Designing the Tate Modern
By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide
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New Uses for Old Oil Tank Chambers at the Tate Modern
Southern Oil Tank Chamber at the Tate Modern
© Tate Media. Photo: Tate Photography
Beneath the Tate Modern are vast underground chambers that once housed oil tanks that ran the turbines. Oil tanks have not been used since the power station was decomissioned, but the new design plan by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron will turn the chambers into performance spaces and an auditorium.
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