With the completion of four new rooms including a library and a camera obscura housed in what was once a janitorial closet, the facility at the Victoria and Albert Museum is the largest of its kind in the UK.
A partner of James Stirling for two decades, the British architect later took on major commissions with his eponymous practice based in London and Stuttgart.
OMA partner and the author of three books over the last six years, Reinier de Graaf writes from within the world of architecture on everything from building codes to architectural awards.
Triumphing over shortlisted proposals from firms including SANAA, Herzog & de Meuron, and Adjaye Associates, the Chipperfield revamp extends the existing museum to the street and incorporates a rooftop park.
A new purpose-built structure features a dynamic canvas for state-of-the-art programming that broadcasts the activities of the creative school, dubbed SODA.
