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Witherford Watson Mann completes Courtauld Gallery modernisation

By 2021-06-10T06:00:00

The Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House

Source: Benedict Johnson Photography

Three-year transformation of world-famous institution adds exhibition space and facilities

Witherford Watson Mann has completed its transformation of the Courtauld Gallery in central London.

The project involved the painstaking restoration of Sir William Chambers’ classical building on the Strand, several major interventions – and “1,000 small adjustments”.

Stephen Witherford, a director of the Stirling Prize-winning practice, said “if done well people will hardly notice these”.

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