National Gallery to launch global competition for new £375m wing (Londres, UK)

The National Gallery will run an architectural competition to design an entirely new wing after receiving the largest ever public single cash donations to a cultural institution globally

The gallery also announced that it is expanding its building and artistic collection to include works from the 20th century and beyond, following two donations of £150 million.

Entitled Project Domani (‘tomorrow’ in Italian), the new wing will be designed by the winner of an international architectural competition run by Colander Associates. The deadline is 17 October, and a shortlist will be announced on 28 November.

The winner is hoped to be announced next April, with a target opening for the building in the early 2030s.

Competition launch

The purpose of this competition is to find exceptional architects to take on the extraordinary responsibility that designing this new wing will entail. The selection of an architectural team will take place in two stages:

• Stage 1: An open call for expressions of interest from architects that believe they meet the criteria specified in the competition brief.
• Stage 2: Up to six architects will be shortlisted and will be asked to expand on how they might approach this specific project.

The competition is now live. Submissions are required by 12 noon on Friday 17 October 2025.

More information on the official website.