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Serpentine Galleries: The Latest Architecture and News

A Look at the Last 5 Editions of the Serpentine Pavilion

2019 Serpentine Pavilion by Junya Ishigami'. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu
2019 Serpentine Pavilion by Junya Ishigami'. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu

Last week, the Serpentine Galleries revealed the design of the 2022 Serpentine pavilion named Black Chapel, curated for the first time by an artist, Theaster Gates. Since its launch in 2000, the Serpentine Pavilion has been providing renowned and emerging architects with a platform for design experimentation, becoming an important display of contemporary architecture. From Francis Kéré's "symbol of togetherness", to Junya Ishigami's "hill of rocks" and BIG's "unzipped wall", discover the last five editions of the Serpentine Pavilion.

2016 Serpentine Pavilion by BIG. Image © Iwan Baan2018 Serpentine Pavilion by Frida Escobedo. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu2021 Serpentine Pavilion by Counterspace Studio. Image © Mark Hazeldine2017 Serpentine Pavilion Francis Kéré. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu+ 6

The 2021 Serpentine Pavilion by Counterspace Studio Captured by Mark Hazeldine

The 20th Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Johannesburg-based practice Counterspace, directed by Sumayya Vally, opens today, on June 11, 2021, after 1-year postponement. On display until the 17th of October 2021, on the Serpentine Gallery’s lawn in Kensington Gardens, the project was captured by Mark Hazeldine. Check the exclusive photo series that highlights the story of the space.

© Mark Hazeldine Photography© Mark Hazeldine Photography© Mark Hazeldine Photography© Mark Hazeldine Photography+ 18

JIAKUN Architects Selected to Design First Foreign Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in Beijing

The Serpentine Galleries has announced the expansion of their popular summer pavilion program, collaborating with Beijing’s WF Central to commission the inaugural Serpentine Pavilion Beijing. The first Serpentine Pavilion to be built outside of the Galleries’ Kensington Gardens home in London, the Beijing Pavilion will be located just 600 meters away from the historic Forbidden City in the Dongcheng District, where it will host a program of cultural activities and events.

The inaugural pavilion has been designed by emerging Chinese studio JIAKUN Architects, led by architect Liu Jiakun. Drawing both from the historical and social of Beijing and from the storied 17-year history of the Serpentine Pavilion commission, the design features an arched form that balances forces of tensions and compression.

Render of the Serpentine Pavilion Beijing 2018, Design by Jiakun Architects. Image © JIAKUN ArchitectsRender of the Serpentine Pavilion Beijing 2018, Design by Jiakun Architects. Image © JIAKUN ArchitectsRender of the Serpentine Pavilion Beijing 2018, Design by Jiakun Architects. Image © JIAKUN ArchitectsRender of the Serpentine Pavilion Beijing 2018, Design by Jiakun Architects. Image © JIAKUN Architects+ 5

Serpentine Galleries Names Rogers & Adjaye to Pavilion Selection Board, Announces Zaha Hadid Exhibition

The Serpentine Galleries has announced a new process for the selection of architects for its successful Summer Serpentine Pavilion program.

For the event’s first 16 years, the annual commissions were selected by program founder and former Serpentine Galleries director Julia Peyton-Jones, who left her position earlier this year to pursue independent contemporary art and architecture projects. Replacing her are the Serpentine Galleries new CEO Yana Peel and Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist, who will lead an advisory board featuring architects Richard Rogers and David Adjaye.