Sydney Modern Project

Sydney Modern Project at the Art Gallery of NSW wins ASI Sustainability Award

The Sydney Modern Project has transformed the 152-year-old Art Gallery of New South Wales into a two-building art museum campus. The expansion has almost doubled the exhibition space, and created new art and cultural experiences, with seamless connections between indoor and outdoor spaces. The project won the ASI’s 2023 Steel Sustainability Awards in the large projects (over $10 million) category.

The Art Gallery’s new building was designed to respond to the site’s topography and integrate with existing infrastructure. The project site is on a steep escarpment in The Domain, north of the original Art Gallery building. The new and original buildings are separated by a ‘land bridge’ over a multi-lane motorway, the Eastern Distributor.

Designed by SANAA, the new building was realised through a collaboration between the Art Gallery and Infrastructure NSW. The project’s executive architect is Architectus, with Arup providing multi-disciplinary engineering including Structural, Civil, Acoustic, Fire, Hydraulics/Fire Services, Lighting, Security and Traffic. It was delivered by lead contractor Richard Crookes Constructions (RCC), with the building’s structural steel fabricated and erected by Samaras.

The full article is published in Steel Australia magazine and can be read here or watch the entire Awards video here