Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008, Designed by Frank Gehry

About the photographs: 0lll has documented and published the construction process of the Serpentine Gallery Summer Pavilion since 2002 when the Toyo Ito's project was build on the gallery's lawn.

Serpentine Gallery - pavilion description: The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008 will give London the first example of Frank Gehry’s spectacular architecture. The highly articulated structure – designed and engineered in collaboration with Arup – comprises large timber planks and multiple glass planes that soar and swoop at different angles to create a dramatic multi-dimensional space. Part-amphitheatre, part-promenade, these seemingly random elements will make a transformative place for reflection and relaxation by day, and discussion and performance by night.

Frank Gehry said: “The Pavilion is designed as a wooden timber structure that acts as an urban street running from the park to the existing Gallery. Inside the Pavilion, glass canopies are hung from the wooden structure to protect the interior from wind and rain and provide for shade during sunny days. The Pavilion is much like an amphitheatre, designed to serve as a place for live events, music, performance, discussion and debate. As the visitor walks through the Pavilion they have access to terraced seating on both sides of the urban street. In addition to the terraced seating there are five elevated seating pods, which are accessed around the perimeter of the Pavilion. These pods serve as visual markers enclosing the street and can be used as stages, private viewing platforms and dining areas.”

See the photo gallery of all the previous pavilions: Eliasson & Thorsen, Koolhaas, Siza, Niemeyer, Ito and Libeskind + Hadid's Lilas installation. All in one place here >


Serpentine Gallery

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Media Partner: The Independent
Advisors: Arup & Stanhope