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Several key operations, such as the caf\u00e9, bookshop and events will cease operations during the planned refurbishment<\/a> of the central London, George Gray Wornum-designed building, which is set to begin this autumn.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the RIBA told the AJ this would mean that 14 positions connected to front-of-house operations will be lost and the affected employees offered voluntary redundancy or redeployment to another area of the institute.<\/p>\n

The RIBA said in a statement: \u2018The temporary closure of our 66 Portland Place headquarters will see an operating pause for the RIBA venue, caf\u00e9 and physical bookshop offering, although RIBAbooks.com<\/a> will remain available.<\/p>\n

\u2018Unfortunately, this will impact 14 roles across those teams, and they will be offered alternative employment within RIBA, or redundancy.<\/p>\n

\u2018We understand this is a challenging time for those impacted and our priority is to provide available options and ensure clear communication and support during a period of consultation.\u2019<\/p>\n

According to the institute\u2019s last annual report (for the year ending December 2023) the RIBA had a workforce of 250 people. The number of employees has fallen since 2020, when the average headcount was 318.<\/p>\n

The RIBA\u2019s home at 66 Portland Place is set to close to the public at the end of May for three years to allow a \u00a358.8 million refurbishment of the building to designs by Benedetti Architects.<\/p>\n

The RIBA\u2019s back-of-house operations will then vacate the building by the end of August, when the institute will temporarily relocate<\/a> to the Royal College of Physicians offices near Regent\u2019s Park.<\/p>\n

In an announcement made as plans were submitted<\/a> for its \u00a358 million House of Architecture revamp, the RIBA said last week that it would move into the Jerwood Centre, a \u2018self-contained\u2019 neo-Georgian building designed by Carden & Godfrey Architects.<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the agreement between the RIBA and the Royal College of Physicians, the RIBA will make use of services within the main Grade I-listed, Denys Lasdun-designed<\/span><\/span> building, as well as holding some events there.<\/p>\n

The retrofit and refurbishment of 66 Portland Place is part of a wider \u00a385 million investment in the RIBA\u2019s headquarters, collections and technology. However, the RIBA has not yet provided an update on plans for an off-site collections facility away from 66 Portland Place.<\/p>\n

The RIBA\u2019s library and collections access services are due to close on 10 April.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the meantime, some of the four million items in the RIBA\u2019s collection will be accessible at the London Archives<\/a> in the Square Mile, as part of a deal with the City of London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Several key operations, such as the caf\u00e9, bookshop and events will cease operations during the planned refurbishment of the central London, George Gray Wornum-designed building, which is set to begin this autumn. 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