Immersion to explore the firm’s proposals for The Museum of Jesus’ Baptism in Jordan
A RIBA exhibition celebrating the work of Niall McLaughlin Architects is opening in Liverpool tomorrow.
The exhibition, called Immersion, will look at the work of the practice through the lens of its emerging proposals for the Museum of Jesus’ Baptism in Jordan, which were unveiled in February.
It has been commissioned by RIBA following the award of the 2026 Royal Gold Medal to practice founder Niall McLaughlin and to explore the firm’s “unique approach” to architecture, the institute said.
The Museum of Jesus’ Baptism in Jordan will be built at the site where Saint John is said to have baptised Jesus 2,000 years ago on the east bank of the River Jordan.
The Arabic name of the Baptism site is Al-Maghtas, translated as The Immersion, which has been interpreted by the practice as a double meaning referring both to the baptism and the engagement of the visitor with the site, its history and spiritual meaning.
The aim of the exhibition is to immerse the visitor in the imagined world of the practice’s competition-winning proposal for the site.
“Building is an act, not an object,” McLaughlin said, adding: “Architecture lies in its making and the way that it shapes learning, culture, and communal life.”
The exhibition will run until 7 June and is free to attend.
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