The Hepworth Wakefield "Regional Building of the Year" for 2012 by the Royal Institute of British Architects. The gallery was short-listed for the Art Fund Prize in 2012. In July 2017, the gallery was named the United Kingdom's Museum of the Year. The Hepworth Wakefield The Hepworth Wakefield is an art museum in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, which opened on 21 May 2011. The gallery is situated on the south side of the River Calder and takes its name from artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth who was born and educated in the city. The gallery was designed by British architect David Chipperfield, who
Philip Hepworth by "classical, English and local Norman styles". A number of his buildings are listed. Hepworth was born in 1890. He attended Highgate School from September 1902 until July 1906. His initial architectural studies were at the Architectural Association School of Architecture from 1906 to 1910, during which time he also attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. He became assistant to London-based architect Walter Frederick Cave, and after further travels in France he passed his Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) qualifying exam in 1911. He was awarded RIBA's 1914 British School at Rome scholarship. During the First World