Twelve Halls Second Edition
March 2025
A second edition of our publication Twelve Halls has been released and is now available to order here via the publishers website. The publishers Objectif Editions is a non-profit project by Munich and Bristol based design studio Objectif, aiming to support artistic and literary talent. We enable culturally, artistically or socially engaged individuals and small organisations to showcase their work in a high quality standard at no financial cost to them. Design and production are entirely covered by sales, and profits are reinvested into the project.
Auckland Castle Competition Win
February 2014
Niall McLaughlin Architects and Purcell have won the competition to transform Auckland Castle in County Durham into a national museum of religion and religious art. The former historic home of the bishops of Durham, the castle is considered to be the third most historically significant ecclesiastical complex in Europe, after the Vatican and Avignon. Auckland Castle was bought by businessman and philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer who aims to turn it into a major visitor attraction and heritage site in the North East. The client hopes to receive funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund in support of the project and set up the Auckland Castle Trust to oversee the restoration and development of the castle and grounds. The central attraction will be the rare paintings by Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán, considered to be some of the most significant religious treasures in Europe and part of the castle’s history for more than 250 years.
Auckland Castle Website