Hayward Gallery
| Hayward Gallery | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Gallery |
| Architectural style | Brutalist |
| Town or city | London, SE1 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Opened | 9 July 1968 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect |
Norman Engleback Ron Herron and Warren Chalk |
| Structural engineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
| Main contractor | Higgs and Hill |
The Hayward Gallery is an art gallery within the Southbank Centre, part of an area of major arts venues on the South Bank of the River Thames, in central London, England. It is sited adjacent to the other Southbank Centre buildings (the Royal Festival Hall and the Queen Elizabeth Hall/Purcell Room) and also the Royal National Theatre and British Film Institute. Following a rebranding of the South Bank Centre to Southbank Centre in early 2007, the Hayward Gallery was known as the Hayward until early 2011.
The gallery was temporarily closed in September 2015, for two years of renovations.
The Hayward Gallery was built by Higgs and Hill and opened on 9 July 1968. Its massing and extensive use of exposed concrete construction are typical of Brutalist architecture. The initial concept was designed, with the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, as an addition to the Southbank Centre arts complex by team leader Norman Engleback, assisted by Ron Herron and Warren Chalk, two members of the later founded group Archigram, of the Department of Architecture and Civic Design of the Greater London Council. Warren Chalk then developed the site plan and connective first floor walkways, while Ron Herron worked on the acoustics for the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Alan Waterhouse, then Dennis Crompton, worked on the designs for the Hayward. The building is named after Sir Isaac Hayward, a former leader of the London County Council, the GLC's predecessor.Joanna Drew was the founding Director and Ralph Rugoff is the current Director (as of mid-2006).
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