DIGEST

摘要

The Museum of London has announced an international design competition for its new home inside Horace Jones's historic 25,000m~2 West Smithfield market building. The museum has appointed Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) to organise the contest, which opens for entries next month. The appointment comes nearly two years after communities secretary Eric Pickles rejected John McAslan's controversial plans to convert the Grade Ⅱ-listed Victorian complex into shops and offices. Planned to complete in 2021, the project will create a new HQ for the museum spread across the vacant Smithfield General Market, the basement of the poultry market, the vacant Fish Market, the Red House, Iron Mountain and the Engine House.