Gallery Rivington Place in London by David Adjaye

The opening of a new gallery by David Adjaye is scheduled for October 6, 2007. The building, located in the Shoreditch district of London, will serve the needs of Autograph ABP and inIVA (Institute of International Visual Arts). Rivington Place is the first gallery to be built in London with public funds since the opening of Hayward Gallery in 1968. The exhibitions will focus primarily on visual arts such as photography or video projections. The museum stands at the corner of Standard Place and Rivington Street. Adjaye's design draws on the world of digital images and seeks to translate it into a sculptural three-dimensional facade: the windows of the homogeneously shaped building with minimalist detailing are either set deep between the blocks or flush with the facade. The generously glazed entrance area penetrates into the building on the ground floor. The gallery will offer, in addition to exhibition spaces, screening rooms, a library, seminars, classrooms, a café, studios for local creators, and offices for inIVA and ABP staff across its five floors. The cost of the new museum, covering an area of 1,445 m², was around eight million pounds (330 million CZK). Link>