Art Fund Pavilion shortlist

Tent London and gallery The Lightbox have announced the shortlisted projects in a competition to design a pavilion at the gallery in Woking, UK.

The shortlisted projects will be on show alongside other entries at The Lightbox from 31 March until 12 April. Above: IN & EDIT Architecture.

The winning design will be announced on 6 April and constructed for exhibition at Tent London during the London Design Festival in September, before moving to the gallery. Above and below: Karim Muallem.

Here’s some more information from Tent London:

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Announcement of the Shortlisted

Tent London and The Lightbox are delighted to announce the shortlist for The Art Fund Pavilion architecture competition.

The competition received an overwhelming level of interest with over 600 entries from 52 countries, including Columbia, Georgia and Iran. Above and below: Tina Manis Associates

Applicants were asked to design a semi-permanent pavilion, which will serve as additional gallery space for The Lightbox. The museum and gallery, which is already housed in a RIBA Award-winning building by Marks Barfield Architects, have decided to mark their award of the £100,000 Art Fund Prize by investing in architecture again by initiating and financing this competition.

The entries were reviewed by an elite panel of judges that included the Director of The Architecture Foundation, Sarah Ichioka and the Turner-Prize nominated artist, Richard Wilson. Above and below: Feix&Merlin Architects with Martin Stockley Associates

The Shortlisted Entries are as follows:

• AREA [Architecture Research Athens], Greece
• Feix & Merlin Architects with Martin Stockley Associates, UK, www.feixandmerlin.com
• IN & EDIT Architecture, France
• Karim Muallem, UK
• Tina Manis Associates, USA

The shortlisted entries and other applications that demonstrate the range of work submitted to the competition will be exhibited at The Lightbox from 31 March - 12 April 2009 and the winner will be announced on the 6 April 2009. Above and below: AREA

The winning entry will be engineered and constructed by Facit and shown as part of Tent London during the London Design Festival 2009, before taking up residence at The Lightbox.

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