New Regent St Windows Project for 2015
14/08/2015.
RIBA [LON] UK
metalocus, SARA REBOLLO.
metalocus, SARA REBOLLO.
Now in its sixth year, the RIBA Regent Street Windows Project pairs RIBA architects with flagship retailers to create engaging architectural installations in their shop windows. Fashion retailers, skincare boutiques, perfumeries, restaurants and cafes have given over their display to bring architecture into their stores and reach new audiences with these crafted interventions. The project creates a huge public architecture exhibition that will be visited by more than one million people each week.
RIBAWindows 2015. Longchamp by LDVC. Imagw © LDVC. Image courtesy of RIBA. Click above to see larger image.
RIBAWindows 2015. Brooks Brothers by Conran and Partners. Image © Conran and Partners. Image courtesy of RIBA. Click above to see larger image.
RIBAWindows 2015. Penhaligon's by Space Group Architects. Image © Space Group Architects. Image courtesy of RIBA. Click above to see larger image.
RIBAWindows 2015. Anthropologie by EPR Architects. Image © EPR Architects. Image courtesy of RIBA. Click above to see larger image.
RIBAWindows 2015. Hotel Café Royal by Citizens Design Bureau. Image © Citizens Design Bureau. Image courtesy of RIBA. Click above to see larger image.
RIBAWindows 2014. Brooks Brothers with Squire and Partners. Image courtesy of RIBA. Click above to see larger image.
RIBAWindows 2014. GANT with Sybarite Architects. Image courtesy of RIBA. Click above to see larger image.
RIBAWindows 2014. Topshop with atmos. Image courtesy of RIBA. Click above to see larger image.
RIBAWindows 2014. Penhaligon's with Al-Jawad Pike. Image courtesy of RIBA. Click above to see larger image.
Overview Regent Street, London. Click above to see larger image.
RIBAWindows 2015. Image © Office SM & Hamleys. Courtesy of RIBA.
The RIBA Regent Street Windows Project shows us; From fabric forests to kaleidoscopic reflections; lenticular walls to flocks of tailored cloth, this year’s installations bend the very notion of display and have challenged architects to work with retailers to interrogate their brands, their history and their windows to produce an architectural installation that captures the imagination of passers-by and customers alike.
Owen Wainhouse, Interim Director of RIBA’s London Region, said: "The Windows Project gives architecture practices of various scales an opportunity to flex their creative muscles and work more experimentally on a less traditional brief."
"It’s testament to these collaborations between retailers and architects that the Regent Street Windows Project has become an important event in the architectural calendar. It allows participating shops to work directly with a profession that can offer a different perspective on space and enables them to reach new audiences and surprising outcomes."
"Our partnership with Regent Street Association has meant that this year, the project is at the centre of the Regent Street Design and Fashion Month. Once again, we’re thrilled to be giving exposure to some of London’s most exciting and creative architects."
This year’s windows will be installed overnight on Sunday 6 September. The exhibition will run for three weeks from Monday 7 to Sunday 27 September, coinciding with both the London Design Festival and London Fashion Week.
Dates.- 7th to 27th September 2015.
Venue.- RIBA Regent Street Windows Project. Regent Street, London. UK.
