the V&A has unveiled plans for a pair new sites to be built in london?s queen elizabeth olympic park: a museum designed by o?donnell + tuomey, and a collection and research centre by diller scofidio + renfro.
billed as ?V&A east?, the two buildings are scheduled to open in 2023 as part of ?east bank? ? an ambitious £1.1 billion development that seeks to build on the legacy of the city?s 2012 olympic games.
 

the new V&A museum at stratford waterfront has been designed by o?donnell + tuomey

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designed by dublin-based firm o?donnell + tuomey, the new five-storey museum building will ?provide a panoramic view of the designed world, and offer contemporary and cross-cultural perspectives?. two galleries will showcase the full range of the V&A?s collections, with a program of major exhibitions sitting alongside new commissions, installations, and interdisciplinary collaborations and projects. meanwhile, three outdoor terraces will offer sweeping views across the adjacent olympic park.
the five-storey structure will ?provide a panoramic view of the designed world?

image © o?donnell + tuomey / ninety90
the museum?s inaugural exhibition in 2023 will be a co-production by the V&A and the smithsonian ? the world?s largest museum and research complex. the partnership seeks to bridge the fields of art, design, science, and the humanities by exploring issues and themes that resonate with contemporary society.

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