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Selldorf revises contested National Gallery plans after talks with original architect

By 2022-10-19T11:02:00

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Designs for revamp of grade I-listed Sainsbury Wing rejigged following “informed dialogue”, although new proposals still include controversial removal of part of the ceiling

Selldorf Architects has revised its controversial proposals to rejig the National Gallery’s grade I-listed Sainsbury wing after talks with the building’s original architect.

The New York-based practice said in planning documents that it had amended its designs for the scheme partly as a result of consultation with Denise Scott Brown, one half of postmodernist pioneers Venturi Scott Brown & Associates.

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