Barbican Centre Renewal Competition, City of London Corporation Architecture Competition
Barbican Centre Renewal Competition
8 September 2021
Location: Barbican Centre, central London, England, UK
World?s best architects and designers asked to renew Barbican Centre
Barbican Centre Renewal Contest News
8th of September 2021 – The City of London Corporation has today launched its search for a design team to develop and deliver plans for a major renewal of the Barbican Centre.
The Barbican Renewal project, first announced in February, puts culture front-and-centre of the City?s recovery from the pandemic.
The Barbican is one of London?s most ambitious and unique architectural achievements; it is a global icon of brutalist architecture, renowned for its scale of ambition and consistency of design.
photograph © Nick Weall
Opened by HM The Queen in 1982, the Barbican is approaching its 40th birthday, and there is the opportunity to mark this milestone with a vision that enables the building to meet the needs of 21st century artists, audiences and communities.
Applications are invited from multi-disciplinary teams who have the skills, experience and ambition to deliver a complex and detailed project whilst respecting its Grade-II listing status.
The City Corporation – the founder and principal funder of the Barbican ? is seeking submissions from practices working together: architects, engineers, sustainability and heritage consultants and others, who can embed equal...