Victoria & Albert Museum

NEW GALLERY EXHIBITION SPACE TO BE BUILT

Exhibition Road Competition

The Victoria and Albert Museum, as seen from Exhibition Road.

From the V&A website http://www.vam.ac.uk

The Victoria and Albert Museum seeks a design team to create a new building to house its exhibition galleries, with a new courtyard and entrance onto Exhibition Road.

The V&A has invited seven architectural teams to develop detailed design proposals for the site. The shortlisted practices are:

Amanda Levete Architects
Heneghan.peng.architects
Jamie Fobert Architects
Jun Aoki & Associates
Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA)
Snøhetta & Hoskins
Tony Fretton Architects

Over 110 architectural teams from all over the world expressed interest in being considered for the project. The shortlist comprises some of the most exciting and creative architectural practices working today. The jury was unanimous in its selection and is confident that the shortlist will produce interesting and intelligent design solutions for this complex V&A site. The winner of the competition will be selected by the jury in the spring.

The Exhibition Road project will provide a purpose built new gallery in which to present the V&A's high-profile programme of temporary exhibitions, a courtyard set within the beautiful historic facades of the V&A's Grade 1 listed buildings and a new entrance on Exhibition Road through the Aston Webb screen. The new gallery will be below street level with a courtyard above that will house a café and be used for installations and events.

The project is part of the V&A's ongoing FuturePlan to transform the Museum and will contribute to the development and semi-pedestrianisation of Exhibition Road led by The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Designs now in: go to Victoria and Albert Museum on facebook to see the 7 short listed designs for yourself.