The National Gallery is looking for an architect to remodel both its grade I-listed buildings ahead of its 200^th anniversary.

The institution has launched an international competition for a design-led team to improve the visitor experience and rethink the entrance sequence of the Sainsbury Wing.

The brief gives entrants scope to look at how Venturi Scott Brown’s 10,000sq m building links to the main Wilkins Building along Trafalgar Square’s northern terrace. A new research centre is also part of the five-year programme of works.

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