The Great Court / [presented by] Spencer de Grey (Foster + Partners).

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

De Grey, Spencer, narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British Museum.

Architectural design--Great Britain.

Architectural design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (38 minutes)): sound, color

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1996.

Summary:

Norman Foster's partner, Spencer de Grey, talks about a major project in his charge, the transformation planned for the British Museum after the British Library moved out to new premises at St. Pancras. The Foster scheme provides a major new heart to the building and a clear pattern of movement for the first time in the Museum's one hundred and fifty years of existence. De Grey did his architectural training at Cambridge. After a two-year break in Canada, and a period of work with the London Borough of Merton, he joined Foster and worked on a number of their well-known buildings, such as the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank and Stansted Airport. In 1982 he became a partner, and has since controlled schemes such as the Sackler Galleries and the Law Faculty in Cambridge. The British Museum project not only considers the transformation of the building itself, but also the impact of the Museum to north and south, with the creation of a public route right through the building which remains open until late in the evening. The exemplar is the Galleria in Milan, which links key parts of the city centre and is very much a social focus for people.

Contents:

The British Museum Today

Stairs To Entrance Hall

Crowds

Aerial View Of The Museum

Original Central Garden

Clutter To Be Cleared

Aerial View Of Areas Of Development

Lightweight Roof Proposed Over Great Court

Model Section Through Reading Room & Great Court

Model & Plan Of Links To North & South

Galleria, Milan

Heritage Route

Entrance To Great Court

Sketch, Great Court & Reading Room

Model, Great Court From Above, Without The Lightweight Roof

Model, Great Court From Above, With The Lightweight Roof

Lightweight Roof & Reading Room Dome

Education Department Below The Great Court

Level 2. Plan

Reading Room. Model

Ventilation Strategy. Diagram

Great Court.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 29, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.