Open international two-stage competition (48 entries). 1st prize and subsequent commission.

At present the Helsinki Eastern Centre (Itäkeskus) is the central part of a suburban entity dominated by shopping centres and major traffic arteries. The competition entry provides for a new pedestrian centre by continuing the grid plan across the motorway as an uniterrupted structure with smooth level changes. In spite of the large amount of traffic the pedestrian experience will be reminiscent of that in an easygoing hilltown. In the future Itäkeskus will no longer just be a cluster of massive amounts of building but an inspring assortment of activities, events, cultures, and possibilities.