Sponsored by Armourcoat and local agent Fakura, the presentation attracted nearly 300 local architects and designers, who were thrilled to learn more about this original project. This bold £75m extension to London's Natural History Museum by Danish architects C. F. Møller – formally the Darwin Centre Phase Two - represents a stunning new architectural icon for London which is ground breaking in its scale and breath-taking in its technical and creative brilliance.
This landmark design features a vast free standing structure taking the form of an enormous cocoon finished in 3,500m2 of Armourcoat polished plaster. The cocoon houses the world's largest collection of plant and insect specimens, a unique anthology of 17 million insects and 3 million plants collected over the last 300 years by scientists including Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace and Sir Hans Sloane. The structure also houses state-of-the-art laboratories for 250 international scientists and an interactive visitor exhibition.
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