Kengo Kuma Wins Competition to Design New National Gallery Wing in London
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Starr Charles
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Summary
Kengo Kuma and Associates has won the competition to design a new wing for London's National Gallery, marking the museum's largest transformation in its 200-year history. The Tokyo-based architecture firm will collaborate with BDP and MICA to create the extension, which will house the National Gallery's expanded collection. The project represents a significant architectural commission for one of the world's most prestigious art institutions.
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Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma and Associates will work alongside architecture firms BDP and MICA to design the wing, which will house the National Gallery's expanded collection.
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