Tate Modern London, Architect, Building, Image, Design, Date, Picture, Location

Building by Herzog and de Meuron, London, England, UK

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Date: 1994
Art Gallery Redevelopment Design: Herzog & de Meuron Architects
Original power station building: Giles Gilbert Scott, Architect
Location: South Bank, across Thames from St Paul's Cathedral, Southwark

Aerial photograph ; Interior of Turbine Hall:

photo © webbaviation ; photograph : Jason Baxter

Tate Modern Extension : planning permission received Mar 2007
Transforming Tate Modern. Exterior views from the south

images © Hayes Davidson and Herzog & de Meuron

Tate Modern, London, England
architecture competition 1994


photos © adrian welch jun 2007

Horizontal 'light beam' along the top of the building forms a counterpoint to the verticality of the massive brick tower.

Tate Moderrn
photos © Nick Weall

This central tower was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott to echo the form of St.
Paul's Cathedral dome across the Thames.


pictures © adrian welch jun 2007

Key space: The Turbine Hall is both the circulation space and home to a
programme of installations.

Tate Modern architect : Herzog & de Meuron


photographs © adrian welch jun 2007

Tate Modern, Bankside - Project only
1995
Rafael Moneo Architects


images © adrian welch jun 2007



Adjacent structure:
Millennium Bridge

photo © Nick Weall

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Scans of former Power station building (now Tate Modern)
Tate Modern Bankside Power station
photos : Isabelle Lomholt, 1995

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Scans of former Power station building (now Tate Modern):

pictures : Isabelle Lomholt, 1995

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