Planned SANAA Architect Project in Hungary to Be Turned Into Public Parkland

The Tokyo-based architectural firm SANAA’s plans to build a New National Gallery in Hungary have been axed. The decision was made by the country’s new government, which came into power in May with the newly appointed prime minister Péter Magyar. A decree published on June 18 put all construction work to a stop.The new gallery was part of the Liget Budapest Project to restore Hungary’s historic Városliget, otherwise known as City Park. SANAA won the competition to