British Museum shortlists five teams to reimagine visitor welcome experience

The British Museum has announced a shortlist of five consultant teams in search of proposals for a new and improved welcome pavilion and public realm at the museum’s north and south entrances.  The multidisciplinary teams comprise landscape designers, architects, and public realm consultants. They were all drawn from Lot 4 of the Greater London Authority’s Architecture + Urbanism Framework under the specialty, “Landscape, Green Infrastructure & Public Realm”. The Framework is a pre-approved panel of built environment consultants who provide high-quality expertise for various public sector projects in London. The competition tasked teams to design plans for high-quality, flexible, and sustainable pavilions and public spaces that will improve the museum’s welcome experience. It also calls for a clear end-of-life plan that will account for the re-use of any structures erected on the site.The shortlisted teams are:  Team one: Collective Cultures (OMMX, AANF, Msoma Architects, YAA Projects) with J&L GibbonsTeam two: East Architecture and Hayatsu Architects with Bradley-Hole Schoenaich LandscapeTeam three: Periscope with AssembleTeam four: Publica with Carmody GroarkeTeam five: Studio Weave with Wright & Wright Architects, Webb Yates Engineers, Tom Massey Studio and Daisy FroudRead the full post on Bustler