But the extension you'll find at the north-west wing of the National Gallery today is instead a restrained, postmodern reinterpretation of William Wilkins' 1830s design next door, by Venturi Scott ...

The Venturi design was only chosen after Prince ... He said: “Instead of designing an extension to the elegant facade of the National Gallery which complements it and continues the concept ...

Neil MacGregor, who was the director of the National Gallery when the Sainsbury Wing ... But Mr MacGregor decided to go with the architect Robert Venturi's design, who he said "had a coherent ...