Museums · South East England
Weald and Downland Gridshell
In or near Boxgrove.
Weald and Downland Gridshell — museum in West Sussex, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Chichester · 8.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Weald and Downland Gridshell is located in Chichester, West Sussex, with the postcode PO18 0EU. The nearest railway station is Chichester, which is 8.5 km away. The site is wheelchair accessible, and entry details are not specified.
About
Weald and Downland Gridshell is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2002. Designed by Edward Cullinan. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in West Sussex, England". Coordinates: 50.9069°, -0.7561°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Weald and Downland Gridshell (2002) is a building designed by Buro Happold and Edward Cullinan Architects for the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum: it was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 2002. The building is a structural wooden gridshell, constructed of oak sourced from Normandy, and cladded with local cedar. Before constructing the gridshell, members of Buro Happold and the Cullinan practice-built a prototype during their own time on weekends. This was also a self-supporting gridshell, and was used as a temporary entrance canopy on the Pompidou Centre in Paris.
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- Coordinates
- 50.9069, -0.7561
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Chichester
- Parish
- Singleton
- Postcode
- PO18 0EU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Established
- 2002
- Nearest railway station
- Chichester — 8.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7978000 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Weald and Downland Gridshell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gridshell.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Weald and Downland Gridshell?
- Weald and Downland Gridshell is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO18 0EU), in the parish of Singleton.
- What is Weald and Downland Gridshell?
- Weald and Downland Gridshell — museum in West Sussex, England.
- How do I get to Weald and Downland Gridshell?
- The nearest railway station is Chichester, about 8.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode PO18 0EU.
- When was Weald and Downland Gridshell built?
- Built or established in 2002. Designed by Edward Cullinan.
- How do I get to Weald and Downland Gridshell?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PO18 0EU. It sits within the Arundel and South Downs parliamentary constituency.