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History of the Serpentine Pavilion >> 13 and counting temporary pavilions by star architects

2014 Smiljan Radic

Starting in 2000, every year (well,almost: except for 2004) a pavilion by a star architect still to build in the UK. Spring to Fall in Kensington Gardens, London.

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An ambitious programme that has since become a highlight of the design and architecture calendar.


2014 – Smiljan Radic
2014 Smiljan Radic

2014 Smiljan Radic

Sou Fujimoto
2013 Sou Fujimoto

2013 Sou Fujimoto

Herzog De Meuron + Ai Weiwei
2012 HdM + Ai Weiwei

2012 HdM + Ai Weiwei

Peter Zumthor
2011 Peter Zumthor

2011 Peter Zumthor

Jean Nouvel
2010 Jean Nouvel

2010 Jean Nouvel

Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA
2009 Sanaa

2009 Sanaa

Frank Gehry

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2008 Frank Gehry

2008 Frank Gehry

Olafur Eliasson + Kjetil Thorsen
2007 Olafur Eliasson + Kjetil Thorsen

2007 Olafur Eliasson + Kjetil Thorsen

Rem Koolhaas
2006 Rem Koolhaas

2006 Rem Koolhaas

Alvaro Siza + Souto de Moura
2005 Alvaro Siza + Souto de Moura

2005 Alvaro Siza + Souto de Moura

Oscar Niemeyer
2003 Oscar Niemeyer

2003 Oscar Niemeyer

Toyo Ito
2002 Toyo Ito

2002 Toyo Ito

Daniel Libeskind
2001 Daniel Libeskind

2001 Daniel Libeskind

2000 – Zaha Hadid
2000 Zaha Hadid

2000 Zaha Hadid

More info and credits relative to each pavilion.

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