The first phase of the selection process for the “Museo Egizio 2024” International Design Competition ended on 10 October, after which Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, as the organising entity, announced the 5 groups of professionals set to take part in the second selection phase.The competition, which is intended to renew the image of the Museo Egizio and Turin, by demonstrating the ability to integrate tradition with innovation, attracted 34 competitors with skills ranging from architecture to restoration, exhibition and museum staging, structural design, etc.The candidates represented 9 countries: Italy, Denmark, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden.The design groups included 395 professionals of 14 nationalities.The selected finalists are:
- Giuseppe Bove (Pininfarina Architetture) – (Turin- Italy) – Under 40 Group Leader
- David Gianotten (O.M.A. – Office for Metropolitan Architecture) – (Rotterdam - Netherlands)
- Jette Cathrin Hopp (Snohetta) – (Oslo - Norway)
- Kengo Kuma (Kengo Kuma & Associates) – (Paris – France)
- Carlo Ratti (Carlo Ratti Associati) – (Turin - Italy).
- Committee Chairman: Architect Marco Albini
- Mario Alberto Chiorino
- Massimo Osanna
- Renata Picone
- Francesco Profumo, Chair of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo.