BFI Riverfront London Building, British Film Institute Photos, Carmody Groarke Southbank Design
BFI Riverfront South West London
24 June 2022
Design: Carmody Groarke, Architects
Location: The British Film Institute, Southbank, central London, England, UK

photo : Luke Hayes
RIBA Awards 2022 Winning Buildings and Architects
The BFI Riverfront is one of the 29 winners of the 2022 RIBA National Awards for architecture.
BFI Riverfront by Carmody Groarke in London
Jury Report
Burrowed beneath the arches of Waterloo Bridge, The British Film Institute ( BFI ) Southbank was originally built in the 1950s to accommodates the UK?s largest independent cinema house and National Film Archive. Prominently facing the river Thames, the BFI benefits from a steady stream of pedestrians enjoying the Southbank; however, its entrance had become outdated and poorly equipped to entice and welcome visitors. Carmody Groake has delivered a new identity and landmark entrance to BFI, blurring the territory between the Southbank promenade and the BFI, welcoming and alluring the public to step inside.
photo : Carmody Groarke
A grand, canopy of cast fibreglass now glows boldly like a cinema screen, announcing the building’s cultural presence amongst other civic event architecture on the Southbank. This new architectural intervention provides a contrast to the aged Brutalism of Waterloo Bridge which arches over the BFI.

photo : Carmody Groarke
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