David Chipperfield and Julian Harrap have been appointed to a multimillion-pound restoration project for the Royal Academy Schools buildings.

Chipperfield last year completed the £56m redevelopment and expansion of the RA’s Piccadilly estate, expanding its exhibition space north into what is now known as Burlington Gardens.

The latest project, funded by a £10m gift, will create new facilities for the RA Schools’ postgraduate students including a new suite of workshops in Burlington Gardens, and a new RA Schools library.

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