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| Frank Gehry and Renzo Piano on shortlist for Barbican's new concert hall | Frank Gehry and Renzo Piano on shortlist for Barbican's new concert hall |
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| Norman Foster and New York firm behind New York’s High Line park also among those to submit design plans for long-mooted cultural hub | |
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| Mon 10 Jul 2017 14.09 BST | |
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| The conductor’s baton has been raised in the battle for the Barbican’s new concert hall with some of the world’s leading architects making the shortlist to design the landmark venue. | The conductor’s baton has been raised in the battle for the Barbican’s new concert hall with some of the world’s leading architects making the shortlist to design the landmark venue. |
| The firms selected to come up with a concept for the new music centre are known for some of the most striking buildings in the world. They include Frank Gehry (Guggenheim Bilbao), Amanda Levete (the V&A’s courtyard), Renzo Piano (the Pompidou Centre) and Norman Foster (the Gherkin). | The firms selected to come up with a concept for the new music centre are known for some of the most striking buildings in the world. They include Frank Gehry (Guggenheim Bilbao), Amanda Levete (the V&A’s courtyard), Renzo Piano (the Pompidou Centre) and Norman Foster (the Gherkin). |
| Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, the New York company behind the rejuvenation of the city’s High Line park, and Norwegian architects Snøhetta are also in the running for the project, which is backed by £2.5mfrom the City of London Corporation. | Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, the New York company behind the rejuvenation of the city’s High Line park, and Norwegian architects Snøhetta are also in the running for the project, which is backed by £2.5mfrom the City of London Corporation. |
| The concert hall project, which is being led by the Barbican, will be the new home for the London Symphony Orchestra, under the artistic leadership of Sir Simon Rattle. He has been outspoken about London’s lack of a world class venue. | The concert hall project, which is being led by the Barbican, will be the new home for the London Symphony Orchestra, under the artistic leadership of Sir Simon Rattle. He has been outspoken about London’s lack of a world class venue. |
| The project, which will include education, training and digital spaces, is billed as a “visible signal of commitment to the future of music” in the heart of the capital. However, its future was put into question last year when the government withdrew its £5m contribution to the project. | The project, which will include education, training and digital spaces, is billed as a “visible signal of commitment to the future of music” in the heart of the capital. However, its future was put into question last year when the government withdrew its £5m contribution to the project. |
| Catherine McGuinness, chairman of the policy and resources committee at the City of London Corporation, described the project as “one of the most widely anticipated and significant developments in the Square Mile’s vibrant cultural hub”. | Catherine McGuinness, chairman of the policy and resources committee at the City of London Corporation, described the project as “one of the most widely anticipated and significant developments in the Square Mile’s vibrant cultural hub”. |
| “It is hugely encouraging that so many leading architects from around the world have responded enthusiastically to the challenge to develop a concept design for the Centre for Music,” said McGuinness. | “It is hugely encouraging that so many leading architects from around the world have responded enthusiastically to the challenge to develop a concept design for the Centre for Music,” said McGuinness. |
| The site chosen for the hall is available thanks to the Museum of London’s move to a new home at the nearby Smithfield Market. | The site chosen for the hall is available thanks to the Museum of London’s move to a new home at the nearby Smithfield Market. |
| The panel tasked with selecting the shortlist of architects – Barbican managing director Sir Nicholas Kenyon; Kathryn McDowell, the managing director of the London Symphony Orchestra; and Lynne Williams, principal of the Guildhall school of music and drama – said they were pleased at the calibre of architects that had bid to design the hall. | The panel tasked with selecting the shortlist of architects – Barbican managing director Sir Nicholas Kenyon; Kathryn McDowell, the managing director of the London Symphony Orchestra; and Lynne Williams, principal of the Guildhall school of music and drama – said they were pleased at the calibre of architects that had bid to design the hall. |
| “The strength of this international shortlist really demonstrates the excitement around this potentially transformative cultural project,” the panel said in a statement on Monday. “We look forward to the next stage of the appointment process as we look to seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a landmark new building that inspires current and future generations through the power and excitement of live music.” | “The strength of this international shortlist really demonstrates the excitement around this potentially transformative cultural project,” the panel said in a statement on Monday. “We look forward to the next stage of the appointment process as we look to seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a landmark new building that inspires current and future generations through the power and excitement of live music.” |
| All the shortlisted architects have experience of designing arts and cultural centres in the UK and abroad. Renzo Piano’s £80m Santander art gallery opened in Spain last month to glowing reviews, and his 2015 design of the Whitney Museum’s relocation to downtown New York was considered a huge success. Levete’s £55m redesign of the V&A courtyard and galleries, which opened this month, was widely praised. Diller, Scofidio + Renfro’s roster of cultural buildings includes the current expansion of MoMA in New York, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston and the Lincoln Centre for Contemporary Arts in Manhattan. | All the shortlisted architects have experience of designing arts and cultural centres in the UK and abroad. Renzo Piano’s £80m Santander art gallery opened in Spain last month to glowing reviews, and his 2015 design of the Whitney Museum’s relocation to downtown New York was considered a huge success. Levete’s £55m redesign of the V&A courtyard and galleries, which opened this month, was widely praised. Diller, Scofidio + Renfro’s roster of cultural buildings includes the current expansion of MoMA in New York, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston and the Lincoln Centre for Contemporary Arts in Manhattan. |
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