{"id":6406,"date":"2026-04-08T09:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6406"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:24:21","slug":"kengo-kuma-appointed-to-extend-national-gallery-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/kengo-kuma-appointed-to-extend-national-gallery-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Kengo Kuma appointed to extend National Gallery in London"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates<\/a> has won the competition to design a new wing for the National Gallery in London<\/a>, which will be the museum’s largest transformation in its 200-year history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma and Associates<\/a> will work alongside architecture firms BDP<\/a> and MICA<\/a> to design the wing, which will house the National Gallery’s expanded collection.<\/p>\n

It will be built on the site of the 1960s St Vincent House hotel and office complex behind the recently updated Sainsbury Wing<\/a> and North Galleries.<\/p>\n

Renders of the initial proposal reveal a textured entrance volume lined with glazed openings and flanked by a landscaped garden area. Spacious external areas overlooking the city will be defined by Portland stone.<\/p>\n

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Kengo Kuma and Associates’ new wing will house the National Gallery’s expanded collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The announcement follows a competition for the design in September 2025, with the shortlist including submissions led by Foster + Partners<\/a> and Selldorf Architects<\/a> \u2013\u00a0the architect behind the remodel of the Sainsbury Wing.<\/p>\n

It forms part of Project Domani, a \u00a3750 million campaign that the museum said will “redefine the National Gallery for the next century”.<\/p>\n

Kengo Kuma and Associates’ winning competition entry with BDP and MICA was described by the jury as “exemplary”.<\/p>\n

“The design is both innovative and beautiful, meeting the ambition and sensitivity required for an international gallery commission,” the panel said.<\/p>\n

“It is respectful of the Sainsbury Wing galleries and the approach to the public realm and roof garden creates a generous presence, enhanced by trees and greenery,” the jury continued.<\/p>\n

“The thoughtful design of the external spaces, with links to Leicester Square, evokes an open visitor welcome which is further enhanced using Portland stone and stepped massing, which shows sensitivity to the surrounding streets and allows natural light to be drawn into the building.”<\/p>\n