In Sernecke's competition to design Sweden's tallest skyscraper, five finalists have been chosen. Regardless of the winner, who will be announced on June 17, each finalist will receive 500,000 kronor, ArchDaily reports.
Check out all of the chosen projects below. The finalists are Manuelle Gautrand Architects, Ian Simpson Architects, SOM, Wingårdhs Arkitektkontor, and Zaha Hadid Architects.
The proposals were submitted anonomously, and, at this juncture, are not associated with specific finalists.
For more on the design schemes, including jury comments on why each was selected as a finalist, visit: http://www.serneke.se/om-serneke/nyheter-och-press/nyheter/karlavagnstornet/
All renderings courtesy of Sernecke, ArchDaily.
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The jury:
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