Architects Build Small Spaces

15.06.2010 - 30.08.2010

V&A South Kensington Cromwell Road London, United Kingdom

The V&A is commissioning a group of international architects to build a series of structures throughout the Museum which will respond to the theme of the retreat.  The starting point for these experimental projects will be the idea of a small enclosed space representing an escape from the chaos of urban life to an area for peace, contemplation, shelter or creativity. One of the central aims of the exhibition is to move away from explaining architecture through drawings and models and instead allow the visitor to experience the architecture itself.

Museum Opening Hours:
10.00 to 17.45 daily
10.00 to 22.00 Fridays (selected galleries remain open after 18.00 )
Closing commences 10 minutes before time statedClosed 24, 25 and 26 DecemberThe tunnel entrance to the V&A is open from 10.00 - 17.40 Saturday to Thursday and 10.00  20.00 on Fridays but may be closed on occasion on the advice of London Underground.

How to get there:
By Foot
The V&A is ten minute walk from Harrods, Knightsbridge and Hyde Park. If coming from South Kensington Station, take the underground tunnel and follow the directions to the Museums. The V&A entrance will be the second on your right.
By Bicycle:
The V&A is a couple of minutes ride via Exhibition Road from the cycle paths in Hyde Park. Cycle racks are available on Cromwell Gardens immediately to the right of the Grand Entrance and there is a cloakroom just inside. Find out more from Transport for London.
By Public Transport
London Underground (The Tube):The V&A is a five minute walk from South Kensington underground station (on the Piccadilly, Circle and District Line). South Kensington is a five minute tube journey from Victoria, ten minutes from Covent Garden and Lecicester Square and 15 minutes from Kings Cross St Pancras.The V&A is a ten minute walk from Knightsbridge underground station (on the Piccadilly Line). Knightsbridge is a ten minute tube journey from Covent Garden and Leicester Square and 15 minutes from Kings Cross St Pancras.
By Bus
C1, 14, 74 and 414 stop outside the Cromwell Road entrance. The Open Tour stop outside the Museum as part of their Double Decker Bus site-seeing tour of London
Travelling by Road
By road Cromwell Road is the main A4 route into London from the West.

Coach Parking:
There is a coach drop-off point in both Exhibition Road and outside the Museum on Cromwell Road. The nearest coach parks are located at Warwick Road, Bayswater Road and Park Lane

Car Parking:
There are meters on Exhibition Road. Blue badge parking bays are directly outside the Exhibition Road entrance. Find our more about car parking near the V&A .

Group Bookings
Groups (10+) please call +44 (0)20 7942 2211 to book.
Special talks and tours are available to complement the exhibitions.