
RIBA
London, 2016
London, 2016
Crafts Vault: The V&A Academy of Artisanal Crafts
Responding to the uncertain future of traditional crafts industry in the UK threatened by the economic downturn and the rise of new manufacturing technologies, the proposal by introducing crafts workshops into a new extension of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, tries to promote a new typology of museum building for storing and exhibiting crafts that could help bringing the lost touch of crafts back to the modern city.
Responding to the uncertain future of traditional crafts industry in the UK threatened by the economic downturn and the rise of new manufacturing technologies, the proposal by introducing crafts workshops into a new extension of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, tries to promote a new typology of museum building for storing and exhibiting crafts that could help bringing the lost touch of crafts back to the modern city.
RIBA Silver Medal Winner 2016
Student
CHEE King Hei Thomas
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https://architckh.wixsite.com/home
Studio Instructor
Prof. Peter W. Ferretto
Ingrid Schröder
Official Website
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http://www.presidentsmedals.com/Entry-41741
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