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With tourists expecting higher levels of service, information and retail opportunities, visitor centres have become a vital component in providing access to heritage sites, historic buildings, landscapes of natural beauty and monuments. As a consequence, numerous architecturally renowned centres have been designed and built in recent years. It is perhaps no surprise that many have been featured in architectural awards, as they not only offer a 'jewel' of a project to architects, being small in scale but high in profile, but the buildings must also respond sympathetically to a rich physical and cultural context. This book examines the phenomenon of this relatively new, but increasingly popular, building type.
It begins with a series of essays which explore the origins and key characteristics of the visitor centre, its relationship between place and landscape, its social role, and its focus on the visitor's needs. It then documents and critically analyses 20 award-winning visitor centres across the United Kingdom, including centres at The Giant's Causeway, Stonehenge, Brockholes, Rosslyn Chapel, Culloden and the Welney Wetland Centre. Each building study is beautifully illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings and
includes the essential facts about the building, an experiential description
and a full spatial analysis.
Contents
Introduction; Chapter 1: What is a Visitor Centre?; Chapter 2: Place, Landscape and the Visitor Centre; Chapter 3: The Visitor; Chapter 4: Evidence for a New Building Type; Chapter 5: A Visitor Centre in the Making: Stakeholder Interviews. Case Studies: Abbotsford; Alnwick Gardens; Bannockburn; Bombay Sapphire; Brockholes; Chedworth Roman Villa; Chiltern Hills Gateway; Culloden Battlefield; Fountains Abbey; Giant's Causeway; Hafod Eryri; Jodrell Bank; Richard III; Rosslyn Chapel; Stonehenge; The Sill; Titan Crane; Welney Wildfowl; Whitby Abbey; Wycoller Aisled Barn
