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Museum of Liverpool shorlisted for World Building of the Year
by Laura Davis, Liverpool Daily PostAug 18 2011
THE Museum of Liverpool has been shortlisted for World Building of the Year 2011 alongside an Estonian theatre made of straw, a bamboo office in India and a moving gallery in New York.
Architects 3XN are invited to present its design to a panel of experts at the World Architecture Festival held in Barcelona this November.
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A jury, headed by internationally renowned New York architect Michael Sorkin, will make the final decision.
The Pier Head museum, which opened last month, is up against 280 other projects, chosen from 704 entries across the globe.
It is also in the running for the OpenBuildings People’s Choice Award, voted for by members of the public at
http://openbuildings.com/peoples_choice/waf/leaderboard
Paul Finch, World Architecture Festival programme director, said: “The awards celebrate architectural excellence the world over and allow architects to showcase their talent and their unique responses to the ever-changing economic climate.
“There is now an increasing need for innovative approaches to architecture, inspiring architects and designers to think in new ways about buildings. It’s encouraging that the quality of this year’s entries is the highest we’ve ever seen, and we look forward to seeing which projects both the judges select as the winners.”
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