NHM150 Western Galleries - Base Build Lead Architect
The Natural History Museum is seeking a lead architect for base build works across four galleries (Swing Space, Old General Herbarium, Dinosaur Gallery, Origins Gallery) as part of its 150th anniversary renovation programme. Work includes conservation, structural repairs, new MEP systems, and building services installation, phased between 2027 and 2031.
- Closed19 June 2026
- Value£2.0m
- BuyerNatural History Museum
- WhereNatural History Museum, South Kensington, London
- CategoryConstruction & building works, Sport, culture & leisure, Surveying, architecture & engineering
- RegionLondon
You'll want to look if you're an architectural practice with museum or heritage building experience and can lead detailed design and coordination of complex MEP and structural works across a multi-phase programme
You'll need
- Architectural services (RIBA stages implied by scope)
- Building conservation expertise
- Experience with listed or heritage building works
Possible incumbent
Haworth Tompkins Limited led the feasibility study (awarded October 2025 and March 2026); Building Design Partnership Limited provided architect and principal designer services on a related Natural History Museum collections store refurbishment. Inferred from prior awards to this buyer, not confirmed.