Posts Tagged ‘ExhibitionDesign’

‘Richard Rogers + Architects’, Madrid: New record of number of visitors!

The exhibition ‘Richard Rogers + Architects’ (designed by Ab Rogers Design), which was showing at The Caixa Forum in Madrid, closed last month. And Vicki, the Curator of Exhibitions at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, has announced that this exhibition had attracted its biggest audience yet to the RR+A exhibition in the CaixaForum Madrid with 232,799 visitors!! Hip-hip Hurray!

To recap, the show at the Pompidou Centre in 2007 - which also made a record of attracting the most visitors to an Architecture Exhibition EVER (in the history of Architecture exhibitions opened at the Pompidou Centre),  attracted just under 150,000 visitors.

So to date, over half a million people have visited the RR+A exhibition in total from Paris, London, Barcelona and Madrid!

We think this is an incredible figure for an exhibition of this size.

Richard Rogers + Architects MADRID

Richard Rogers + Architects: MADRID

Richard Rogers + Architects MADRID

Richard Rogers + Architects MADRID

Richard Rogers + Architects: MADRID

Richard Rogers + Architects: MADRID

All images courtesy of John Short


Prove it!, Science Museum Press Opening

22nd October 2009. With opening speeches from John Beddington (Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government), Ed Miliband (MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change) and David Miliband (MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs), the press opening of ‘Prove It!’ (Designed by Ab Rogers Design) proved to be great success, creating a huge buzz.

This December, 192 countries will meet in Copenhagen to tackle climate change. In preparation for this crucial summit, the Science Museum commissioned Ab Rogers Design to design Prove It!. This exhibition explores the scientific evidence behind climate change, signaling that it is not belief, but fact. At the same time, it inspires action and a sense of optimism for a greener future.

A series of large cone-shaped tensile structures fill the space, constructed from lengths of string attached to powder-coated white steel rings. The strings are pulled taut against the Science Museum’s physical structure, tapping into its excess energy. As a counterpoint to the wasted energy of the public building, the structures act as temporary monuments made from an absolute minimum of physical materials, beacons that signal environmental consciousness to the world.

PROVE IT! Press Opening, Science Museum

PROVE IT! Press Opening, Science Museum

PROVE IT! Press Opening, Science Museum

PROVE IT! Press Opening, Science Museum

Images posted with thanks to venturethree.


Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) - ‘Screen Worlds’ Opening Day!!

The world-renowned Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI, Melbourne) celebrates the moving image in all its forms – film, television, games, new media and art. Ab Rogers Design won the international competition to re-design the major galleries and their associated permanent exhibitions and function spaces, with a total area of 2500square-metres. In addition, Ab Rogers Design undertook a master planning exercise of the centre as a whole, identifying the need to restructure circulation across the site and create a new external façade and a dedicated entrance to the galleries.

The design concept was to create a series of strong, flowing landscapes and forms to create cohesion and unity among the hundreds of objects and screens on display. Specified materials range from natural bamboo, recycled artificial turf and fiberglass through to traditional leathers. Together, they create a sophisticated and unexpected palette. In line with ACMI’s environmental policy, we have sourced sustainable, local, low energy and recycled products to minimise the environmental impact of production.

And … here are some photos from the opening event which took place today in Melbourne.

ACMI-ScreenWorlds-openingday

(And yes - that’s Cate Blanchett!)

ACMI-ScreenWorlds-openingday

ACMI-ScreenWorlds-openingday

ACMI-ScreenWorlds-openingday

ACMI - Australian Centre for the Moving Image, ‘Screen Worlds’ - The Story of Film, Television and Digital culture


SHOWstudio: FASHION REVOLUTION at Somerset House - Work in progress!!

We can hear the drum rolls … !

Yes - Yes - the exhibition ‘SHOWstudio : FASHION REVOLUTION’ (Exhibition Design by Ab Rogers Design, at Somerset House) had finally opened its doors yesterday for the press! This show is a retrospective of the many inventions and innovations created by the fashion website SHOWstudio.com led by photographer Nick Knight.

The show is not open to the public yet, but will be soon - this Thursday 17th September (running till 20th December 2009) - but before that, let’s take a look at some work in progress shots.

SHOWstudio : Fashion Revolution - Work in progress

SHOWstudio : Fashion Revolution - Work in progress

SHOWstudio : Fashion Revolution - Work in progress

More photographs to follow soooon!


‘Richard Rogers + Architects’, Madrid: Work-in-progress photos!

The exhibition ‘Richard Rogers + Architects’ (designed by Ab Rogers Design) is now showing at The Caixa Forum in Madrid. (Opened till 18th October 2009)

While we wait for the proper press photos, I thought it would be nice to share some work-in-progress photos taken by Richard - our super project manager, and Louise - our fabulous exhibition designer! Hip hip hooray!

Richard Rogers + Architect: Work in progress

Richard Rogers + Architect: Work in progress

Richard Rogers + Architect: Work in progress

Richard Rogers + Architect: Work in progress

Richard Rogers + Architect: Work in progress

Richard Rogers + Architect: Work in progress


Exhibition ‘Richard Rogers + Architects’ at the Caixa Forum, Barcelona

This touring exhibition (designed by Ab Rogers Design), which first showed at the George Pompidou Centre in Paris, stopped by London at the Design Museum, then made it’s way to sunny Barcelona!

(But very recently moved to Madrid, and is currently showing at the Caixa Forum, Madrid.)

Image courtesy of John Short

Image courtesy of John Short

Image courtesy of John Short

Image courtesy of John Short

Image courtesy of John Short

Image courtesy of John Short

Image courtesy of John Short

Image courtesy of John Short

Please refer to our web site’s ‘Projects’ page -> ‘Richard Rogers + Architects’ for more information regarding this exhibition.


Little Chef

Little Chef main dining space.

Photography: Little Chef

Dining Area

Dining Space