The Architect · George · London
British Museum — Great Court
I've drawn the geometry of this roof three times in different years. The steel grid has no repeated panel. Every triangle is unique. That's the problem Foster solved.
Foster + Partners' Great Court is the largest covered public square in Europe. The triangulated glass roof resolves around the circular Reading Room. It's one of the finest roofscapes in London.
— George, The Architect
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