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'Never before seen in hotel architecture': RSH+P unveil huge glass canopy at The Berkeley
by Kim Megson | 12 Jul 2016
Landmark London hotel The Berkeley Hotel has unveiled its new entrance, created by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSH+P) to “create the ultimate sense of arrival”. The building, designed for the hotel by architect Brian O'Rorke in 1972, has had an extensive redesign, particularly to its facade. RSH+P added a huge glass canopy supported by sixteen sculpted carbon fibre beams, each 9m long, using materials and technology more often seen
Richard Rogers' Berkeley hotel project nears completion in London
by Kim Megson | 24 May 2016
The extension of a luxury London hotel by Richard Rogers is nearing completion. The renowned architect, and his practice Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners, have designed a fresh architectural appearance to the front façade of the Berkeley hotel in Knightsbridge, adding “a touch of contemporary theatre” to the 1970s building. The hotel’s entrance is being extended outwards and fitted with glass, steel and carbon fibre beams to create what the
Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive ready to welcome public
by Kim Megson | 28 Jan 2016
The new home of the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) will officially launch to the public on Sunday (31 January) with an all-day open house. Designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), the project integrates a pre-existing 48,000sq ft (4,459sq m) art deco building – the former 1939 printing plant of the neighbouring UC Berkeley – with a new 35,000sq ft (2,251sq m)
Diller Scofidio + Renfro create new home for Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
by Tom Anstey | 15 Jul 2015
The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) will move into a new home on 31 January 2016 in downtown Berkley, bringing the two institutions under one roof for the first time since 1999. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the US$112m (£72.5m, €100m) 83,000sq ft (7, 710sq m) project integrates a pre-existing 48,000sq ft (4,459sq m) art deco building – the former 1939 printing plant
University of California Berkeley scraps museum plans
by Luke Tuchscherer | 24 Nov 2009
The University of California Berkeley in the US has scrapped its US$143m plans for a new museum. The plans to build a new home for its Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive were designed by Tokyo-based architect Toyo Ito, but the university has not been able to raise the funds. The school only managed to raise about US$81m of the US$200m target and blamed the economic downturn. However, the
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