London Mithraeum 2013-2017

Roman Ruin and Artifacts, Stone, Collimated Light and Haze. Permanent.

Bloomberg European Headquarters, London

Over a period of 4 years Schreiber invented and developed an architectural “ghost” made of light surrounding the ruin or Temple of Mithras, working with Foster + Partners and curator Nancy Rosen.

The London Mithraeum is now permanently located in the lowest level of the Bloomberg’s European Headquarters. Schreiber’s work with light and design on the project has received multiple awards including AIANY, D&AD, and the Lumen award of Excellence, 2018.

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The London Mithraeum, also known as the Temple of Mithras, Walbrook, is a Roman mithraeum that was discovered in Walbrook, a street in the City of London, during a building's construction in 1954. The entire site was relocated to permit continued construction and this temple of the mysterygod Mithras became perhaps the most famous 20th-century Roman discovery in London.

The Walbrook Square project was purchased by the Bloomberg company in 2010, which decided to restore the Mithraeum to its original site as part of their new European headquarters. It was proposed to create an exhibition space, display of artifacts, and museum with an experiential component in relation to the Mithraeum. Local Projects, Studio Joseph, and Schreiber won the project in 2013.

CREDITS:

Lead Exhibition Designer, London Mithraeum: Local Projects
Consulting Curator: Nancy Rosen, Nancy Rosen Inc.
Archaeological Consultant: MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
Exhibition Architect, London Mithraeum: Studio Joseph

Core Design: Chris Cooper


Project Architect, Foster + Partners
Client and Commissioner, Bloomberg

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