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2019 AIA Twenty-Five Year Award bestowed to Sainsbury Wing by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates

By Justine Testado|

Tuesday, Jan 8, 2019

Interior View Facing Jubilee Walk, Photo by Phil Starlin, 1991, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. © Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

After no one was selected to win the AIA Twenty-Five Year Award last year, there was a more positive outcome for the 2019 competition. Today, the AIA announced the Sainsbury Wing by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates and Sheppard Robson as this year's recipient.

Established in 1969, the Twenty-Five Year Award distinguishes a building that has gracefully stood the test of time over the last 25-35 years and “continues to set standards of excellence for its architectural design and significance”.

Exterior View from Trafalgar Square, Photo by Matt Wargo, 1991, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. © Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

An extension to the historic National Gallery, the 120,000 square-foot Sainsbury Wing houses one of the world's most visited collections of early Italian and Northern Renaissance paintings. Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's practice was selected to design the project after they won the second iteration of an international competition in 1985-86. Completed in 1991, the new Sainsbury Wing sparked heated debate among modernists, postmodernists, and the general public. Some critics thought its facade was a parody of the existing National Gallery, while others like British journalist Simon Jenkins praised it as one of the finest galleries of the 20th century.

Interior View of Gallery Space, Photo by Phil Starlin, 1991, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. © Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

Working with associate architect Sheppard Robson, VSBA envisioned the Sainsbury Wing to relate to the National Gallery while maintaining its own modern identity. The design blends modern and classical architectural details: “Corinthian columns and pilasters are folded against the glass edge of Jubilee Walkway, while large square openings and metal columnettes at the entry form new architectural rhythms that spring from the duo’s affinity for Palladio, Aalto, and early Modernism. Made of the same Portland limestone as Wilkins’ building, the wing also observes its cornice height,” the AIA describes.

Interior View of Atrium and Gallery Space, Photo by Matt Wargo, 1991, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. © Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

The Sainsbury Wing provides grade access to the entire gallery, and also features an entrance that is accessible to all visitors. It also offers convenient access to exhibition spaces and other museum amenities like an interactive information center, a 350-seat lecture theater, and a restaurant.

Exterior View from Trafalgar Square during Protest, Photo by Steven Izenou, 1991, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. © Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

As the late Robert Venturi once described, the Sainsbury Wing is “harmony between the old and the new and the varying contexts—via analogy and contrast within a difficult whole.”

The 2019 Twenty-Five Year Award Jury included:
Jeanne Chen, AIA, Chair, Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners, Santa Monica, California
Rania Alomar, AIA, RA-DA, West Hollywood, California
Alicia Berg, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Raymond M. Bowman, Assoc. AIA, Pittsburgh, PA
Katherine K. Chia, FAIA, Desai Chia Architecture PC, New York, NY
Shannon R. Christensen, AIA, CTA Architects Engineers, Billings, Montana
Eugene C. Dunwody Jr., AIA, Dunwody/ Beeland Architects, Macon, Georgia
Henry Moss, AIA, Bruner/Cott & Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
David Rosa-Rivera, Savannah College of Art and Design, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

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2019 AIA Twenty-Five Year Award bestowed to Sainsbury Wing by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates

By Justine Testado|

Tuesday, Jan 8, 2019

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Interior View Facing Jubilee Walk, Photo by Phil Starlin, 1991, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. © Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

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twenty-five year award ● aia ● competition ● robert venturi ● denise scott brown ● london ● uk
VSBA Architects & Planners
VSBA Architects & Planners
Sheppard Robson
Sheppard Robson

After no one was selected to win the AIA Twenty-Five Year Award last year, there was a more positive outcome for the 2019 competition. Today, the AIA announced the Sainsbury Wing by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates and Sheppard Robson as this year's recipient.

Established in 1969, the Twenty-Five Year Award distinguishes a building that has gracefully stood the test of time over the last 25-35 years and “continues to set standards of excellence for its architectural design and significance”.

Exterior View from Trafalgar Square, Photo by Matt Wargo, 1991, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. © Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

An extension to the historic National Gallery, the 120,000 square-foot Sainsbury Wing houses one of the world's most visited collections of early Italian and Northern Renaissance paintings. Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's practice was selected to design the project after they won the second iteration of an international competition in 1985-86. Completed in 1991, the new Sainsbury Wing sparked heated debate among modernists, postmodernists, and the general public. Some critics thought its facade was a parody of the existing National Gallery, while others like British journalist Simon Jenkins praised it as one of the finest galleries of the 20th century.

Interior View of Gallery Space, Photo by Phil Starlin, 1991, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. © Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

Working with associate architect Sheppard Robson, VSBA envisioned the Sainsbury Wing to relate to the National Gallery while maintaining its own modern identity. The design blends modern and classical architectural details: “Corinthian columns and pilasters are folded against the glass edge of Jubilee Walkway, while large square openings and metal columnettes at the entry form new architectural rhythms that spring from the duo’s affinity for Palladio, Aalto, and early Modernism. Made of the same Portland limestone as Wilkins’ building, the wing also observes its cornice height,” the AIA describes.

Interior View of Atrium and Gallery Space, Photo by Matt Wargo, 1991, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. © Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

The Sainsbury Wing provides grade access to the entire gallery, and also features an entrance that is accessible to all visitors. It also offers convenient access to exhibition spaces and other museum amenities like an interactive information center, a 350-seat lecture theater, and a restaurant.

Exterior View from Trafalgar Square during Protest, Photo by Steven Izenou, 1991, Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. © Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

As the late Robert Venturi once described, the Sainsbury Wing is “harmony between the old and the new and the varying contexts—via analogy and contrast within a difficult whole.”

The 2019 Twenty-Five Year Award Jury included:
Jeanne Chen, AIA, Chair, Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners, Santa Monica, California
Rania Alomar, AIA, RA-DA, West Hollywood, California
Alicia Berg, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Raymond M. Bowman, Assoc. AIA, Pittsburgh, PA
Katherine K. Chia, FAIA, Desai Chia Architecture PC, New York, NY
Shannon R. Christensen, AIA, CTA Architects Engineers, Billings, Montana
Eugene C. Dunwody Jr., AIA, Dunwody/ Beeland Architects, Macon, Georgia
Henry Moss, AIA, Bruner/Cott & Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
David Rosa-Rivera, Savannah College of Art and Design, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

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