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	* Madrid Barajas Airport.		* Madrid Barajas Airport.
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	* National Assembly for Wales.		* National Assembly for Wales.
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	* 8 Chifley.		* 8 Chifley.
	* 88 Wood Street.		* 88 Wood Street.
−	* ~~Adaptation of Jean Prouvé’s 6m x 6m demountable house~~ by RSHP.	+	* Articles by RSHP on Designing Buildings Wiki.
	* Antwerp Law Courts.		* Antwerp Law Courts.
	* BBVA Bancomer headquarters.		* BBVA Bancomer headquarters.
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	* Billingsgate Market.		* Billingsgate Market.
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	* Centre Pompidou.		* Centre Pompidou.
−	* Cancer Centre at Guy's Hospital.
	* Channel Four Television Headquarters.		* Channel Four Television Headquarters.
−	* Concept architectural design.
−	* Conservation and storage facility for the Musée du Louvre.
−	* Daimler Chrysler, Office & Retail.
	* European Court of Human Rights.		* European Court of Human Rights.
	* Heathrow Terminal 5		* Heathrow Terminal 5
−	* Inmos Microprocessor Factory.
−	* International Towers Sydney.
−	* Leadenhall Building.
−	* Lewisham Ladywell Temporary Housing.
−	* Lloyd's of London.
−	* Lloyd's Register.
	* Madrid Barajas Airport.		* Madrid Barajas Airport.
−	* Maggie's Centre.
	* National Assembly for Wales.		* National Assembly for Wales.
−	* NEO Bankside.
−	* Nuovo Centro Civico - Scandicci.
−	* One Hyde Park.
−	* One Park Taipei.
−	* ‎Richard Rogers wins the AIA 2019 Gold Medal.
−	* Reporting from the Front: Saving the City.
−	* Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners celebrates 10 years of practice.
−	* Royal Academy architecture prize 2017.
−	* RSHP at Open House London 2016.
	* RSHP move to Leadenhall Building.		* RSHP move to Leadenhall Building.
	* RSHP reveal new studio.		* RSHP reveal new studio.

Designing Buildings: moved RSHP-designed International Spy Museum opens to the public to International Spy Museum

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moved RSHP-designed International Spy Museum opens to the public to International Spy Museum

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	= About this article =		= About this article =

−	This article has been provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and first appeared on the company’s website in May 2019.	+	This article has been provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and first appeared on the [https://www.rsh-p.com/news/rshp-designed-the-international-spy-museum-opens-to-the-public-in-washington-d.c/ company’s website] in May 2019.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	On May 10, 2019, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners ~~announced the opening of the~~ new home of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Near to the Washington Monument, this is to be the permanent home of the non-profit International Spy Museum which has, until now, been based in a 19th century building in the historic Penn Quarter neighbourhood of DC.	+	On May 12, 2019, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' new home of the International Spy Museum opened in Washington, D.C.

−	~~= A unique~~ museum =	+	Near to the Washington Monument, the museum houses a world-renowned collection of spy artefacts from around the globe, offering interactive installations for visitors of all ages. It is the only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage.

−	The museum opened on Sunday May 12 2019 and houses its world-renowned collection of spy artefacts from around the globe, offering interactive installations for visitors of all ages. It is the only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage. The museum features the largest collection of international espionage artefacts ever placed on public display.	+	The 140,000-sq-ft facility is located at L’Enfant Plaza in Washington DC, between the National Mall and The Wharf. It is the first cultural building to be designed by RSHP in the US and was conceived as a catalyst for regeneration in the area, aiming to attract people from the Mall to L’Enfant Plaza, and in turn to its surrounding area, all the way down to the southwest waterfront marina.
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−	~~Led by museum founder and chairman, Milton Maltz, the~~ 140,000-sq-ft facility is located at L’Enfant Plaza in Washington DC, between the National Mall and The Wharf. It is the first cultural building to be designed by RSHP in the US and was conceived as a catalyst for regeneration in the area, aiming to attract people from the Mall to L’Enfant Plaza, and in turn to its surrounding area, all the way down to the southwest waterfront ~~marina— which contains hotels, restaurants and offices~~.	+

