Once again Burnley’s Panopticon design, ‘Singing Ringing Tree’, by architects Tonkin Liu Ltd, has been recognised as a stunning piece of modern architecture, this time in an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
This is hot on the heels of winning an award in the RIBA, Urban Space by Design competition.
The exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, highlights the top 40 architecture trend-setters in the UK under the age of 40. Anna Liu, of Tonkin Liu, who designed the Burnley Panopticon, 'Singing Ringing Tree,' has been included in this exhibition, and an image of 'Singing Ringing Tree' is being used as one of the key images to promote the exhibition. It has been described as iconic and as painting a clear picture of British architecture today.
"This is further proof that Burnley is going to get a piece of public art which is genuinely exciting and has now received further national recognition. We are working with architects who are innovators who have come up with such an exciting design that it is receiving so much recognition and interest. I am absolutely delighted it will be installed in the area which I represent and am looking forward to the day it finally becomes Burnley's latest landmark," said Marcus Johnstone, County Cllr for Padiham & Burnley West.
“It is wonderful that the Burnley Panopticon is being recognised yet again and that the architects are such exciting and innovative designers. This certainly strengthens the decision we made of the selection of the designer/architect and the design”, said Councillor Charlie Bullas.
The exhibition, entitled 'AJ Corus 40 Under 40', is an award scheme for young architects under the age of 40 working in the UK, and was launched by the Architects' Journal & Corus. This display showcases the creative thinking and talent of the 40 winning architects, who were invited to submit examples of their work for assessment by a distinguished panel of leading UK architects and prominent figures from the world of design and development. The work displayed includes completed and proposed projects and design ideas.
‘Singing Ringing Tree’ will go forward to planning later this year and is due for construction in 2006.
