Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

 by Burwell Architects 

Client Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London 

Award RIBA London Award 2023

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, with its world-class library, is located on the upper floors of one of London’s best-known Brutalist buildings: the Denys Lasdun-designed, Grade II*-listed Charles Clore House, on the corner of Russell Square. This project by Burwell Architects sensitively refurbishes the 1970s building that was in great need of modernisation, particularly in relation to its services and sustainability. 

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Contractor Overbury 

Structural Engineer Price & Myers 

Environmental / M&E Engineer Fowler Martin 

Acoustic Engineer Ion Acoustics 

Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant Currie Brown 

Heritage Consultant Alan Baxter 

Internal area 6346 m2 (gross)