Architecture news & editorial desk Work on the Sydney Modern Project, representing the expansion of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, is in full flow, and on track for completion next year. Designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of Japanese architecture firm SANAA, Sydney Modern Project will almost double the current building’s exhibition space to enable the gallery to showcase their outstanding art collection as well as attract major national and international exhibitions to Sydney, thereby, delivering a range of cultural, educational and economic benefits to the city. The $344-million transformation project involves the construction of a new building to the north of the existing gallery, with the standalone building connected to the gallery through an outdoor public art garden, and all three spaces coming together to form an expanded art museum. SANAA’s design for the new building is in the form of a series of interlocking pavilions that step down towards the Sydney Harbour, aligning with the site’s natural topography.