and then modified by the Civic Center Advisory Committee.

Steve Dostart, chair of the advisory committee, said he thinks the document, which carefully lays out a schedule, expectations and measures to keep costs in control, "is very well thought-through," adding: "This will become the road map to get our project done."

The firms must return their proposals by Dec. 10 and will be interviewed in mid-January by the advisory committee. The council is scheduled to interview the finalists chosen by the committee on Jan. 27.

The new civic center will be funded mostly with privately raised money, and while no commitments of funds have yet been publicly acknowledged, by the time the town hires an architect, the town will need to have private funds in hand to pay the firm.

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