Jason Kaye reports on the Swiss winners of the Tate Gallery competition

Title

Jason Kaye reports on the Swiss winners of the Tate Gallery competition

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Jan 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Jason Kaye reports on the Swiss winners of the Tate Gallery competition, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, and their plans to convert the derelict Bankside Power Station into one of the world’s biggest modern art galleries. Interviews with the Director of the Tate Gallery, Sir Nicholas Serota, on the competition, and architect Jacques Herzog on the future conversion.

Contributors

Jason Kaye; Nicholas Serota; Jacques Herzog

Keywords

London; Architecture; Contests; Art; Jacques Herzog; Pierre de Meuron; Herzog & de Mueron; Tate Gallery; Tate Modern; Architecture competitions; Bankside Power Station

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