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Designs by Adjaye and Henning Larsen revealed on Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art shortlist

Adjaye Associates, Henning Larsen Architects and Caruso St John are among the seven shortlisted teams whose designs for a major new art museum in the Latvian capital have been unveiled today (+ slideshow).

LA studio wHY, Helsinki firm Lahdelma & Mahlamäki, Berlin office Sauerbruch Hutton and Rotterdam practice Neutelings Riedijk also feature on the shortlist for the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art, proposed for Riga.

Adjaye Associates proposes a building with an angular roofscape
Set to open in 2021, the €30 million (£24 million) cultural building aims to become the “most-visited art museum in the Baltic states”. It will showcase art and visual culture from Latvia and the Baltic Sea region, from the 1960s to the present day.

Source: www.dezeen.com