Studio Weave, an East London office, has won a competition to design a new Visitor Welcome Center and revamped forecourt at the British Museums flagship Camden site. Wright & Wright Architects, Tom Massey Studio, and Daisy Froud are also on the project team. The new visitor center will create a better entry experience at both egress points on Great Russell Street and Montague Place. Nicholas Cullinan, the British Museum director, said the project is essential for helping British Museum facilitate its 6.2 million annual visitors.Renderings show a sinuous plane mirrored on its underside. Below the plane, foliage abounds, suggesting a biophilic milieu for museum workers and visitors alike to enjoy.As Londoners, and long-term visitors, we are honoured to be part of this moment in the Museums history, said Studio Weave founding director Je Ahn. With the entry, our team wanted to celebrate the British Museum as both a global and a local museum, and create an internationally exemplary space that will improve the experience of Great Russell Street and Montague Place for everybody.The new visitor center will create a better entry experience at both egress points on Great Russell Street and Montague Place. (Courtesy British Museum)Ahn added that Studio Weaves proposal aims to resolve complex issues on the site. Ahn also said the project will preserve the appearance of the historic Grade I listed buildings, address the changing climate and look forward to the future of the institution. It will also introduce new soft landscaping and plants, dotted with engaging installationsencouraging curiosity and becoming a memorable highlight of every visit. The competition for a new visitor center and forecourt was part of a comprehensive master plan for the British Museum underway in London today, albeit one marred by controversy from the get go. Last January, environmental activists staged a protest at British Museum because the additions main benefactor is British Petroleum (BP), as reported by AN.After the January protests, 6a architects,David Chipperfield Architects, Eric Parry Architects and Jamie Fobert Architects,Lina Ghotmeh Architecture, andOMA were shortlisted to renovate the British Museums Western Range Galleries.The Studio Weave project should be built by spring 2026.