V&A Exhibition Road Quarter

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The V&A Exhibition Road Quarter is a major contemporary extension of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, featuring new galleries, a public courtyard, and improved visitor facilities designed to enhance access and display of the museum’s collections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural development
museum extension project
architect AL_A
Amanda Levete Architects
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
associatedInstitution Kensington and Chelsea
surface form: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
associatedWith Amanda Levete
awarded RIBA Awards
surface form: RIBA London Award

RIBA National Award
builtUnderground yes
category museum architecture
client Victoria and Albert Museum
constructionStartYear 2012
country United Kingdom
designedFor large-scale temporary exhibitions
designFeature integration of historic museum fabric with new construction
open public courtyard above an underground gallery
step-free entrance from Exhibition Road
floorLocation below ground level (main gallery)
fundingSource philanthropic foundations
private donations
hasFunction exhibition space
museum entrance
public gathering space
hasPart Blavatnik Hall
Sainsbury Gallery
The Sackler Courtyard
new entrance from Exhibition Road
public courtyard
underground gallery
visitor facilities
inaugurationYear 2017
locatedIn Exhibition Road NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
Victoria and Albert Museum
surface form: Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington
materialUsed glass
porcelain tiles
steel
namedAfter Exhibition Road NERFINISHED
openingDate 2017-06-30
operator Victoria and Albert Museum
partOf Victoria and Albert Museum
purpose create new public space on Exhibition Road
enhance display of the museum’s collections
improve public access to the Victoria and Albert Museum
provide new gallery space

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Victoria and Albert Museum hasPart V&A Exhibition Road Quarter
Francis Fowke designed V&A Exhibition Road Quarter
this entity surface form: South Kensington Museum buildings