Rivington Place nominated for South Bank Show award

Iniva and Autograph ABP are thrilled to announce that David Adjaye has been nominated for the 12th annual South Bank Show award for Rivington Place, the first permanent space dedicated to culturally diverse visual arts and photography in the UK

Rivington Place, Iniva and Autograph ABP's new visual arts space by David Adjaye. Photograph (c) Ed Reeve, Courtesy of Adjaye Associates

Iniva and Autograph ABP are thrilled to announce that David Adjaye has been nominated for the 12th annual South Bank Show award for Rivington Place, the first permanent space dedicated to culturally diverse visual arts and photography in the UK.

David Adjaye is one of three nominees in the Visual Arts category the others are Mark Wallinger for State Britain and Andy Goldsworthy at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

The awards show takes place in London on 29 January 2008 and will be broadcast on ITV on 3 February 2008.

Ken Dytor, Chair of Rivington Place said:
'This is one of the proudest moments in my professional life. For David Adjaye and Rivington Place to be short-listed for such a prestigious award is a significant achievement. It emphasises that creating an arts facility on time and on budget whilst maintaining the highest standards of design can be achieved'

Editors Notes

Rivington Place is Iniva and Autograph ABP's new contemporary visual arts space and the UK's first permanent public space dedicated to culturally-diverse visual arts and photography. The building has been realised with thanks to funding from the Arts Council England Lottery Capital 2 Programme and Barclays, the Rivington Place founding Corporate Partner. Barclays' £1.1m contribution is part of a much wider programme of community support, which last year totalled over £45 million - one of the most substantial in the UK.

The Rivington Place project also gives thanks to London Development Agency, City Fringe Partnership, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Hackney Council and The City Bridge Trust for their support as well as The Foyle Foundation and the Garfield Weston Foundation.  Thanks also to Brodksy Centre and Clifford Chance for their in-kind support. (www.rivingtonplace.org)