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Niall McLaughlin beats starry shortlist to win £50m Somerset House auditorium

By 2020-02-03T07:00:00

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700-seat venue will be ’world-class performace space’

Niall McLaughlin has won a competition to design a £50m performance venue for Somerset House.

The practice beat 69 competitors to secure the unanimous approval of the judging panel, which included architect Julia Barfield and musician Brian Eno.

The final shortlist of eight included Adjaye Associates, Barozzi/Veiga with DRDH, David Chipperfield Architects, Flores Prats with AOC Architects, Haworth Tompkins with Citizen’s Design Bureau, Snohetta with Orms and Studio Seilern.

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