Oh, the Humanity

Eight semi-finalists were named yesterday in the design competition for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on a prominent site in downtown Winnepeg, referred to as The Forks. The international selection seems to favor architects whose designs respect both the site and historical context. The finalists are:

- Antoine Predock from the United States
- Charles Correa from India
- Dan Hanganu and The Arcop Group from Canada
- Mashabane Rose from South Africa
- Michael Maltzan from the United States
- Saucier + Perrotte from Canada
- Schmidt Hammer & Lassen from Denmark
- Schwartz Architects and EHDD Architecture from the United States

The competition site has all eight entries' design boards available in pdf format full size, yes full size. Since they take a while to download I only looked at a few.


Top-Bot: Predock - Saucier + Perrotte - Correa

On its web page, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights describes itself as, "an incubator for change...a state-of-the-art centre for understanding the importance of respecting human rights...this Canadian institution will become a basis for nurturing tolerance and respect, and will stand as a beacon for those committed to upholding the rights of others."