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Sanaa and Arup at the 2009 Serpentine Pavilion

by Mila Linares at 10:04 am 20 July 2009
Filed under: Architecture, Art

Kazuyo Seijima and Ryue Nijizaha exploring the Serpentine Pavillion

The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is a unique yearly event in the cultural and architectural calendar of London. A temporary structure designed without a budget and at breakneck speed (6 months from invitation to completion) by an internationally acclaimed architect, designer or artist. Previous pavilions by the likes of Rem Koolhaas with an inflatable glowing space, Toyo Ito with a pristine geometric gem or Oscar Niemayer’s timeless swooping forms, have graced the Serpentines’ lawn for summer.
This year the Japanese couple Kazuyo Seijima and Ryue Nijizaha of Sanaa have conceived an absolutely breathtaking ethereal canopy reflecting the park and the sky above it, a free form characteristic of the oeuvre which is playful as effortlessly elegant. The slim reflective canopy was engineered, as the Serpentine pavilion is every year, by our client Arup, and reflects their innovative and ingenious capacity to consistently deliver outstanding engineering.
As always, the Pavilion will be auctioned after dismantling in the end of summer, so forgo your holidays and place your bid for a unique addition to your home… More info here