Museum of London gives a tour of its new Smithfield site

2016-05-23T09:57:00-04:00

The museum is planning to move from its present landlocked home within the Barbican with no entrance at street level, into a cathedral-sized space, using the abandoned Victorian general market at Smithfield, next door to the famous meat market. “Our job is to make this the best museum in the world,” Ament said, carefully stepping around pigeon droppings and pools of water in the old market, which has been empty for the last 30 years while developers and conservationists fought over its fate.

The Museum of London have high expectations and high hopes for this monumental space, set to open it's doors in 2021. There is even a working train line running through the central space, a feature Ament is desperately keen to keep.

Shortlist for new Museum of London revealed

2016-04-04T10:43:00-04:00

Caruso St John, Stanton Williams with Asif Khan, and BIG in a team with Hawkins\Brown have been shortlisted to design the Museum of London’s new home in Smithfields. The shortlisted teams saw off 80 entries from more than 140 practices and were chosen based on their relevant skills and experience, in particular of significant cultural projects. The competition will create a £150 million new base for the Museum of London in the historic West Smithfield market.

Also selected:

Lacaton & Vassal Architectes with Pernilla Ohrstedt Studio
Diener & Diener Architekten with Sergison Bates Architects, East Architecture and Graphic Thought Facility
Studio Milou architecture with RL & Associés, Axis Architects and Alan Baxter Associates

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Museum of London gives a tour of its new Smithfield site

Shortlist for new Museum of London revealed