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Nobel prize's new home revealed Nobel prize's new home revealed
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The Nobel Foundation has unveiled the winning design for a The Nobel Foundation has unveiled the winning design for a building that will give the world's most prestigious prize a home for the first time in its 114-year history.
building that will give the world's most prestigious prize a home for The foundation hopes to inaugurate the 25,000 sq metre building in 2018, when it is expected to house nearly all its activities, including the Nobel prize ceremony and the Nobel museum.
the first time in its 114-year history. "The winner of the architecture competition of the Nobel Centre is David Chipperfield Architects in Berlin," the foundation's executive director Lars Heikensten said.
The foundation hopes to inaugurate the 25,000 sq metre building in 2018, when it is expected to house The building, with a 1.2bn kronor (£110m) budget, will be built in a historic district, surrounded by water and near some of the city's main museums and landmarks.
nearly all its activities, including the Nobel prize ceremony and the It will gather all the foundation's activities, which are currently scattered around the city, except the Nobel banquet, which will remain in the city hall.
Nobel museum. The Nobel prize ceremony, traditionally held on 10 December at the Stockholm Concert Hall, will move to the new venue, as well as the Nobel museum and the Nobel Foundation offices.
"The winner of the architecture competition of the Nobel Centre
is David Chipperfield Architects in Berlin," the foundation's executive
director Lars Heikensten said.
The building, with a 1.2bn kronor (£110m) budget, will be built in a historic district, surrounded
by water and near some of the city's main museums and landmarks.
It will gather all the foundation's activities,
which are currently scattered around the city, except the Nobel banquet,
which will remain in the city hall.
The Nobel prize ceremony, traditionally held on 10 December at
the Stockholm Concert Hall, will move to the new venue, as well as the
Nobel museum and the Nobel Foundation offices.
The Nobel Centre will also house a library, several conference rooms and educational space for school visits.The Nobel Centre will also house a library, several conference rooms and educational space for school visits.
The building, with a bronze, stone and glass facade, will attempt The building, with a bronze, stone and glass facade, will attempt to reflect some of the Nobel aspirations, according to the winning architects.
to reflect some of the Nobel aspirations, according to the winning
architects.
"It has a certain classical simplicity and solidity," British architect David Chipperfield said."It has a certain classical simplicity and solidity," British architect David Chipperfield said.
"It tries to find a balance between being solid on the one hand and transparent on the other.""It tries to find a balance between being solid on the one hand and transparent on the other."
Two-thirds of the project's budget is already secured by private donations.Two-thirds of the project's budget is already secured by private donations.
The creation of a home for the Nobel prize has been discussed ever since the awards were first handed out in Stockholm in 1901.The creation of a home for the Nobel prize has been discussed ever since the awards were first handed out in Stockholm in 1901.