A
multi-million-pound renewal of London’s Barbican Centre will focus on creating
accessible spaces and reusing existing spaces to minimise the project’s
carbon footprint.
The project
will preserve the building’s original architectural vision, provide new
opportunities for the Barbican’s community of artists, audiences, organisers,
delegates and partners, and boost the building’s accessibility and
environmental performance.
Newly
appointed CEO of the Barbican Centre, Claire Spencer, said: “This is a hugely
exciting time to join the Barbican Centre. Equity,
diversity, and inclusion will be an essential theme underpinning the design
process, ensuring our building reflects the creative energy of all London’s
communities, with safe, accessible, and welcoming spaces for everyone.”
Asif Khan, founder
and owner of Asif Khan Studio, one of the architects appointed to the project
said: “This renewal project will care for the things we all love about the
place, solving parts which could have been better, but most importantly helping
to open up the Barbican to London and Londoners in ways that couldn’t be
imagined before.
Simon
Fraser, partner at Allies and Morrison, the other architect appointed to project
added: “We are interested in the notion of ‘revealing’, of finding places of
untapped potential within and around the walls of the Barbican. Not only will
this approach offer substantial savings in embodied carbon, and respect the
Centre’s significant heritage value, but it opens a myriad of opportunities for
creative, inclusive reinvention.”
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A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
