‘Difficult Sites’ is the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Exhibition 2024-25 featuring 19 exemplary projects from the last 150 years.

Projects include work from Undercurrent Architects, WilkinsonEyre, Lord Norman Foster, Sir Richard Rogers and others.

“Architects have often produced their finest and most inventive work when confronted with a challenging site. This might mean working within an irregualr urban plot, adapting and integrating existing buildings, or accomodating beneath the new building complex archaeological remains or transport infrastructure. The topography of the site might also be difficult, with varying levels, or be subject to flooding, or lie within a protected rural landscape.”

“Other challenges are less obvious. Legal constraints on a site such as height restrictions or the need to respect the rights of neighbouring propoerties can be difficult to resolve. Public opinion might also influence what can or cannot be built on sites that have historic or national significance.”

“The projects featured in this exhibition demonstrate the skill, craft and creativity of the architect in meeting the requirements of the client brief and budget, while working in the most difficult of conditions.”