The tenth anniversary of the AA’s Design Research Lab (DRL) was celebrated with a series of events in February and March 2008. The AA Gallery and Front Members’ Room hosted an exhibition featuring current work by DRL tutors and students, as well as projects selected from some 354 DRL graduates. In addition to this research-based work, a physical manifestation of DRL’s vision was on display in Bedford Square in the form of a pavilion designed by graduates Alan Dempsey (DRL 2002) and Alvin Huang (DRL 2004). Their (C)Space Pavilion – selected through competition – was constructed of fibre-reinforced precast concrete panels. The structure, located in Bedford Square in London, was an experimental design research project that was also open for use by the general public.

March 2008

Location: Bedford Square, London, UK