Serpentine Pavilion 2022 Black Chapel, London
Serpentine Pavilion 2022, Black Chapel, West London Architecture News, Architectural Project Pictures, England
Serpentine Pavilion 2022 Black Chapel in London
13 Aug 2022
Design: Theaster Gates
Location: Kensington Gardens, West London, UK
Photos: Ste Murray
Serpentine Pavilion 2022 Building
Designed by Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates, the Serpentine Pavilion 2022 Black Chapel draws inspiration from many of the architectural typologies that ground the artist?s practice.
The structure, realised with the support of Adjaye Associates, references the bottle kilns of Stoke-on-Trent, the beehive kilns of the Western United States, San Pietro and the Roman tempiettos, and traditional African structures, such as the Musgum mud huts of Cameroon, and the Kasubi Tombs of Kampala, Uganda.
The Pavilion?s circularity and volume echo the sacred forms of Hungarian round churches and the ring shouts, voodoo circles and roda de capoeira witnessed in the sacred practices of the African diaspora.
Black Chapel is a site for contemplation and convening, set within the grounds of Serpentine in Kensington Gardens. The structure?s central oculus emanates a single source of light to create a sanctuary for reflection, refuge and conviviality.
The project mirrors the artist?s ongoing engagement with ?the vessel? in his studio practice, and with space-making through his celebrated urban regeneration projects.
Drawn to the meditative environment of the Rothko Chapel ? which holds fourteen...
-------------------------------- |
University of Queensland Oral Health Centre by Cox Rayner Architects |
|
Modern farmhouse with a rustic edge boasts Michigan wine country views
29-03-2024 06:39 - (
Interior Design )
This organic modern Lake Minnetonka house gets a remarkable transformation
29-03-2024 06:39 - (
Interior Design )