A very interesting project which could develop in to valuable forum for discussion & development…
From RIBA
“RIBA London and Arts Council England invite the capital’s architects to respond to the challenge of creating our arts spaces of the future; spaces which reflect changing lifestyles, expectations and forms of participation, new and developing arts practice, the need to address climate change and issues of sustainability and the move towards more flexible, publiclyengaged buildings.” (RIBA, 2007: http://www.architecture.com/RegionsAndInternational/UKNationsAndRegions/England/RIBALondon/ArtsSpaceoftheFuture/ArtsSpaceoftheFuture.aspx)
From ACE
“The winning entries to the Arts Space of the Future Competition were announced on 10 January 2008.
We launched Arts Space of the Future with RIBA London in October 2007. The competition invited RIBA’s members in the capital to respond to the challenge of creating our arts spaces of the future; spaces which reflect changing lifestyles, expectations and forms of participation, new and developing arts practice, the need to address climate change, and issues of sustainability and the move towards more flexible, publicly-engaged buildings.
- First prize: Manual Shvartzberg and Yiannis Kanakakis, with writer Fabian Faltin, for Art Spaces lead global ecology of ideas. The winning entry took the form of Financial Times news pages, addressing arts spaces, environmental issues, and challenging the concept of architectural competitions
- Second prize: David Kohn, Director of David Kohn Associates, for Heterotopia
- Third prize: Ashley Seaborne, a student at the University of East London, for Hoodies
The winners and short-listed entries to Arts Space of the Future will be on display in the Lyttelton Foyer at the National Theatre, along with RIBA award-winning arts buildings from the last three decades. The exhibition is open to the public from 11 January to 16 February 2008.
For more information about Arts Space of the Future and the winning entries, visit www.architecture.com/ribalondon”
(ACE, January 2008: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/pressnews/news_detail.php?rid=3&id=869)
Related Links:
Arts Space of Future Winners
Arts Space of Future Entry Form
Building Design Website – Pictures of the Winners Designs