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RIBA Headquarters

Royal Institute of British Architects
66 Portland Place
London
W1B 1AD
 
The building is open to the public.

 

Library opening times:

 
Monday: closed
Tuesday: 10am-8pm
Wednesday - Friday: 10am-5pm
Saturday: 10am-1.30pm
Sunday: closed 
 

Holiday closures

 

English Bank Holidays and August closure

The library is closed on Sundays and English public holidays. In addition it is normally closed on the Saturday before bank holidays and from noon on the last weekday before Christmas until the New Year bank holiday. The reading rooms are normally closed for part of August, but the telephone, email, fax and postal enquiry services remain available.

 

August closure 2008

The Reading Room at Portland Place will close at 5pm on Friday 1 August and re-open on Thursday 4 September at 10am. The 75 year old cork floor is undergoing refurbishment. The Library will continue to answer enquiries by telephone, email, fax or letter during this period. Information on alternative arrangements for RIBA members to use other libraries is available from the Members Information Line or our email address (contact details at the bottom of this page). We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

The RIBA Study Rooms at the V&A will be closed for stocktaking. The Study Rooms will close at 5pm on Saturday 9 August and re-open at 10am on Tuesday 26 August 2008. 

 

Admissions

The library at Portland Place is open to RIBA members and the public for reference purposes. 
 
RIBA members should bring their RIBA membership card. Access is free to non-RIBA members on production of proof of identity e.g. passport, driving licence, student university ID card. Please note only RIBA members may borrow books.
 
Access to the RIBA Collections at the V&A is free to both members and the public.

Appointments

It is essential to make an appointment to see material in the Photographs Collection|. This collection remains at the RIBA in Portland Place.

Drawings and Archives Collections

As part of the V&A + RIBA Architecture Partnership|, the Drawings Collection| and Archives Collection| have moved to their new home at the Victoria and Albert Museum|. The collections are now available in the new RIBA Architecture Study Rooms| at the V&A. For enquiries and availability please telephone +44 (0) 20 7307 3708 or fax +44 (0) 20 7589 3175.
 
The RIBA Architecture Study Rooms are open by appointment, please telephone +44 (0) 20 7307 3708 to make an appointment.
Monday: closed
Tuesday - Friday: 10am-5pm
Saturday: 10am-1pm; 2-5pm
Sunday: closed 
 

We currently operate set collection times for material; they are 10.15am, 11.45am, 2pm and 3.15pm. The latest time requests can be made for material to be collected from the store each day is 4pm.

RIBA British Architectural Library Drawings and Archives Collection

Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 2RL
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7307 3708
Fax: +44 (0)20 7589 3175

 

Main switchboard

Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 5533
Fax: +44 (0)20 7255 1541

 
Public Information Line - Mon-Fri: 09.30 - 17.00 (GMT)

Tel: +44 (0)906 302 0400
Information line calls charged at 50p per minute in the UK. These lines cannot be accessed from outside the UK.
 

Members Information Line:

Tel: +44 (0)20 7307 3600
RIBA members only - please give your membership number.
 

Library information (24-hour recorded):

Tel: +44 (0)20 7307 3707
Admin, loans, photographs, archives.

Email address:

info@inst.riba.org|