AUD 231 million extension of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, designed by Pritzker-Prize-winning firm SANAA, opened to the public on 3 December. The project includes a standalone building connected to the late-19th-century museum via a garden, which will double the gallery’s exhibition space. There will also be an underground gallery housed in a Second World War fuel tank, with a display area of 2,200 sq m. The new structure has been awarded a 6-star Green Star design rating by the Green Building Council of Australia. The New South Wales was founded in 1872 on a site overlooking Sydney Harbour. It is regarded as the most important public gallery in Sydney, and one of the largest in Australia.
AUD 231 million extension of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, designed by Pritzker-Prize-winning firm SANAA, opened to the public on 3 December. The project includes a standalone building connected to the late-19th-century museum via a garden, which will double the gallery’s exhibition space. There will also be an underground gallery housed in a Second World War fuel tank, with a display area of 2,200 sq m. The new structure has been awarded a 6-star Green Star design rating by the Green Building Council of Australia. The New South Wales was founded in 1872 on a site overlooking Sydney Harbour. It is regarded as the most important public gallery in Sydney, and one of the largest in Australia.
