Join us on Saturday 14th December for a tour around The Warburg Institute, recently refurbished by Haworth Tompkins.
The Warburg Institute, founded by Aby Warburg in Hamburg in 1900, is one of the world’s leading centres for studying the interaction of ideas, images and society and has been part of the School of Advanced Study, University of London since 1944.
Haworth Tompkins' refurbishment project presented an opportunity for the re-birth of the Warburg Institute, opening its hidden collections up to new audiences and facilitating a more public-facing programme.
The project brief included new and enhanced spaces, a purpose-built lecture theatre, public gallery space, improved teaching spaces and new storage and study areas for the Library, Archives and Special Collections. Much of the building’s original layout and detailing remained intact. Fluted timber columns, woodblock and terrazzo floors and glazed screens, typical of Holden’s style, were retained and celebrated wherever possible and continued through the details and finishes of the new interiors.
Location and Time:
Date and Time: 11am, Saturday 14th December
Address: The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB
The group will meet at the main entrance of the The Warburg Institute.
Accessibility:
This tour will involve short periods of walking and standing, as the group moves through the project. If you have an questions regarding the accessibility of this tour, please email amy@architecturefoundation.org.uk
Student Tickets:
If you are currently a student studying architecture, you are eligible for a discounted student ticket with the CODE: INDUSTRIASTUDENT
