2024-11-05T09:52:09-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/128174402/sanaa-chosen-to-design-nsw-art-gallery-expansion Justine Testado 2015-05-27T14:04:00-04:00 >2015-06-01T22:57:21-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f4/f47uh0s9v943veh4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/97140/sanaa-wins-2010-pritzker-prize" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pritzker Prize laureates</a> Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of <a href="http://archinect.com/sanaa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SANAA</a> were revealed today as the winners of an international competition to design the AUD$450 million expansion of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia. As part of the Sydney Modern Project, the expansion will upgrade the existing building into a global cultural landmark that connects the Gallery, the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Domain, the city, and Sydney Harbor.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/6t/6tad9rkjhl8se86x.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/re/reet7agafg2ylj3j.jpg"></p><p>SANAA scored the commission out of <a href="http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media-office/architects-shortlisted-sydney-modern-project/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">12 notable shortlisters</a> like Kengo Kuma, David Chipperfield, Herzog &amp; de Meuron, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects, and Renzo Piano Building Workshop, to name a few.</p><p>SANAA incorporated the gallery site's surrounding topography and climate in their design, which features cascading platforms of sandstone and glass. The expansion will double the size of the 23,000 sq.m. gallery and will include new educational facilities, spaces for live performances and films, open exhibition spaces, and reintroduce natural day...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/108251176/sydney-s-nsw-gallery-announces-jurors-for-museum-expansion-competition Alexander Walter 2014-09-05T13:14:00-04:00 >2014-09-05T13:23:23-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/76/76fd7acaac14dc13627e7945ec764c8e?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>It's rare for an Australian gallery to extend the call for an architect beyond local boundaries. But that's exactly what the Art Gallery of NSW has done in their national and international callout for the Gallery's transformation into 'an art museum for the 21st century'. As part of the Sydney Modern Project, The Art Gallery of NSW has announced the jurists to decide the architectural practice that will be responsible for the Gallery&rsquo;s transformation.</p></em><br /><br /><p><em>"The jury members include Gallery Director, Michael Brand as well as Kathryn Gustafson, Michael Lynch, Toshiko Mori, Glenn Murcutt, Juhani Pallasmaa and Hetti Perkins."</em></p>