The design for the 2010 Pavilion is a contrast of lightweight materials and dramatic metal cantilevered structures. The entire design is rendered in a vivid red that, in a play of opposites, contrasts with the green of its park setting. In London the colour reflects the iconic British images of traditional telephone boxes, post boxes and London buses.
Serpentine Gallery press release:Jean Nouvel commissioned to design 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion5 July – 20 October 2010In its 40th anniversary year, the Serpentine Gallery is delighted to announce that the 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is being designed by world-renowned French architect... View full entry
For those of you who don't follow our RSS feed, or our Twitter feed, our Facebook Fan Page, or our discussion forum... Archinect Travels has been updated! It's been a little over a year since the latest episode was posted, so some of you might need an introduction (or a refresher):Archinect... View full entry
Marlin finally releases Episode 12 of Archinect Travels: American West and as Orhan Ayyüce says over on the Archinect Travels thread beautifully done. the whole series is a gem. the last episode was worth the wait.. Go watch it here.NewsMarlin finally releases Episode 12 of Archinect Travels... View full entry
GIS technology, long relied on by planners, is making inroads into architecture. What happens when data-rich map layers meet 3D building designs? Architect | GIS technology, long relied on by planners, is making inroads into architecture. What happens when data-rich map layers meet 3D building... View full entry
Joanna, at USC, shows that architecture students can make some excellent furniture designers. And formidable photo models, too. Lian, at Harvard GSD, feels like using fancy words and shares very nice model shots of his bifurcating stairs. Brieana, at University of Michigan, chips into the current... View full entry
A San Deigo entrepreneur, Robert Vicino, is getting ready for the end of the world, and is inviting you to the party. According to Vicino, his Barstow-area shelter "Vivos" can house 100 people and will be able to withstand a variety of catastrophes, from global tsunami to nuclear fallout to flood... View full entry
The National Building Museum is hosting a film festival for the next week showcasing movies about—you guessed it—buildings, including one Monday about the destruction of a Bucky Fuller project. Who needs South by Southwest? The National Building Museum is hosting a film festival for... View full entry
Barry Lehrman alerts us to some new regarding Frank Gehry's Lead Fish in the Rapson Hall courtyard. Barry Lehrman alerts us to some new regarding Frank Gehry's Lead Fish in the Rapson Hall courtyard. Infrascape Design View full entry
We have a couple very exciting new features on Archinect this week. Get ready for a brain workout. Firstly, Orhan has served up his latest interview, this time with Ole Bouman, director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute. You may remember our discussion with Ole and the rest of the Volume... View full entry
Flavorwire had Architizer curate a selection of SoCal's best architecture. Ogle their ten picks after the jump. Flavorwire had Architizer curate a selection of SoCal's best architecture. Ogle their ten picks after the jump. Check out Flavorwire for the other 9. View full entry
Mark your calendars, this week brings you architecture and design events in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Barcelona, London, Ann Arbor, Rotterdam, Richmond, Burbank, Mexico City & Bozeman... Mark your calendars, this week brings you architecture and design events in New York, Boston, Los... View full entry
As some of you may remember, I interviewed Joseph Kosinski six years ago about the short animation that he created for Nike while a partner in KDLAB. Well, his career has since moved along nicely. He's now the director of the highly anticipated feature film Tron Legacy, scheduled to hit a theater... View full entry
New York City as an 8-bit video game map! New York City as an 8-bit video game map! View full entry
Boston.com's The Big Picture series collected several recent photos from Shanghai as construction nears completion for the Expo 2010. Some stunning, others rather catastrophic. Boston.com's The Big Picture series collected several recent photos from Shanghai as construction nears completion for... View full entry
Archinect's Aaron Plewke interviewed Swiss architect Philippe Rahm.News Archinect's Aaron Plewke interviewed Swiss architect Philippe Rahm. R.I.P. Chicago architect Bruce Graham.Sasha Cisar visited VitraHaus by Herzog & De Meuron and shares some photos. A millionaire wants to build a "green... View full entry
