Adjaye, Henning Larsen, and wHY are among seven practices shortlisted in an invited design competition to design the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art (LMoCA). The new museum, planned for the center of Riga, Latvia, hopes to become "the most visited art museum in the Baltic States,  as well as a cultural arts center of interregional significance." It's collection will feature regional art and visual culture from the 1960s. 

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Adjaye, Henning Larsen, and wHY are among seven practices shortlisted in an invited design competition to design the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art (LMoCA). The new museum, planned for the center of Riga, Latvia, hopes to become "the most visited art museum in the Baltic States,  as well as a cultural arts center of interregional significance." It's collection will feature regional art and visual culture from the 1960s. The seven shortlisted teams are... Adjaye Associates (UK) Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki (Finland) Caruso St John Architects (UK) Henning Larsen Architects (Denmark) Neutelings Riedijk Architects (Netherlands) Sauerbruch Hutton (Germany) wHY (US) ?This new museum is a major initiative for Latvia and will showcase the country?s culture and artistic flair," says Romans Surna?ovs, Chair of LMoCAF. "Creating a museum, which can compete with others around the world and establish a distinctive presence on the regional cult...