Tim Ronalds Architects is preparing a planning application to convert a set of industrial buildings in north London into the world’s largest public arts space dedicated to illustration.

The £8m project, to provide a new home for the House of Illustration, is being described as one of the most important arts-led regeneration projects in London for some years.

The institution, currently based in King’s Cross, is being rebranded the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration after its founder, who is best known for illustrating the Roald Dahl books.

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