Critics throw the book at RSHP’s proposed British Library extension

By Tom Lowe2021-02-10T06:00:00

Plans to be lodged with Camden council in May

Proposals by Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners to extend the grade I-listed British Library in London have attracted criticism from rival architects and heritage groups.

Plans for the scheme, which are due to be lodged with Camden planners in May, will see a block at least 11 storeys built next to and partially attached to the landmark existing building at St Pancras which opened in 1997 and was given the highest form of protection in 2015.

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