Plans for Barbican concert hall by Diller Scofidio & Renfro axed Plans for the pyramidal Centre for Music by Diller Scofidio & Renfro in London have been scrapped, with a "major renewal" of the nearby Barbican estate set to take place instead. The concert hall designed by US studio Diller Scofidio & Renfro with British firm Sheppard Robson was planned as the new home for the London Symphony Orchestra. However, the City of London Corporation has now axed plans in favour of a revamp of the adjacent Barbican estate as part of the capital's Covid-19 recovery plan. "Unprecedented circumstances" spark cancellation The Centre for Music was first revealed in 2017 when Diller Scofidio + Renfro was selected as the winner of an international competition for its design.