Herzog & de Meuron’s RCA Battersea campus building is a porous workshop

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A robotic arm, quietly and relentlessly at work, may come into view as you walk around the new RCA\u00a0Battersea\u00a0campus in London. Its presence is the result of the freshly completed Royal College of Art Battersea Campus Building, which, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, has opened its doors for the...

The Royal College of Art Battersea Campus Building by Herzog and de Meuron opens to students in London

Working with the neighbourhood’s volumes, materials and heritage, the architects moulded a complex that is divided into two sections – a longer, lower, north one, defined by vertical, brick-clad lines and a sawtooth roofline, and a narrower south one that is not only taller, but also feels more ‘vertical’ too, as it’s wrapped in a layer of off-white fins.

The building opens with an exhibition curated by artist and photographer Rut Blees Luxemburg in its Hangar event space. ‘Future Archive’ features an exploration of the building’s construction process – from documentary photography of the volumes going up to the participation of the building-site workers and more.

 

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