RCA shortlist for new london campus includes DS+R, herzog & de meuron, and studio gang

london’s royal college of art (RCA) has announced the seven architecture practices shortlisted to design its new £108 million battersea south campus. the facility will allow the college to expand its expertise into the fields of science, technology, and intelligent mobility — growing themes in the world of design. the shortlisted teams — including names such as diller scofidio + renfro, herzog & de meuron, and studio gang — will now work on plans for the complex, with a winner to be announced later this year.

the dyson building at the RCA’s battersea campus
images by richard haughton / courtesy of royal college of art

the studios shortlisted by the royal college of art are (in alphabetical order):

christian kerez (switzerland)
diller scofidio + renfro (US)
herzog & de meuron (switzerland/UK)
lacaton & vassal (france)
robbrecht en daem architecten (belgium)
serie architects (UK/singapore)
studio gang (US)

‘this shortlist represents an exceptional cross-section of international talent all wanting to engage with a world class institution,’ says dr paul thompson, rector of the RCA and chair of the architectural selection panel. ‘the panel was particularly delighted with the range of talents and approaches, not least because the building has to reflect the radical nature, experimentation and high design standards of the world’s pre-eminent art and design university.’

professor naren barfield, pro rector of the RCA and ASP member adds, ‘as the RCA plans to establish computer and materials science with a direct relationship to the design of products, systems, services, architecture and fine art, we were particularly keen to hear from practices that designed ‘from the inside/out’.‘

the seven practices were chosen from a total of 97 expressions of interest received from around the world. the winner of the competition will be announced in october 2016.

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