Competition design for additional office and library space for the Royal Institute of British Architects, London, entitled 'The Travelling RIBA Show': section and perspective showing a balloon airship containing RIBA staff and entertainment spaces Country UK: England City London Subject Date 1981 Image Date 1981 Medium Drawing Library Reference PA927/2(17) Orientation Landscape Colour Info Black and white Credit RIBA Collections Subject Energy conservation ; Airships ; Societies' buildings ; Fantastic architecture
NOTES: This design (by 'Zara Thustra') proposes additional RIBA meeting rooms, library stores, architectural workships, exhibition and entertainment spaces housed within an airship-like balloon. The airship is shown both tethered to the RIBA's existing building at 66 Portland Place, London (designed by George Grey Wornum in 1934) and travelling above the City of London taking 'architecture to the people'.
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