Architects Stanton Williams and Asif Khan have won the international competition to design the new Museum of London at West Smithfield.
The two architectural practices will work with conservation architect Julian Harrap and landscape design consultant J&L Gibbons on the new museum, which is scheduled to open in 2022. A planning application is expected in 2018, with the total cost of the museum estimated to be between £150m and £200m.
“Now we have Stanton Williams and Asif Khan on board the hard work begins, and I cannot wait to get started,” said Sharon Ament, the director of the Museum of London, which is to leave its home at London Wall. “Over the coming months we will work together to design a new museum for London and Londoners which will be one of the top visitor attractions in the capital.”
The site at West Smithfield is located in the City of London and covers about 25,000 sq m. It comprises the vacant Smithfield General Market, the vacant Fish Market, the Red House, the Engine House and other elements.
The decision ends a six-month long competition funded by the Greater London Authority, which attracted more than 70 entries, and was managed by Malcolm Reading Consultants.
The two architectural practices will work with conservation architect Julian Harrap and landscape design consultant J&L Gibbons on the new museum, which is scheduled to open in 2022. A planning application is expected in 2018, with the total cost of the museum estimated to be between £150m and £200m.
“Now we have Stanton Williams and Asif Khan on board the hard work begins, and I cannot wait to get started,” said Sharon Ament, the director of the Museum of London, which is to leave its home at London Wall. “Over the coming months we will work together to design a new museum for London and Londoners which will be one of the top visitor attractions in the capital.”
The site at West Smithfield is located in the City of London and covers about 25,000 sq m. It comprises the vacant Smithfield General Market, the vacant Fish Market, the Red House, the Engine House and other elements.
The decision ends a six-month long competition funded by the Greater London Authority, which attracted more than 70 entries, and was managed by Malcolm Reading Consultants.
