Archinect - Features

Iconic Buildings: I work at the Serpentine Galleries, London

2017-09-27T04:14:00-04:00

For our series Iconic Buildings, we speak to people who live or work in buildings of architectural significance. Is the exposure to an architectural wonder on a daily basis a source of inspiration or simply part of the backdrop?

In the spring, before this year's Serpentine Pavilion designed by Francis Kéré was installed, we went to visit Mike Gaughan who is Gallery Manager at the Serpentine Galleries in Kensington Gardens.

Diébédo Francis Kéré's Tree-Inspired Serpentine Pavilion Fuses Cultural African References with British Construction

2017-06-20T13:41:00-04:00

‘I was inspired by the figure of the tree in the landscape. I wanted to create a gathering space’, says Diébédo Francis Kéré discussing his design for the much anticipated 2017 Serpentine Pavilion.

The commission for the Serpentine Gallery’s annual summer pavilion will be one that is a game changer for the African architect.

‘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.