Ten Serpentine Pavilion designs from the last decade
Following the opening of this year's Serpentine Pavilion designed by architect Minsuk Cho, we take a look back at the past 10 editions of the annual architecture commission in London.
Each year, the Serpentine Gallery commissions a leading architect to design a temporary pavilion in Kensington Gardens.
The first Serpentine Pavilion was a triangular marquee structure designed by Zaha Hadid, which opened in 2000. Since then, structures have been designed by creatives including Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré and Mexican architect Frida Escobedo.
Typically open from June to October, the temporary pavilions are used as public gathering spaces during the day and as venues for cultural events in the evenings.
Read on for 10 Serpentine Pavilions from the last decade:
Photo by Iwan Baan
Smiljan Radi? (2014)
Chilean architect Smiljan Radi? created a cylindrical structure with translucent walls made from a paper-thin layer of white fibreglass for the 2014 edition of the Serpentine Pavilion.
Perched atop quarry stones, visitors could go inside the structure or walk underneath it into a central outdoor courtyard.
Find out more about the 2014 Serpentine Pavilion ?
Photo by Iwan Baan
SelgasCano (2015)
A series of metal arches wrapped in colourful double-layered plastic formed the 2015 Serpentine Pavilion, which was designed by Spanish architecture studio SelgasCano.
Multiple entry points of different sizes were added to the bulbous structur...
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