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The Hepworth Wakefield is a cluster of ten trapezoidal blocks which form the structure; the upper-level galleries are lit by natural light from large windows in the pitched roofs. Its windows frame views of the river and historic waterfront and the city skyline.

The façade of the building was made on site using self-compacting pigmented concrete, the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. The material was selected by the architects to emphasise the sculptural appearance of the building.

The gallery will have ground-floor visitor facilities including a café and restaurant overlooking the river, a learning studio, a 100-seat auditorium and shop. -wiki

Photography © David Chipperfield

The Hepworth Wakefield is an art gallery in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, which opened on 21 May 2011. The gallery, is situated on the south side of the River Calder and takes its name from artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth who was born and educated in the city.

The gallery was designed by the British architect David Chipperfield and built by Laing O'Rourke with funding from Wakefield Council, Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund. Yorkshire Forward, the Homes and Communities Agency, and the European Regional Development Fund have also supported the building of the gallery alongside a number of charitable trusts, corporations and private individuals. - wiki

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David Chipperfield: Form Matters

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"As architects," writes David Chipperfield, "we must both be part of and stand apart from the culture within which we operate. To be effective we must embrace power but also distance ourselves, we must engage in dialogue and we must refuse to listen, we must explore the familiar and the unfamiliar, we must embrace history and reject it. Finally we must resolve our ideas in matter and form." This publication was initiated and designed by the architect, who, in four sections, writes on form, language, composition and materiality. His choice of images, including architectural sketches and drawings, help to make this a personal notebook that documents the resolution and realization of formal ideas from his own viewpoint. Also featuring plans and illustrations of built and unbuilt projects, it explores the relationship between form and matter, both theoretically and practically.

Product Details

    Paperback: 160 pages
    Publisher: Walther Konig, Cologne (February 2010)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 3865606881
    ISBN-13: 978-3865606884

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