Lambeth Palace Library: 2021 Brick Awards Supreme Winner
Wright & Wright Architects’ Lambeth Palace Library in London was the Supreme Winner at the 2021 BDA Brick Awards. Constructed using Ibstock bricks, the culturally significant building is home to the Church of England’s library and national archive, which includes a 12th-century Bible and the death warrant for Mary Queen of Scots signed by Elizabeth I. The project also won the Public Building category.
Supreme Winner and Public Building Award: Lambeth Palace Library, London
Architect: Wright & Wright Architects
Brick manufacturer: Ibstock Brick
Brickwork contractor: Grangewood Brickwork Services
“Lambeth Palace Library is excellent, courageous and rigorous in its use of brick as a primary cladding material. The choice and detail of the brickwork is integral to the overall success of the scheme in terms of its relationship and dialogue with Lambeth Palace. The careful mixing and batching of three subtly different shades of red brick, combined with the restrained use of textured panels and careful proportions of the openings all soften the unapologetically massive volume and give the whole an understated elegance.”
Lambeth Palace Library and Archive
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An award-winning archive and public library for one of the world’s most important collections has a distinct civic presence and model for sustainable design.
