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Caruso St John: museum of childhood, Bethnal Green, London, UK.


The second phase of Caruso St John's ongoing work for the V & A's Bethnal Green Bethnal Green: see Tower Hamlets.  Museum of Childhood focuses on this striking new entrance building. As well as providing the practical requirements of accessibility for all, and new front of house and educational facilities, this work has allowed the architects to extend their consideration and re-evaluation of architectural ornamentation ornamentation

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. The new pavilion will be clad CLAD

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 in red marbles and granites composed in a pattern that resonates with the scale and character of the original museum's existing Victorian facades. The stones will be flush and polished, so as to become reflective when seen in oblique o·blique
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. The project starts on site in November 2005. R. G.

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Title Annotation:Culture; Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood
Publication:The Architectural Review
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4EUUE
Date:Apr 1, 2005
Words:118
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