Darwin and Frayling Buildings (RCA) (London)

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There are three linked blocks.
Facing Kensington Gore is the Darwin Building (1960-1), of eight storeys (the ground floor, or Henry Moore Gallery, was remodelled in 1986-7 by the RCA Project's Office, with an extension into the central courtyard and a shop designed by James Gowan, the basement hall and cafe are also of this date).
The Gulbenkian wing, or exhibition block, is a long, low building facing the Albert Hall. Money for its construction was secured from the Gulbenkian Foundation and it was built in 1960-62. The interior was refurbished to provide extra exhibition space in 1989-90 by Colquhoun, Miller and Partners.
Behind, ingeniously angled to make the most of the tiny site, is the Frayling Building of 1962-63.
The eponymously named Darwin and Stevens Buildings at the College’s Kensington campus pay tribute to the legacies of former rectors Robin Darwin and Jocelyn Stevens.
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