Tokyo's SANAA architects win Art Gallery of NSW Sydney Modern design competition

By Daisy Dumas
Updated May 27 2015 - 7:18pm, first published 6:31pm
Winning architects of The Sydney Modern project from the architectural firm SANAA look out to the north of The Art Gallery of NSW where the new extension will be built.  From left is 
Kazuyo Sejima, AGNSW Director, Michael Brand, Artist Ben Quilty, Yumiko Yamadaof and Ryue Nishizawa. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Winning architects of The Sydney Modern project from the architectural firm SANAA look out to the north of The Art Gallery of NSW where the new extension will be built. From left is Kazuyo Sejima, AGNSW Director, Michael Brand, Artist Ben Quilty, Yumiko Yamadaof and Ryue Nishizawa. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Winning architects of The Sydney Modern project from the architectural firm SANAA envision a gallery that blends art with the environment, people and the surroundings.  Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Winning architects of The Sydney Modern project from the architectural firm SANAA envision a gallery that blends art with the environment, people and the surroundings. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Design concepts for the Art Gallery of NSW's Sydney Modern Project by winning architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. Photo: Supplied
Design concepts for the Art Gallery of NSW's Sydney Modern Project by winning architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. Photo: Supplied

The gallery that "finally befits Sydney" will celebrate the art it displays as much as the natural environment in which it will be built.

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