Architects on the project are Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and
the redevelopment of the gallery is just part of a wider £35 million
upgrade of the Southbank Centre in time for its 50th anniversary. Of
heavy ‘Brutalist Architecture’ design, popular back in the 1960’s, the
architect has sympathetically updated the gallery meeting today’s
display requirements, but maintaining the original design intent of
the period.
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With the careful selection of glass, the change in available light,
as the sun is obscured by clouds, is minimised, thereby offering a
more constant light level in the gallery space below. Reinstating a
now controllable blackout blind below the rooflight offers further
flexibility for the use of the gallery space below.