This is England's first public art gallery (1811),
an architectural masterpiece by Sir John Soane. Suggesting a formal
quadrangle, the new building forms a cloistered entrance garden in front
of the Gallery. Central to the design is the cloister, which links the
cafe, lecture room and education centre to the main Picture Gallery.
It mediates between the differing architectural styles, setting up a
shifting rhythm with glass rooflights reflecting the buttresses of the
chapel. The existing Gallery has been entirely restored, including sophisticated
new artificial and natural lighting controls carefully incorporated
into the existing building fabric.
Press
The
New York Times
The Galleries of London Seen with Fresh Eyes
Giles
Worsley
7
Jan 01
Domus
La
prima galleria d'arte (The first art gallery)
Dan
Cruikshank
Oct
00
Architectural
Review
Spirit of Soane
Peter
Davey
Aug
00
The
New York Times
An Amercian expatriate sheds light on London
Tracie
Rozhon
5
April 01
Architecture
Today
Light
Touch - Mather at Soane's Dulwich Picture Gallery
Robert
Harbison
July 00
Building
Design
Rick'll
fix it
Catherine
Croft
2
June 00
The
Times
Reframed
in glass
Marcus
Binney
23
May 00
The
Art Newspaper
London's
most popular museum architect - Rick Mather times three
Giulia
Ajmone-Marsan, Cristina Ruiz, and Martin Bailey
May
97
Awards
Royal
Institute of British Architects - Crown Estate Conservation Award 2001
American
Institute of Architects - Business Week/Architectural Record Award 2001
The Galleries of London Seen with Fresh Eyes