Royal Albert Hall

1/25A dignified setting for the 'nation's village hall'

2/25An accessible and inclusive public realm

3/25An accessible and inclusive public realm

4/25Creating a safe environment for the world's busiest venue

5/25A high-quality public realm delivered in time for the Royal Albert Hall's 150-year anniversary celebrations

6/25Location: The Royal Albert Hall is at the heart of the South Kensington Cultural Quarter

7/25Analysis: An overlay of the first 50 images of the Royal Albert Hall from Google Images reveals the important role that the public space plays in visitors' experience

8/25Analysis: An overlay of the first 50 images of the Albert Memorial from Google Images reveals the important role that the public space plays in visitors' experience

9/25Phasing: The setting of the Royal Albert Hall prior to public realm improvements

10/25Phasing: The setting of the Royal Albert Hall prior to public realm improvements

11/25Phase 1: A safe, accessible and extended public realm created between the Hall and the Memorial including a narrowed carriageway and step-free crossings top increase access to Kensington Gardens

12/25Phase 1: A safe, accessible and extended public realm created between the Hall and the Memorial including a narrowed carriageway and step-free crossings top increase access to Kensington Gardens

13/25Phase 2: Expansion of public realm improvements to the wider environs of the Hall and to the entrance to Kensington Gardens, including new landscape routes to provide full step-free access between the Hall and Memoral

14/25Phase 2: Expansion of public realm improvements to the wider environs of the Hall and to the entrance to Kensington Gardens, including new landscape routes to provide full step-free access between the Hall and Memoral