Registration Deadline: Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

Submission Deadline: Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

The task is to design urban furniture (5 pieces) suitable to the environment of Hernesaari (Helsinki, Finland) and applicable for temporary use.

The work should express high professional standards, serving the extensive tourist flows and focusing on public usability, visual attractiveness, continuity and the urban growth of the area.

Lifespan of the furniture should be at least 10 years.

The urban environment of Helsinki is very difficult in terms of durability. The climate type is marine urban climate which means rains, wind and salts brought by the winds. In the urban environment there’s also lots of sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, soot, dust and smoke in the air. Urban furniture is also typically placed in uncovered outdoor locations in which case they’re exposed to direct UV-radiation and rain. In these difficult circumstances even high quality furniture needs regular maintenance. To simplify maintenance furniture should have easily replaceable and repairable parts. Maintenance on the spot (cleaning, grinding, painting) should also be made as easy as possible.

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