Victoria and Albert Museum Spiral, Decorative arts museum in Kensington, England
Description
The Victoria and Albert Museum Spiral was a proposed extension project for the decorative arts museum in Kensington. Architect Daniel Libeskind's design would have created additional exhibition spaces while connecting to the existing museum structure.
History
The project was selected through an architectural competition in 1996 to expand the museum. After repeated funding obstacles, the proposal was permanently cancelled in 2004.
Culture
The Spiral extension represented an intersection between contemporary architectural innovation and the preservation of historical museum structures in Britain.
Practical
This project exists only as a design and was never constructed, so there is no physical structure to visit. Those interested can learn more about the design and history through architectural archives and publications about museum expansion projects.
Did you know?
Libeskind designed this project early in his career, before gaining international recognition through the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the World Trade Center masterplan. The proposal reveals his early approach to flowing forms and dialogue with historical buildings.
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