RIBA North: Royal Gold Medal exhibition: Níall McLaughlin
Date: 25.4.26 - 7.6.26
Time: 10:00 - 17:50
Location: RIBA North, 21 Mann Island, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool, L3 1BP
25 April to 7 June 2026
RIBA North and Tate Liverpool, Gallery 2
Monday to Sunday including bank holidays: 10am to 5.50pm
Free
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Opening at RIBA North, this specially commissioned installation, titled ‘Immersion’, celebrates Níall McLaughlin, recipient of the 2026 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture.
With over 30 years in practice, McLaughlin is an architect, educator, and writer, and is a pivotal figure in contemporary architecture, celebrated for work defined by a deep sensitivity to place, material, craft, light, and form.
The installation explores how the practice challenges conventional notions of architecture. This will be visualised in the gallery through a highly crafted model of a recent international commission, using materials representative of the landscape. An accompanying film will narrate the inspiration and methodology behind the remarkable design.
