‘To be with architecture is all we ask.’ – interview with Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries

2016-08-08T05:49:00-04:00

Artistic Director of Serpentine Galleries, Hans-Ulrich Obrist is a much revered polymath. Curator, historian, critic and interviewer of the world’s leading artists, Obrist has often courted the world of architecture, most notably for his curatorship of the Swiss Pavilion at 2014's Venice Architecture Biennale.

Touring BIG's 2016 Serpentine Pavilion and the new Summer Houses

2016-06-08T13:33:00-04:00

Perched on the lawn of the Serpentine Gallery in London’s Royal Kensington Gardens, the annual Serpentine Pavilion has been a summer highlight for Londoners since its inception in 2000. The first Pavilion, which enjoyed a four-month residency, was created by Zaha Hadid. Since then the site has entertained notable architects including Daniel Libeskind, Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry, and Ai Weiwei with Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron.

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‘To be with architecture is all we ask.’ – interview with Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries

Touring BIG's 2016 Serpentine Pavilion and the new Summer Houses