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Victoria and Albert Museum Spiral

The Victoria and Albert Museum Spiral (or V&A Spiral, or The
Spiral) was a proposed extension to the 19th-century London
building which houses the Victoria and Albert Museum, the world's
largest museum of decorative arts. It was designed by Daniel
Libeskind and the designer, artist, and writer, Cecil Balmond. The
museum chose the design over seven others in competition in 1996
but, after much controversy and failing three times to attract the
necessary funding, the project was abandoned in 2004. [1] [2] [3] Architect's impression of The Spiral

When the design was chosen in 1996, Libeskind was relatively

unknown, but in 1999 he won international acclaim for the Jewish Museum in Berlin, and his master plan for
the World Trade Center site in New York has made him a household name there.[1]

References
1. Jonathan Glancey. "The V&A goes underground with shortlisted designs for new gallery" (http
s://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/mar/03/v-and-a-spiral-seven-designs-gallery). the
Guardian. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
2. "A Blow, Perhaps Fatal, for Libeskind's Spiral in London" (https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/2
9/arts/a-blow-perhaps-fatal-for-libeskind-s-spiral-in-london.html). nytimes.com. 29 July 2004.
Retrieved 4 December 2014.
3. Jonathan Glancey. "No go for V&A's Spiral extension - Society - The Guardian" (https://www.th
eguardian.com/society/2004/sep/18/urbandesign.arts). the Guardian. Retrieved 4 December
2014.

External links
Langdon, David (29 June 2015). "AD Classics: V&A Spiral / Daniel Libeskind + Cecil
Balmond" (http://www.archdaily.com/768565/ad-classics-v-and-a-spiral-daniel-libeskind-plus-c
ecil-balmond). ArchDaily. Plataforma Networks Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide.
Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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