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Refurbishment
of Roof Terraces at the RIBA Headquarters Building, Portland
Place, London
Designers are invited to submit
Expressions of Interest for the redesign of three roof terraces
at the RIBA Headquarters building at 66 Portland Place, London,
W1B 1AD. Expressions of Interest are welcome from architects,
interior/exterior designers, landscape architects and/or combinations
thereof.
The RIBA has three publicly accessible
outdoor terraces situated on the first, fourth and sixth floors.
These are used for a variety of events and functions including
alfresco summer dining, conference spill-out space, canapé
receptions, banquets, weddings and parties. The objective is
to design and create simple sustainable architectural garden
terraces that will compliment and enhance 66 Portland Place.
The aspiration is to commission a work of quality and originality
that will create a signature project in the context of the fine
Grade II* listed 1930's building, designed by George Grey Wornum.
This project offers a unique and prestigious opportunity to make
a significant and lasting contribution to a high profile, historic,
precious, listed building at the very heart of current British
Design.
Up to four designers will be
short-listed and invited to attend an interview to outline their
thinking and how they might approach the commission. A Preliminary
Briefing Paper giving further background about the project and
selection process is available to download from www.architecture.com/competitions
. Alternatively, please contact the RIBA Competitions Office
on +44 (0)113 234 1335. The deadline for receipt of Expressions
of Interest (RIBA, London) is 5.00pm on Thursday 4
December 2008.
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