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Observations The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an independent institution supporting artists and promoting interest in the arts through a comprehensive exhibition programme. It was founded in 1768 by Sir Joshua Reynolds. With a million visitors a year the RA is currently among the top ten attractions for paying visitors in London. The brief for Foster & Partners was the refurbishment of the Victorian Diploma galleries located on top of the original Burlington House, and the rationalisation of internal circulation in the building as a whole. AA E+E Environment & Energy Studies Programme MSc/MArch Sustainable Environmental Design Architectural Association School of Architecture Building Study Working team: Tobi Adamolekun, Giles Bruce, Zabi Majidi January 2006 Architect: Foster & Partners Gallery

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visitors in London. The brief for Foster & Partners was the refurbishment of the Victorian Diploma galleries located on top of the original Burlington House, and the rationalisation of internal circulation in the building as a whole.

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The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an independent institution supporting artists and promoting interest in the arts through a comprehensive exhibition programme. It was founded in 1768 by Sir Joshua Reynolds. With a million visitors a year the RA is currently among the top ten attractions for paying

visitors in London. The brief for Foster & Partners was the refurbishment of the Victorian Diploma galleries located on top of the original Burlington House, and the rationalisation of internal circulation in the building as a whole.

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The geometry of the galleries is dictated by the plan of the original Burlington House on top of which they sit. The height is restricted by a planning requirement that they should not rise above the line of the existing parapet to the South.

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