Concurso | The Design Competition RIBA - Re-Imagining Railway Stations

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Background to Competition Rationale and UK Rail Stations

Since the birth of the railways in Victorian Britain, railway architecture and station buildings have constituted a significant intervention in the landscape and evolving townscapes into which they were constructed. Railway pioneers such as Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s work for the Great Western Railway often sought to impose a unified design vocabulary for their railway infrastructure, at a time when “pattern books” were common for everything from furniture, cast-ironwork and houses to uniforms, livery and locomotives. Enduring examples of this work persist to this day and demonstrate that it is not uncommon for station buildings to last for many generations.

Traditionally the station has been treated as a singular ‘building’ containing operational interfaces that primarily serve the functions of ticket revenue collection, information and sometimes refreshment. There is generally a more-or-less strict control line that separates the wider community from the platforms and the trains themselves. Stations are also symbols of and gateways to the railway network, defining the moment of arrival or departure. The many books and films with pivotal scenes on or near railway platforms are testament to the power of this symbolism.

In spite of the significant growth in railway use and passenger numbers, changes in technology offer the potential to reduce or eliminate for most passengers the primary focus of stations on information and revenue collection. This may change the role of station staff to increasingly focus on support for the needs and wellbeing of passengers across the wider station environment.

Some interesting insights are also provided in the Tomorrow's Living Station study.

Organisation and Enquiries

RIBA Competitions are assisting Network Rail with the management and administration of the Design Contest and subsequent procurement process. RIBA Competitions involvement will end with the identification of the Preferred Bid Team(s) to be invited to enter into a Service Contract with Network Rail to undertake detailed design development work.

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