Angelo Candalepas and Associates unveil winning design for new NGV Contemporary

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The Victorian Government has unveiled the designs for a new gallery which has been labelled Melbourne’s answer to the Eiffel Tower.

The winning design for the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Contemporary was put forward by Angelo Candalepas and Associates, and will feature 13,000 square metres of display space and a rooftop terrace with views of the Melbourne CBD.

Lead architect, Angelo Candalepas, said the design aims to “engage in the imagination for the benefit of everyone in the world.”

“This project signals Australia as a great contemporary nation with a significant creative force,” Mr Candalepas added.

“This building will be a beacon of the culture of our time.”

Victoria’s Creative Industries Minister, Danny Pearson, said the gallery would attract one million visitors from outside the state each year after opening to the public in 2028.

The NGV Contemporary will be situated beside the existing National Gallery of Victoria building as the centrepiece of a $1.7 billion investment in the Southbank arts and culture precinct.

READ MORE: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese site in Redfern to undergo historical refurbishments.

Source: Ocula Magazine.

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