The competition was won by architects Róisín Heneghan and Shi-Fu Peng, and their company Heneghan Peng Architects of Ireland; the awarded prize was US$250,000. The building was designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, Buro Happold, and Arup. The landscape and site masterplan was designed by West 8; the exhibition masterplan, exhibition design, and museology was led by Atelier Brückner.
Architects Róisín Heneghan and Shi-Fu Peng from Ireland won the competition with their firm Heneghan Peng Architects. The prize amount was US$250,000. The building design came from Heneghan Peng Architects, Buro Happold, and Arup. West 8 designed the landscape and site masterplan; Atelier Brückner led the exhibition masterplan, exhibition design, and museology.