A couple of bloggers I follow report on last weeks interview in HS about the Guggenheim proposal in Helsinki. JHJ & Arkkivahti. Following on from my post about the Guggenheim, its clear that the city are serious. But if I was to make a crazy guess it would be that the Katajanokka site, important and controversial as it is, is part of the leverage that the city will make to get the funding it needs. World class site , world class client….needs world class funding.

For fairness I’ll note that in this economic climate it might be the only realistic way to get the Guggenheim here.  I’m not totally opposed to the scheme but I stand by my earlier words, there are other alternatives that are better. The Didrichen could be approached, or even inviting the hermitage from St.Petersberg might be more interesting and relevant for the city.