	The building reaches the city’s height limit of 130ft (39.6m) from grade in just seven stories. Its most prominent features are the angled facades of the exhibit floors on the south and west sides of the site, encased in a black box. Propped up on columns over an aligned, existing structure, the black box comprises the bulk of the building, including its exhibition spaces. This is a floating structure which creates public and private spaces for a combination of different uses.		The building reaches the city’s height limit of 130ft (39.6m) from grade in just seven stories. Its most prominent features are the angled facades of the exhibit floors on the south and west sides of the site, encased in a black box. Propped up on columns over an aligned, existing structure, the black box comprises the bulk of the building, including its exhibition spaces. This is a floating structure which creates public and private spaces for a combination of different uses.
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−	The lobby and retail facilities are located within ~~the~~ double-height ground-level space, with a mezzanine that holds an educational space for student and teacher workshops. Above the ground-level lobby are the museum’s three main exhibition areas featuring floor heights of up to 6m. These include the ‘Special Exhibitions’ floor, the theatre, permanent exhibition and task-finding, as well as the future ‘Operation Spy’ space. A metal staircase connecting these floors is suspended along the outside of the ~~metal-panelled~~ west facade and enclosed in a suspended glass atrium called the ‘veil.’	+	The lobby and retail facilities are located within a double-height ground-level space, with a mezzanine that holds an educational space for student and teacher workshops. Above the ground-level lobby are the museum’s three main exhibition areas featuring floor heights of up to 6m. These include the ‘Special Exhibitions’ floor, the theatre, permanent exhibition and task-finding, as well as the future ‘Operation Spy’ space. A metal staircase connecting these floors is suspended along the outside of the west facade and enclosed in a suspended glass atrium called the ‘veil.’

−	~~Office spaces~~ can be found above the exhibition floors and floating above these is the events space which is encased in a white box ~~and~~ crowned with a large, rooftop terrace. The steel structure found within the events box gives the museum 18.3m-spans with floor-to-ceiling windows arranged in a 180-degree span around the building. These provide a platform for observing the Washington Monument and the Capitol, the National Cathedral and the Basilica, the District Wharf and National Harbour.	+	Offices can be found above the exhibition floors and floating above these is the events space which is encased in a white box crowned with a large, rooftop terrace. The steel structure found within the events box gives the museum 18.3m-spans with floor-to-ceiling windows arranged in a 180-degree span around the building. These provide a platform for observing the Washington Monument and the Capitol, the National Cathedral and the Basilica, the District Wharf and National Harbour.

−	With its large and slender, structural-steel beams extending upward from the site on L’Enfant Plaza in a predominantly concrete area of Washington DC, this type of architecturally expressed structural steel is unlike any other in the district. The glass veil on the west facade protrudes from the building like a shining jewel, enticing people up toward it from 10th Street.	+	With its large and slender, structural-steel beams extending upward from the site on L’Enfant Plaza in a predominantly concrete area of Washington DC, this type of architecturally-expressed structural steel is unlike any other in the district. The glass veil on the west facade protrudes from the building like a shining jewel, enticing people up toward it from 10th Street.

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	“It has been an absolute delight to have been involved in the design of the International Spy Museum. It is a building for the future that will bring its neighbourhood to life; a celebration not only of the long-standing human activity that it showcases but also of the city around it. A landmark for 21st century DC”, said Ivan Harbour, Senior Design Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.		“It has been an absolute delight to have been involved in the design of the International Spy Museum. It is a building for the future that will bring its neighbourhood to life; a celebration not only of the long-standing human activity that it showcases but also of the city around it. A landmark for 21st century DC”, said Ivan Harbour, Senior Design Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

