London’s National Gallery announces architects for new £350m wing

London’s National Gallery selected Kengo Kuma and Associates to design a major new extension estimated to cost £350 million, with an opening planned for the early 2030s. Kuma’s proposal was chosen from 65 competition submissions launched in September and narrowed to six shortlisted teams in December; UK firms Building Design Partnership (BDP) and MICA will collaborate on the project. The building will rise on the site of St Vincent House (to be demolished) just north of the 1991 Sainsbury Wing, and will be clad in light-coloured Portland stone. The extension will add 1,500 sq m of permanent-collection hanging space (over a 15% increase on the existing 9,500 sq m) and include an 800 sq m temporary exhibition gallery on the ground floor, plus bridge links and a public roof garden.

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