Sanaa unveils major expansion for Sydney art museum

AGNSW_SMP_View from Woolloomooloo_Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney Modern Project by Sanaa

Source: Sanaa / Art Gallery of New South Wales 2021

Architect promises ‘very exciting museum’ overloooking harbour

Sanaa has unveiled fresh images of its Sydney Modern project for the Art Gallery of New South Wales which is set to complete next year.

The Tokyo practice won the £250m scheme in 2015 against a starry invited line-up featuring David Chipperfield, Renzo Piano, Kengo Kuma, Herzog & de Meuron and Tod Williams & Billie Tsien.

A key aim of the competition at Sydney’s flagship public art museum was to create a cultural precinct connecting the gallery, the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Domain with the city and its harbour.

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