The Royal College of Art (RCA) has announced that Herzog & de Meuron has been selected as the winner of a competition to design a strategic approach for the center at its new £108m Battersea South campus.

© 2016, Herzog & de Meuron

The Royal College of Art (RCA) has announced that Herzog & de Meuron has been selected as the winner of a competition to design a strategic approach for the center at its new £108m Battersea South campus.Beating out runner-up practices Christian Kerez (Switzerland), Diller Scofidio + Renfro (US), Lacaton & Vassal (France), Robbrecht en Daem architecten (Belgium), Serie Architects (UK/Singapore) and Studio Gang (US), the winning proposal was lauded for its ?strong engagement with the existing College buildings and wider surroundings in Battersea.?
Hangar Space. Image © 2016, Herzog & de Meuron

The jury for the competition noted that Herzog & de Meuron?s approach exhibited ?a deep understanding of the potential for Battersea, making new connections and foreseeing the possibilities for sustainable place-making,? while provided a concept with ?a clear organisational structure and showed an acute sensibility in mapping the complex objectives in the brief.?The project aligns with the RCA?s recent initiative to transform into a STEAM-focused graduate university (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics/Medicine), which will focus on contemporary fields such as computer and mat...