The Courtauld has unveiled an £82m campus redevelopment it is calling a “once-in-a-generation transformation” of its Grade-I listed building, Somerset House, in London. The Stirling prize-winning architects Witherford Watson Mann will take charge of the four-year project at the teaching and research centre and public gallery, which follows their 2021 revamp of the Courtauld Gallery space. The Courtauld Institute of Art is an independent college of the University of London, focusing on the teaching and research of art history. The overhaul of the Courtauld’s teaching spaces is being paid for by donations, including a record £30m from the Reuben Foundation, and from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, which gave £10m to the gallery in 2020. Read more here.
Courtauld to Embark on £82m Campus Project at Somerset House in London
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