SERPENTINE GALLERY PAVILIONS

Title: SERPENTINE GALLERY PAVILIONS
Author: PHILIP JODIDIO
Format: Hardback
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Since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in London's Kensington Gardens has called on some of the world's top architects to design summer pavilions - temporary structures that are erected next to the Gallery itself for a three-month period. The Serpentine, which was built in 1934 as a tea pavilion, opened in 1970 as a showplace for exhibitions of modern and contemporary artists ranging from Matthew Barney to Dan Flavin, Ellsworth Kelley, Louise Bourgeois or Rachel Whiteread. The architect Richard Rogers has stated, "The pavilions, erected for relatively little money, are unbelievably good. I couldn't single one out that I have liked more than the others - they have all been masterpieces." The projects completed or envisaged include the work of Zaha Hadid, 2000, Daniel Libeskind, 2001, Toyo Ito, 2002, Oscar Niemeyer, 2003, MVRDV, 2004 (un-realised), Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura with Cecil Balmond, 2005, Rem Koolhaas and Cecil Balmond, 2006, Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen, 2007, Frank Gehry, 2008, SANAA, 2009 and Jean Nouvel, 2010. Other works such as Zaha Hadid's temporary 2006 installation Lilas are included in the book as well. This book is the first to bring together all of the Serpentine Pavilions. Interviews of Serpentine Director Julia Peyton-Jones and Co-Director Hans Ulrich Obrist complete the description of the pavilions, illustrated by the original drawings by each architect and photos of the completed works. 11½" x 11½", 356 big glossy and colourful pages. Hot off the press and new from Taschen. Full price.

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• book reviews
• Julia Peyton-Jones
• architecture
• building design
• design books
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• Kensington Gardens
• annie quigley
• Matthew Barney. Dan Flavin
• Ellsworth Kelley
• Louise Bourgeois
• Rachel Whiteread
• Richard Rogers