−	“Partnering with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners on The International Spy Museum was a rewarding experience for all involved here at Hickok Cole. The building is simultaneously a testament to technical sophistication, as well as a poetic concept representing the essence of espionage. The project also serves as a catalyst for future investment in Washington, DC’s L’Enfant Plaza neighbourhood. We can think of no better example of work that matters, and we look forward to seeing the building take its place among the city’s architectural landmarks.” ~~- Hickok Cole, Architect of Record, Michael Hickok, FAIA, Senior Principal and Owner.~~	+	Hickok Cole, Architect of Record, Michael Hickok, FAIA, Senior Principal and Owner said: “Partnering with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners on The International Spy Museum was a rewarding experience for all involved here at Hickok Cole. The building is simultaneously a testament to technical sophistication, as well as a poetic concept representing the essence of espionage. The project also serves as a catalyst for future investment in Washington, DC’s L’Enfant Plaza neighbourhood. We can think of no better example of work that matters, and we look forward to seeing the building take its place among the city’s architectural landmarks.”
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−	~~= About the architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners =~~	+
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−	Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is an international architectural practice based in London. Over the past four decades, RSHP has attracted critical acclaim and awards with built projects across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia.	+
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−	The practice is experienced in designing a wide range of building types including office, residential, transport, education, culture, leisure, retail, civic and healthcare. The quality of its designs has been recognised with some of architecture’s highest awards, including two RIBA Stirling Prizes, one in 2006 for Terminal 4, Madrid Barajas Airport and the other in 2009 for Maggie’s West London Centre.	+
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−	A deep belief in the importance of sustainability has underscored the firm’s work since the early days, and recent and ongoing projects such as the extension to the London School of Economics, the New Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital, International Towers Sydney and the extension to the British Museum exemplify this belief with a range of environmental features built into the fabric of the building.	+
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−	Since the early days of the Lloyd’s building in the 1970s, the practice has produced innovative, beautiful, sustainable, and practical architecture which creatively solves problems for clients. A focus on providing flexible spaces separated from service elements means RSHP’s buildings are adaptable and resilient in a world where technology is changing rapidly.	+
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−	The firm was founded as the Richard Rogers Partnership in 1977 but over time evolved and in 2007 the decision was made to rename the firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to reflect the vital contributions of Graham Stirk, designer of the iconic Leadenhall Building and Protos Winery, and Ivan Harbour, whose residential scheme for homeless families, PLACE/Ladywell, won the Mayor of London’s prize for the project that best creatively contributes to the capital’s economy. The practice now has 13 partners, with several long-standing members of the practice being named partners in 2015. Together, they represent the inherent continuity and consistency of the philosophy which the practice applies to all its work.	+

	= About this article =		= About this article =

−	This article has been provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and first appeared on the company’s website in May 2019~~. It can be accessed here~~.	+	This article has been provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and first appeared on the company’s website in May 2019.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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−	~~Articles by RSH+P on Designing Buildings Wiki include:~~

	* 3 World Trade Center.		* 3 World Trade Center.
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	* Y Cube.		* Y Cube.
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−	* Leadenhall building opening ceremony.
−	* Richard Rogers in conversation.
−	* The compact sustainable city.

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	RSH+P's Spy Museum opened in Washington DC in May 2019.		RSH+P's Spy Museum opened in Washington DC in May 2019.

−	Photographer Nic Lehoux ~~Image~~ courtesy of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.	+	Photographer Nic Lehoux, image courtesy of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
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	With its large and slender, structural-steel beams extending upward from the site on L’Enfant Plaza in a predominantly concrete area of Washington DC, this type of architecturally expressed structural steel is unlike any other in the district. The glass veil on the west facade protrudes from the building like a shining jewel, enticing people up toward it from 10th Street.		With its large and slender, structural-steel beams extending upward from the site on L’Enfant Plaza in a predominantly concrete area of Washington DC, this type of architecturally expressed structural steel is unlike any other in the district. The glass veil on the west facade protrudes from the building like a shining jewel, enticing people up toward it from 10th Street.

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	“It has been an absolute delight to have been involved in the design of the International Spy Museum. It is a building for the future that will bring its neighbourhood to life; a celebration not only of the long-standing human activity that it showcases but also of the city around it. A landmark for 21st century DC”, said Ivan Harbour, Senior Design Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.		“It has been an absolute delight to have been involved in the design of the International Spy Museum. It is a building for the future that will bring its neighbourhood to life; a celebration not only of the long-standing human activity that it showcases but also of the city around it. A landmark for 21st century DC”, said Ivan Harbour, Senior Design Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.