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Transforming Exhibition Road
2009
Dixon.Jones
Exhibition Road is home to an extraordinary group of world-class institutions that share a unique cultural history. The present street layout is inefficient and the pavements are too narrow to handle the millions of people who visit annually. The Councils of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster, in partnership with the Mayor of London, are developing and funding the Exhibition Road Project.
In February 2009, work started on unravelling the one-way traffic system around South Kensington Station, marking the first step in an ambitious project to create a visionary design that by early 2012 will transform the historic Exhibition Road area into a spectacular outdoor space for all to enjoy. The Dixon Jones design will remove kerbs, barriers and street clutter along Exhibition Road to create a spectacular single surface spanning from South Kensington Station to Hyde Park. The new design will provide larger pedestrian areas, reduce the speed and volume of traffic, and unite the area's world-leading museums and arts venues to create a stunning cultural destination on a par with the best in the World.
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Buildings off Exhibition Road:
V & A Gallery
Natural History Museum
Key London Buildings:
Wembley Stadium
Chelsea Barracks
Swiss Re Building
One Hyde Park
National Gallery Building
City Hall Building
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Exhibition Road Project : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt
Website : www.rbkc.gov.uk/exhibitionroad/
Buildings by this architect:
Royal Opera House London
National Portrait Gallery
Darwin College Cambridge
Kings Place London
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