Work on the mountain , which was planned to open in May, should have begun last month but, with design problems unresolved, the decision was taken to postpone it. (Previously)
A plan to erect a 23 metre-high temporary mountain over the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens, west London, has been delayed for at least a year.
The proposal by the Dutch firm MVRDV promised to be one of the most spectacular events of the summer but technical problems were too great to be overcome in time. The proposal to encase the gallery within a mountain, with grass-covered slopes over a steel frame, was the most ambitious suggestion in its programme of architect-designed summer pavilions.
Visitors would have been able to climb up and through the mountain, enjoying views over London while still being able to visit the gallery.
Work on the mountain, which was planned to open in May, should have begun last month but, with design problems unresolved, the decision was taken to postpone it.
Julia Peyton-Jones, the gallery's director, said: "What seemed relatively easy proved not to be."
Alvaro Siza, one of Europe's most distinguished and influential architects, has agreed to design an alternative pavilion at short notice.
Telegraph
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Ha. Master vs Disaster indeed. Siza will teach them kids.
What a load of ...
Why not call up any of the dozens of up and coming (eager) designers around the globe?
A definite missed opportunity for Serpentine and London. Siza, love the guy, but as far as pavilions go, yawn.
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